BLET seats new board

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has seated and convened its new Advisory Board.

Board members will serve four-year terms, which began Jan. 1 and will run through Dec. 31, 2023, BLET officials said in a press release.

The board's newly installed officers include National Vice President Mark Wallace, National Vice President Alan Holdcraft and National Division Trustee R.E. Dick Crow.

The board includes the 14 highest-ranking elected officers in the organization and is the chief policy making body of the BLET between conventions.

In addition to BLET National President Dennis Pierce, other Advisory Board members include First Vice President and Alternate President E. Lee Pruitt, National Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Bruno, Vice President and National Legislative Representative John Tolman, Vice President Marcus Ruef, Vice President Michael Twombly, Vice President Michael Priester, Vice President Richard Gibbons, Vice President James Louis, National Division Trustee David Estes and National Division Trustee William Lyons.