National Federation of Federal Employees

       William R. Dougan
        National President

National President William (Bill) Dougan assumed the office of President in the wake of Richard N. Brown's death in June of 2009. A dedicated unionist and 29-year member of the National Federation of Federal Employees, he has served in a number of union positions at the Local, Council and National levels. Since becoming National President, Dougan has overseen the revitalization of NFFE's organizing strategic plan and steered the union through the untimely loss of it's longtime President.

Elected as National Secretary-Treasurer in 2007, Dougan took innovative measures to get the union's financial house in order, overseeing the cleaning up of the backlog in membership records, and instituting changes to accounting and financial records which vastly improved NFFE's financial health.

Dougan served over 4 years as President of NFFE's Forest Service Council, which represents approximately 95 Forest Service Locals with over 30,000 permanent and seasonal bargaining unit members. With a focus on membership growth, training of union officials, and lobbying, under his tenure as President, the Forest Service Council became the largest Council in NFFE and made significant growth in membership. Within the halls of the Senate and House, the Forest Service Council has come to be respected as a credible advocate for issues important to its members and those it serves. The positive relationships cultivated with individual members of Congress and with Committee staff continue to serve the Council well today.

Dougan served on the Forest Service Partnership Council and on numerous committees and workgroups dealing with workplace issues. He was the union team leader on the most recent negotiations of the Forest Service national collective bargaining agreement (Master Agreement); the Master Agreement is often recognized as one of the best collective bargaining agreements in the federal sector.

Dougan began his federal career in 1976 as a temporary employee with the National Park Service. He then worked for the Forest Service as a firefighter and tree planter, and became a permanent employee (and NFFE member) in 1979. He worked as a forester on National Forests in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. He retired from the Forest Service in 2007 after a 30-year career. He served as President of Local 454 on the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon and as President of Local 251 on the Tongass National Forest in Sitka, Alaska.

Dougan was born November 20, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA. He is a graduate of Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management, and has completed graduate studies at Oregon State University, Washington State University, and the University of Washington.

Contact Info: (202) 216-4421; bdougan@nffe.org

        William Fenaughty
  National Secretary-Treasurer

William Fenaughty was unanimously appointed to the office of National Secretary-Treasurer by NFFE�s National Executive Council in July of 2009.

A 34 year veteran of the federal workforce at the Watervliet Arsenal and nearly 30-year union member, Fenaughty holds extensive representational experience as both a local and national union officer.

Prior to assuming the office of Secretary-Treasurer, Fenaughty worked as National Assistant Directing Business Representative (ADBR) from 2002-2009, a position in which he led NFFE�s Business Representatives through a prosperous period of growth in both union membership and influence. As ADBR, Fenaughty successfully negotiated countless collective bargaining agreements for Locals from a wide variety of agencies, conducted national and local steward/officer trainings, and lobbied extensively on federal workforce issues. From 1998-2000, Fenaughty also served as NFFE National Region 1 Vice President.

At the Local level, William Fenaughty served as President of NFFE Local 2109, Watervliet Arsenal, in Watervliet, New York from 1998-2000. A tireless advocate for thousands of Arsenal employees, he was also the Local�s Chief Steward for nearly seven years prior to his election as President.

Before joining the civilian federal workforce in 1973, Fenaughty served in the United States Navy from 1964-1968. He was also a long time member of the U.S. Naval Reserve, serving for 25 years until his retirement in 1990.

A longtime resident of Castleton, New York, he was born in New York City before moving upstate. He attended SUNY at Albany and is a graduate of the National Labor College, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies.

Contact Info: (202) 216-4435;
bfenaughty@nffe.org