Margaret “Maggie” Bowen is the new SIU Plans Administrator, SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel (chairman of the union trustees) announced last month.“Maggie’s charming personality and ability to carry out her responsibilities professionally has been a great asset for the union for over 15 years,” Heindel stated. “Now, she can apply her skills to directly benefit our members, and I’m confident that she will serve them and the plans well.”
Formerly the SIU Controller, Bowen replaces Bill Dennis, who had held the Plans Administrator post since December 2004. Dennis retired effective Nov. 30 following more than 11 years of combined service to union members eligible for and enrolled in the various employees benefit plans of the SIU, its affiliate unions and the now merged National Maritime Union Benefits Plan.
Bowen served in her previous position for seven years. Prior to that, she held the title of SIU assistant controller for eight years beginning in 1990.
A native of Marlow Heights, Md., Bowen graduated from Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Md. and attended Prince Georges Community College in Largo, Md. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southeastern University in Washington, D.C. and is credentialed as a Certified Public Accountant.
Bowen has spent her entire professional career to date in the accounting/finance arena. She was employed as a CPA in public accounting for a Lanham, Md.-based firm from 1982 to 1990. At that juncture, she moved under the labor umbrella and began working for the SIU at headquarters in Camp Springs. Md.
“I look forward to the challenge of enhancing the level of service that the Plan provides to our membership,” Bowen said. “Like my predecessors, I have an extremely high level of concern for the welfare of the membership.
“I’m surrounded by a great cast of team members,” she added. “They are extremely competent in their various areas of expertise. Nonetheless, I’ll encourage everyone concerned to take advantage of all opportunities to enhance their skills whenever possible. We have a lot of experience here, and I’ll rely on it often.”
She concluded, “Evaluating and upgrading procedures to further benefit the membership will be one of my primary goals. Ultimately, what I hope to achieve is the best possible service to Plan participants.”
Bowen and her husband, Robert, have been married for 22 years. They are the proud parents of two children: Joseph, 17; and Brittany, 12.
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