About us
IBEW Local 2356, located in Richmond, KY, represents approximately 234 workers of the Okonite Manufacturing facility in Richmond, KY. Our local union was certified as the collective bargaining unit on January 20, 1970.
IBEW Local 2356 Officers
President - Joshua Linville
Vice-President - Joseph Gardiner
Treasurer - Donnie Dixon
Recording Secretary - Paul E. Osborne
Executive Board Members
Roger Abney
Derek Collins
Jason Lear
Tom Whitcomb
Chief Steward -
Dennis Brandenburg
Union Stewards
Plastic, Cabling, CLX, Maintenance
1st Shift – Seth Bingham
2nd Shift – Mike Lovell
3rd Shift – Evan Hastie
CV, Warehouse, General Plant, Salvage
1st Shift – Jeff Trujillo
2nd Shift – Lee Moss
3rd Shift – Josh Martin
Bare Wire, Strand, Test
1st Shift – Rico Brown
2nd Shift – Gerald Reed
3rd Shift – Brandon Sandlin
Safety Stewards
1st Shift – Joe McGee
Mike Richardson
2nd Shift – Dean Calhoun
Mark Ford
3rd Shift – Jesse Keaton
John Banks
Safety Committee Members Audit Committee Members
Josh Abner Billy Ledford
Joe McGee Jonathon Payne
Mike Richardson Jonathon T. Johnson
Tom Whitcomb
Effective December 11, 2020
IBEW Local 2356 Officers
President - Joshua Linville
Vice-President - Joseph Gardiner
Treasurer - Donnie Dixon
Recording Secretary - Paul E. Osborne
Executive Board Members
Roger Abney
Derek Collins
Jason Lear
Tom Whitcomb
Chief Steward -
Dennis Brandenburg
Union Stewards
Plastic, Cabling, CLX, Maintenance
1st Shift – Seth Bingham
2nd Shift – Mike Lovell
3rd Shift – Evan Hastie
CV, Warehouse, General Plant, Salvage
1st Shift – Jeff Trujillo
2nd Shift – Lee Moss
3rd Shift – Josh Martin
Bare Wire, Strand, Test
1st Shift – Rico Brown
2nd Shift – Gerald Reed
3rd Shift – Brandon Sandlin
Safety Stewards
1st Shift – Joe McGee
Mike Richardson
2nd Shift – Dean Calhoun
Mark Ford
3rd Shift – Jesse Keaton
John Banks
Safety Committee Members Audit Committee Members
Josh Abner Billy Ledford
Joe McGee Jonathon Payne
Mike Richardson Jonathon T. Johnson
Tom Whitcomb
Effective December 11, 2020