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William R. Dougan
National President
William
R. (Bill) Dougan assumed the office of
NFFE National President in June of 2009
and was elected to serve another term in
October of 2012. A dedicated unionist and
31-year member of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, he has served in a number of
leadership positions at the Local, Council and
National levels.
Throughout his tenure as National
President, Dougan has played a key policymaking
role in a number of governmental and non-profit
forums. As a founder and the elected Chairman
of the Federal Workers Alliance, he leads the
collective effort of 22 unions representing
over 300,000 federal employees in shaping
government-wide workforce policy. As an
appointed member of the National Council on
Federal Labor-Management Relations, Dougan has
worked with top administration and agency
officials to build strong labor-management
forums at federal agencies. Dougan also serves
on a number of other federal and non-profit
groups, such as the Employee Thrift Advisory
Council, the Federal Employee Education and
Assistance Fund, and the Federal Advisory
Council on Occupational Safety and Health.
Internally, President Dougan has overseen
the revitalization of the union’s organizing
and communications strategies. Under his
leadership, these efforts have markedly
increased the union’s membership. He has
committed a great deal of time and resources to
rebranding the union through effective
communication with current and future members.
Promoting a mixed strategy that utilizes
traditional and new media, modern promotional
materials, and multi-faceted employee outreach,
Dougan has expanded the union’s voice to new
individuals and forums nationwide.
As NFFE
National Secretary-Treasurer from 2007-2009,
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. He also
steered the union through the untimely loss of
its beloved former President, Richard N. Brown.
Earlier,
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, the Forest Service Council became the
largest in NFFE. Within the halls of the Senate
and House, the Forest Service Council became
established as a respected advocate for issues
important to those it serves. During this time
he also served as the union team leader on the
negotiations of the Forest Service national
collective bargaining agreement, also known as
a “Master Agreement,” which is often recognized
as one of the best 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
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. He retired from the Forest
Service in 2007 after a 30-year career.
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 in Forest Management, and has completed
graduate studies at Oregon State University,
Washington State University, and the University
of Washington. He and his wife, Libby, have
four sons.
Contact Info: (202)
216-4421; bdougan@nffe.org
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