Our Team

PETER SZEKELY · ANTHONY NAPOLI · KATHY WILMORE (SCHOLASTIC) · ANNA PIERDILUCA (CONSUMER REPORTS) · DAN GREBLER (REUTERS) · JUAN CARLOS RODRIGUEZ (LAW360) · JOSEPH AX (REUTERS) · STEWART BISHOP (LAW360) · EMILY DOUGLAS (THE NATION) · ZACHARY GOELMAN (REUTERS) · EMILIO GONZALEZ (CONSUMER REPORTS) · RICHARD HANDEL (CONSUMER REPORTS) · OSCAR HERNANDEZ (EL DIARIO) · MONTASIR ISLAM (HUDSON NEWS) · DANI KASS (LAW360) · ROB LANGEDER (STANDARD & POOR’S) · DANIEL NEUBURGER (TIME INC.) · MARCUS PAYADUE (THE NEW YORK TIMES) · HILARY RUSS (REUTERS) · ERIC RUSS (SCHOLASTIC) · KATHY SANTANA (HUDSON NEWS) · MIKE WOOD (REUTERS)

Our Coalition’s broad-based candidate slate represents a large portion of the Guild’s 20 bargaining units and 95 percent of Guild members. Find out more about who we are:

Peter Szekely – President

Peter Szekely has been President of The NewsGuild of New York for more than a year, following eight years as the Guild’s No. 2 officer. He is a journalist who spent most of his career working as a reporter in the Reuters Washington bureau. While at Reuters, he held several rank-and-file Guild offices, including Local … Continue reading Peter Szekely – President

Dan Grebler (Reuters) – Second Vice President

Dan Grebler is a current member of the Guild’s Executive Committee and Reuters Unit Chair. He also heads the Guild Bargaining Committee which is in the midst of contract talks. He is a Desk Editor at Reuters, where he has worked in various journalistic capacities for a long time.

Zachary Goelman (Reuters) –Executive Committee

Zachary Goelman is a video producer for the Reuters TV mobile app. He’s worked at Reuters for seven years, and served as a shop steward for much of that time. Prior to joining Reuters, Zach worked at the New York Daily News.

Rich Handel (Consumer Reports) – Executive Committee

Rich Handel is an Assistant Test Project Leader who concentrates on testing fitness and recreational products, such as treadmills, stationary bicycles, bikes, and bike helmets. Besides being the incoming First Vice Chair of the Consumer Reports Guild unit, he is a company-designated representative on ASTM International Technical Committee for Sports Equipment and Facilities. Outside of … Continue reading Rich Handel (Consumer Reports) – Executive Committee

Dani Kass (Law360) – Executive Committee

Dani Kass is a reporter with Law360. She previously worked at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Student Press Law Center and Investigative Reporters and Editors. She graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia with degrees in journalism and Russian.

Rob Langeder (Standard & Poor’s) – Executive Committee

Rob Langeder is an Administrative Assistant at S&P Global’s Criteria Validation and Model Validation Groups. In addition to being on the Guild’s Executive Committee, Rob is on the Guild Bargaining Committee at S&P Global and is a member of the S&P Unit Council.

Daniel Neuburger (Time Inc.) – Executive Committee

Daniel Neuburger, recently reelected as Unit Chair for the Time Inc. Unit, is a 17-year Guild member. Before becoming the Unit Chair, he sat on both the bargaining and grievance committees. He currently works as a Production Artist in the Design Department at Time Inc.’s People Magazine.

Hilary Russ (Reuters) – Executive Committee

Hilary Russ has been a journalist for 15 years and currently covers public finance for Reuters. In addition to serving on the Guild’s Executive Committee, Hilary is a steward and was just elected to the Reuters Unit Council.

Eric Russ (Scholastic) – Executive Committee

Eric Russ, an 11-year Guild member, is a Photo Editor at Scholastic Inc., where he serves as the Guild unit’s Vice Chairperson and Grievance Chair. Eric is currently a member of the Guild’s Executive Committee and is a Regional Vice President on the Executive Council of the Guild’s  parent union, The NewsGuild-CWA.

Mike Wood (Reuters) – Executive Committee

Mike Wood is a Senior Cameraman/Technical Director at Reuters who shoots, edits and posts video for the Reuters TV the mobile app. Mike has been a shop steward for several years and has 30 years of experience in television broadcasting and web streaming.