Our IBEW International Officers
IBEW International President

Kenneth W. Cooper
Jan 1, 2023 - Present
Kenneth Cooper is a first-generation journeyman inside wireman who grew up poor in rural Ohio in a family filled with love, but without many of the comforts most children are accustomed to, including indoor plumbing and adequate insulation.
His mother worked a nonunion factory job with low wages and no benefits, and Cooper learned at an early age the perils of workplace power concentrated in the hands of the employer. As he grew older, he discovered the power of a union and a voice at work, lessons he learned as a young apprentice at Local 688 in Mansfield, Ohio.
Cooper has been steward of the IBEW’s financial resources, including the IBEW’s pension and health and welfare funds, for the last six years. He has often said his decisions have been motivated by his deep gratitude for the stability and opportunity he found through the IBEW.
Jan 1, 2023 - Present
Kenneth Cooper is a first-generation journeyman inside wireman who grew up poor in rural Ohio in a family filled with love, but without many of the comforts most children are accustomed to, including indoor plumbing and adequate insulation.
His mother worked a nonunion factory job with low wages and no benefits, and Cooper learned at an early age the perils of workplace power concentrated in the hands of the employer. As he grew older, he discovered the power of a union and a voice at work, lessons he learned as a young apprentice at Local 688 in Mansfield, Ohio.
Cooper has been steward of the IBEW’s financial resources, including the IBEW’s pension and health and welfare funds, for the last six years. He has often said his decisions have been motivated by his deep gratitude for the stability and opportunity he found through the IBEW.
IBEW International Vice President, 4th District

Gina P. Cooper
Maryland, Washington, DC, Ohio,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky
Maryland, Washington, DC, Ohio,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky
IBEW International 4th District Representative

Chad Donathan
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Our IBEW Local 2356 Officers
Treasurer

Donnie Dixon -
Treasurer
This is Donnie's second term as Treasurer.
Donnie is a Cable Machine Operator on day shift.