Derek Adamiec
Business Representative
Local 330
A strong union needs skills, benefits and ACTION!
Local 327
As the top elected leader in the region, Byrne leads a diverse, progressive, and sophisticated union that has developed to play an important role at the center of the construction industry. He is a leader that believes in mutually beneficial partnerships and the honest, hard work that makes them succeed.
He continues the work of modernizing union operations led by UBC General President Doug McCarron and UBC General Officer Tom Flynn, who proceeded him in his role. He has focused on increasing both inward and outward transparency and creating a culture of responsiveness to the needs of both union members and the union’s employer-partners.
A native of Boston, he is a graduate of the carpenters apprenticeship program and while working in the field earned a construction management degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology through a joint program between the union and the university.
Local 279
Bill is a proven leader who has not only demonstrated the ability to manage through internal and external change, but to maintaining team focus and operational effectiveness throughout.
In addition to serving on the senior management team for the council and a member of the executive board, Bill oversees the operations of five team rooms serving the local unions in New York, from Long Island to Plattsburgh to Buffalo. Since the current seven-state structure was created in 2018, he has been instrumental to the development of consistency in operations and policies throughout the council related to members, contractors, and benefit funds.
Local 352
Hokanson came into the union as an apprentice in 2006 and is a member of Carpenters Local 352 in Northern New England. She participated in the first cohort of a joint program between the union and Wentworth Institute of Technology, graduating with a degree in Construction Management.
Prior to being hired by the union in 2018, Hokanson worked 12 years for New England Finish Systems as a carpenter, foreperson and ultimately the company’s outside superintendent, running the Doors and Hardware Division of the company.
Upon joining the union staff, Hokanson was assigned as an organizer to the Northeast Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire areas. She then served stints as an organizer/representative in Vermont and New Hampshire. She was appointed regional manager for Northern New England in 2021 before becoming deputy director of Contractor Relations and a member of the NASRCC senior leadership in 2024 and then Director of Contractor Relations in April 2025.
Joe is a driven advocate for union members and brings with him more than 30 years of experience in issue advocacy, government leadership and as a policy adviser. He is a former school committee member, city councilor and mayor of Worcester and also worked as a District Director for Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern. Joe has advised or led more than 40 local, state, and federal candidates’ campaigns, with highlights including the campaigns of former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and California Congressman Juan Congressman.
Joe also has extensive experience in community organizing/advocacy work and prior to coming to the Carpenters, he served as the Executive Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund. He also spent 20 years working part-time as an EMS Paramedic and is currently an adjunct faculty member at Clark University and a founder of the school’s Senior Leadership MPA program.
Local 327
Steve brings a diverse set of skills and experience to the NASRCC leadership team. He was raised in Boston as the son of a leader of the Sheetmetal Workers before starting his apprenticeship and career as a union carpenter. After a number of years in the field, he went to work for the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, working in the Fair Labor Standards Division.
Always active in politics, Joyce returned to the union to work on political action, eventually becoming the regional council’s political and legislative director for New England. For a number of years, he has been the executive director of the Carpenters Labor-Management Program and is now also the director of contractor relations. In both of these positions, he is a leading voice for the union’s efforts to develop and deepen relationships between the union and its contractor-partners.