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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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