Denise Robinson
Northeastern Area VP

Denise Robinson currently serves as President of IFPTE Local 400 representing members at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). She is currently employed as an Engineering Technician IV at RIDOT.

While in Local 400, Denise has served as Correspondence Secretary, Steward, Unit Representative, Chief Steward, and Vice President. She has actively been attending the NE Council, serving as a delegate for Local 400, and currently is Vice President of the NE Council. Denise currently serves on the Executive Board of the RI AFL-CIO. She is also a member of the National Coalition of Labor Union Women and serves as a trustee on the Executive Board of the RI Chapter of Coalition of Labor Union Women, and the Women’s Solidarity Network (which she joined at the IFPTE 59th Convention).

In 1989 she began her career at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Upon her employment with RIDOT, she became active with Local 400. Denise’s union experience started back in 1980 as a recording secretary for Local 1293 AFSCME-Council 94 AFL-CIO; she moved through the ranks becoming a Steward and then Treasurer. She has been employed in union jobs for over 40 years.

Denise was born and raised in Rhode Island and now shares a home with her significant other, Paula, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. She has a daughter and three wonderful grandsons, she loves spending time with family and friends, and enjoys giving back to her community.