IAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Maria Roeper as an Associate General Counsel in the IAM Legal Department, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Roeper had served as the IAM’s Director and Counsel for Human Resources since 2015. She was previously on the General Secretary-Treasurer’s team directing health and welfare programs. Roeper originally joined the IAM as an Assistant General Counsel in the IAM Legal Department in 2010.
“Maria’s deep knowledge of workers’ rights and the law will be a great addition to our Legal Department,” said IAM International President Brian Bryant. “As the IAM continues to expand into new industries, such as healthcare, we will rely on Maria’s experience to defend and protect our membership.”
Before the IAM, Roeper spent three years as a union organizer in the healthcare industry. She also directed the Worker Rights Consortium, a non-profit international anti-sweatshop monitoring organization, and was an activist with United Students Against Sweatshops.
Roeper holds a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College, a master’s in public policy from the University of Maryland, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore.