Randy L. Erwin
National President
Randy Erwin serves as the National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), America’s first federal employee union, which was founded in 1917 and is affiliated with the IAMAW, AFL-CIO.
Randy began his career with NFFE-IAM in 2001. He joined NFFE Local 2 in Washington, D.C. and eventually became president of his local. He served three terms in that capacity. Randy served three years as the Assistant to NFFE National President Richard Brown before becoming NFFE’s legislative director in 2005. For over a decade, he served as a public spokesperson and the chief legislative advocate for NFFE. He served as executive director for a year starting in 2014, then as National Secretary-Treasurer for a year starting in 2015, and finally, was elected National President of NFFE in September of 2016. Upon being sworn-in as National President in December of 2016, Randy became the youngest sitting National President of an AFL-CIO-affiliated union.
During his tenure with NFFE, Randy has been a tireless advocate for federal workers on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. He played a key role in halting the rampant outsourcing of federal jobs, repealing the anti-worker National Security Personnel System at the Department of Defense, and protecting federal workers from countless attacks in Congress. He has been quoted in major national papers such as the Washington Post, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. He has been featured on CNN numerous times. Randy was twice appointed by President Obama - to the Federal Salary Council and the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations.
As National President of NFFE, Randy has been steadfast in his commitment to grow the union. He launched a new organizing program within a few months of taking office, which resulted in a combined 9.2% net growth for NFFE in 2017 and 2018, his first two full years in office.
Randy grew up in Miami, FL. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. studying business. In 2007, he earned a master’s degree at Georgetown studying public policy. In 2012, he earned an MBA/MA in Government dual-degree at Johns Hopkins University. He lives with his wife, Priscilla, and twin girls, Penelope and Aurelia, in Arlington, Virginia.
Maximo L.C. Alonzo
National Secretary-Treasurer
Maximo L.C. Alonzo serves as the National Secretary-Treasurer of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE).
Alonzo spent over a decade working for the United States Forest Service and served as a NFFE Local 376 union steward before being elected President of his local. He was later elected to the Forest Service Council as the Region 3 Vice President and Legislative Chair. During this time Max worked on multiple legislative issues that affected Land Management employees and federal wildland firefighters.
In 2020, he was selected by President Randy Erwin to join the NFFE National team as a Business Representative and Organizer for the California Region. He also developed a Land Management program throughout the U.S. that focused on the same legislative issues he worked on while with the USFS. He focused on recruiting new members and getting them directly involved in local and national union issues.
He has worked directly with multiple national and local media outlets, local communities, and the NFFE membership to achieve positive change for federal employees.
Max plans on continuing to fight for federal employees on Capitol Hill and will stay very involved at all levels while serving in the Secretary-Treasurer roll.
In 2024, he was voted onto the executive board of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) to represent NFFE and our members.
