Larry was named President in April 2015. He had previously been re-elected as Vice-President for the 2013-2016 mandate during the Congress of the Association that was held in Montreal in March 2013. It is his 6th mandate as member of the Executive Committee. He was first elected Sector Director for the KSB Support Staff in 1999 and re-elected at this position in 2001. He was appointed Vice-President in 2003. He was elected Vice-President in 2004 and re-elected at this position in 2007. In September 2007, he stepped-down from this position and was appointed Secretary. However, he was re-elected Vice-President in 2010. Larry was born in Amqui but has roots in Kuujjuaq, where he lived for many years. When he was living there he worked for the Kativik Regional Government, the Corporation of the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq, and Transport Canada as the Assistant Airport Manager. He has been working for KSB at their head office since 1996 but is now on a full-time union leave since November 2013 to work for the Association. He was a negotiator during the last 3 rounds of negotiations: at the S9 table for the negotiations that lead to the 2000-2002 collective agreement, and at the S8 and S9 tables for the negotiations for the 2005-2010 and 2010-2015 collective agreements as well as the present negotiation round. He dreams of participating in the creation of a regional federation within CSQ regrouping Native and non-Native workers from Northern Québec.