The IAM Executive Council
R. Thomas Buffenbarger
International President

Warren Mart
General Secretary-Treasurer

Lee Pearson
GVP Western Territory

Dave Ritchie

GVP Canada

Robert Roach, Jr.
GVP Transportation

Lynn Tucker
 GVP
Eastern Territory

Robert Martinez
GVP Southern Territory

Richard Michalski
GVP Headquarters

Philip J. Gruber
GVP Midwest Territory



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Lee Pearson
General Vice President―Western Territory

Lee Pearson administers the IAM's affairs in the 13 states that comprise the Western Territory. Pearson hired in as a sheet metal mechanic and inspector at a small aerospace manufacturing concern in San Diego, CA in 1966 and promptly joined IAM Local Lodge 685. He held numerous positions in that Local and in IAM District Lodge 50; he is now a member of Local 946. IAM Special Representative, 1981; Grand Lodge Representative, 1986, and elected IAM Vice President, 1992. Born Feb. 14, 1946, Pearson and his wife, Karen have two children