Becky L. Turner was appointed Region IV Vice President to fill the unexpired term of J.B. Moss upon his death. She has been a member of Local 277 in Fort Worth, Texas since 1978. Turner started her career as a member of Local 277 at General Dynamics as a Grammatical Editor for technical publications. While employed at General Dynamics and later at Lockheed Martin, Turner was elected as committeeperson for Local 277 in the Logistics Department in 1980 and served as such until she was appointed as Chief Steward in 1991 for that department. In 1985, it was her privilege to be elected to the Step III Grievance Committee for Local 277 and also served in that capacity until she took a leave of absence in 1995 to work full time for Local 277 as the first female business representative. She served as a Trustee for Local 277 from 1985 until being elected to Vice President in 1994 and held that office until succeeding to the Presidency of Local 277 in 2001. She has been on the negotiating team for Local 277 since 1987. Turner is the current elected President of Local 277 as well as the Business Manager.