Clerk Division Fills Two Vacant NBA Positions

Recently, two National Business Agent (NBA) positions became vacant in the Clerk Division. Robert “Bob” Romanowski left his NBA job in the Philadelphia Region when he was promoted to the newly established Assistant Director “C”, Clerk Division position at APWU headquarters. Additionally, Robert “Bob” Kessler retired from his position as NBA for the St. Louis Region after over 44 years.

In accordance with the APWU Constitution & By-Laws, Clerk Division Director Lamont Brooks was tasked with filling these NBA vacancies, with approval of the Clerk Division Executive Council. By unanimous vote from the Clerk Division NBAs, Keystone Area Local President Kim Miller was appointed to National Business Agent, Philadelphia Region and Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local Secretary-Treasurer Sharon Curtis was appointed National Business Agent, St. Louis Region by another unanimous vote from the NBAs.

Miller attended Mansfield University and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, in addition to serving honorably in the U.S. Army from 1996-2000. She began her postal career in Harrisburg, PA on August 12, 2000, joining the APWU on the same day. In 2005, she began her union career as a steward. Shortly thereafter, she was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Keystone Area Local. She also served as a state officer for the Pennsylvania Postal Workers Union, first as business agent and then as president.

Miller was also local president of the Keystone Area Local from 2014-2024. She attended arbitration advocacy training in 2015, served on the Constitution Committee twice, and was co-chair of the current APWU Rank and File Committee.

Curtis began her postal career as a PTF clerk in Cameron, MO while attending night school to earn her bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also worked in the Saint Joseph, MO Post Office and Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, during which time she became active in her local union. She has held several positions in the APWU, including steward, editor, and secretary-treasurer. She was also an area vice-president for the Missouri Postal Workers Union. 

She has attended the APWU’s well-known National Advocacy School organized and prepared by Research and Education Director Joyce Robinson. For the past seven years, she has successfully served as an arbitration advocate in her area.

Both Miller and Curtis officially took office as NBAs on Jan. 6, 2025. The Clerk Division officers and the entire APWU congratulate both new officers and wish them the best during their terms of office.