Our Leadership

President & General Manager
​     William (Bill) Hennessey has union blood running through his veins. From the time he can remember, he would listen to his father Harry Hennessey Sr. – who ran Local 342 for 34 years – on the phone early in the morning and late at night talking with members about a multitude of labor issues, including grievances. When he was on vacation from school, Bill would travel with his father to different worksites, absorbing whatever knowledge he could at a young age, and watching his father in action.
    By the time Bill was in college, he had a job on the Circle Line Cruises, and at just 19 years old, was already serving as a Committee Member on the Negotiations Team responsible for new contracts. On July 1, 1989, Bill became a full-time employee of Local 342, LIPSE and was appointed a Business Agent by the Executive Board. In 1996, he was elected as the Local’s Secretary-Treasurer, and eight years late in 2004, was elected as President and General Manager.
     In his current position, Bill serves on all Local 342 Committees as the Chairman.

James Mazzarella 
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Secretary-Treasurer
James (Jim) Mazzarella began his career with Local 342 in 1990 as the Assistant Fund Manager. He was elected to the Executive Board in 1996 and became the Fund Manager in 1999. Jim was elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2005

Kevin Gleason

Executive Board Member
Kevin Gleason began as a laborer in the Town of Huntington in September 1984. In 1992, he was promoted to Automotive Equipment Operator, and in 1997, was promoted to Heavy Equipment Operator, all within the Highway Department. Kevin became involved with the Union as soon as he started employment with the Town of Huntington in 1984. He became more involved in 1993 during an attempt to decertify the supervisory bargaining unit. Kevin became a full-time release employee of the Union in 1998, where he serves on the Executive Board, and is an employee of the Town of Huntington, where he is the Liaison Officer. Kevin has served on a number of Union committees, including the Negotiating Committee, and is the Legislative Director for the Public Employees Conference. He also served on his local school board and was a school board member of the Eastport South Manor School District for six years where he has served as Vice President for one year, and President for two.

Artie Hennessy 
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Executive Board Member
​Artie Hennessy began working at the Town of Huntington in 2002 with the highway department. He was elected to shop steward in 2008. He held the position of Automotive Equipment Operator, Ten Wheel Driver, and Heavy Equipment Operator. Artie became a full-time release employee in 2019, where he serves as the Liason Officer of the Blue Collar Unit, and a member of the Executive Board

​Jerry Bevinetto
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Executive Board Member
Jerry Bevinetto became a member of Local 342 in 2009, employed in the Inc.Village of Valley Stream.  He became a shop steward in November 2013 and became an Executive Board Member in September 2017 and in 2014 he was elected shop steward.

Christopher Sottile
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Executive Board Member
​Christopher became a member of Local 342 in 2008. He is employed for the Inc. Village of Valley Stream and  started as a Laborer & was promoted to Maintainer in 2015. In 2019 he was again promoted to Senior Maintainer

Michael Dennis

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Executive Board Member
​Michael Dennis began working for the town of Huntington on March 31, 2012.  He started as a security guard with the highway department. From there, he moved to laborer, and then to Automotive Equipment Operator. In 2014 Micheal was elected shop steward.  In January of 2020, Michael became an Executive Board Member.