Union Information
Unless excluded due to managerial, supervisory, or confidential employment status, Exempt Employees, Nonexempt Employees and Sworn Police Officers at FSU are represented by the following labor unions:
- Exempt and Non-Exempt - American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 239
- University Police Officers - FOP Lodge 147
- AFSCME Contact Information
AFSCME MD
511 E Franklin Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
866-665-2895
Fax: 301-665-2953
AFSME Web SiteAFSCME Office on the FSU campus is located in the Stangle Building, Room 137
Email: AFSCMELocal239@gmail.com
Union Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.*
Lane Center Room 111
(*Meetings are also available virtually via Zoom)
- AFSCME FSU Officers, Executive Board and Trustees
Local 239 Officers
- President: Christopher Boyer;
- Gira Center x4186
- Vice President: Melanie Lombardi
- Gira Center x3011
- Treasurer: Clarissa Lang
- Veterans Center x7013
- Secretary: Linda Steele
- 144 Pullen Hall x4137
Executive Board at Large
- Cody Parsons
- Stangle x4250
- Kristin Bachtel
- 134 Pullen Hall 301-876-3714
- Denise Arnold
- Education & Health Sciences Center x3087
Trustees
- Conrad Maust
- PAC 304 x3037
- Scott Thomas
- USMH 429 240-527-2758
Stewards
- Cody Parsons
- Stangle x4250
- Linda Steele
- 144 Pullen Hall x4137
- Melanie Lombardi
- Gira Center x3011
- Denise Arnold
- Education & Health Sciences Center x3087
- Kari Wilhelm
- 207 Dunkle x3081
- Christopher Boyer
- Gira Center x4186
- FSU collective bargaining team
Lisa Hersch
Chief Negotiator
Chief Human Resources Officer
329 Hitchins
301.687.7085
ldhersch@frostburg.eduDanielle Dabrowski
Team Member
Sr. Employee Relations Specialist
325 Hitchins
301.687.4102
dldabrowski@frostburg.eduJohn L. Brewer
Team Member
AD of Planning and Construction
Stangle Building
301.687.4895
jbrewer@frostburg.eduDenise L. Murphy
Team Member
Associate Director of Budget
321 Hitchins
301.687.4593
dmurphy@frostburg.eduTroy Donoway
Team Member
Vice President, Administration and Finance
309 Hitchins
301.687.4077
dtdonoway@frostburg.edu
- Collective Bargaining Update
AFSCME – Exempt and Nonexempt Employees
Frostburg State University and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have a three (3) year Consolidated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is effective from Effective July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 (Ratified July 31, 2024).
Sworn Police Officers
Frostburg State University and the Fraternal Order of Police - Lodge 147 have a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is effective from December 14th, 2021 to December 13th, 2024.
- Definitions for Managerial, Supervisory and Confidential Employees
Managerial Employee
A managerial employee is an employee who is engaged predominantly in executive and management functions; or charged with the responsibility of directing the effectuation of management policies and practices.
Supervisory Employee
A supervisory employee is an employee who has authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if, in connection with the foregoing, the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature but requires the use of independent judgment.
Confidential Employee
A confidential employee is an employee who has access to confidential or discretionary information, which means information regarding (A) legal advise, (B) the development of policy or procedures pertaining to labor/employee relations, or (C) budget formulation and implementation.
- whose functional responsibilities or knowledge concerning labor/employee relations makes the employee's membership in an employee organization incompatible with the employee's duties; · or,
- who performs the functions of a secretary/administrative assistant/executive administrative assistant to a chancellor, president, vice chancellor, vice president, provost or dean.
- USM-AFSCME Consolidated Bargaining Agreement (effective 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2027)
- University Police Officers' MOU effective 12/14/21 - 12/13/24)