Timothy Simmons

Timothy Simmons began his Boilermaker career on a boiler outage in 1999, working out of Boilermakers Local 108 in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Alabama Power Miller Steam Plant. Brother Simmons considers it an honor to have been able to serve his brothers and sisters in many different roles, including as a Local 108 Business Agent/Secretary-Treasurer, District Lodge No. 3 Officer, Director of National Recruitment Services, Director of Construction Division Services and Assistant to the International President.

In October 2022, the International Executive Council voted unanimously to elect Brother Simmons to fill the IVP-Southeast Section vacancy, effective February 1, 2023, upon the retirement of Warren Fairley. Brother Fairley briefly came out of retirement to serve the union as International President during a time of transition. Upon his final retirement in August 2024, the International Executive Council elected Tim Simmons to serve as International President.