Gary Perinar

Gary Perinar is Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, where he leads more than 52,000 union carpenters across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and eastern Iowa. Mr. Perinar is a third-generation business representative of the union and a 43-year member of Carpenters Local 174, where he served his apprenticeship. At age 32, he became a full-time business representative and later an assistant to the president/EST. In addition to his election as Executive Secretary Treasurer in 2018, Mr. Perinar was twice elected as the second vice president of the Regional Council and has served as a delegate for 25 years, holding positions on various committees and boards, including the health and welfare and pension funds. Mr. Perinar is also an active civic leader and sits on the boards of both the Illinois Toll Highway Authority and the Chicago Federation of Labor.