SEIU Health & Welfare Fund

Eunice Washington
Executive Director and Counsel
executivedirector@seiufunds.org

Eunice Washington is the Executive Director and Counsel of the SEIU Benefit Funds. Reporting to the Boards of Trustees, Ms. Washington is responsible for leadership and execution of the financial, legal, technical, and operational administration of the SEIU Benefit Funds (comprised of the SEIU Health & Welfare Fund, the SEIU National Industry Pension Fund, the SEIU Affiliates’ Officers and Employees Pension Plan (U.S.), the SEIU Affiliates’ Officers and Employees Pension Plan (Canada), the SEIU Affiliates’ Officers and Employees Supplemental Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, the Pension Plan for Employees of SEIU (U.S.), the Pension Plan for Employees of SEIU (Canada), and the SEIU Supplemental Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan). These funds have combined assets of approximately $3 billion and cover approximately 120,000 participants, beneficiaries and pensioners.

Prior to joining SEIU Benefit Funds, Ms. Washington was an attorney in the SEIU Legal Department. Ms. Washington is an active member of the American Bar Association Section of Labor Employment Law and serves as member of the Section’s Council. Ms. Washington is also a Steering Committee member of the National Coordinating Committee of Multiemployer Plans. Ms. Washington believes that having a home is a human right and has spent many years as a volunteer board member for her local housing authority.

Ms. Washington graduated from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland College Park with a B.S. in Finance. Ms. Washington received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Yolanda D. Montgomery, J.D., LL.M
Assistant Executive Director and Counsel
asstexecutivedirector@seiufunds.org

Yolanda D. Montgomery is the Assistant Executive Director and Counsel of the Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU) Benefit Funds. Ms. Montgomery oversees the administrative and operational functions of the SEIU Benefit Funds. Prior to joining SEIU Benefit Funds, Ms. Montgomery was an Attorney at Proskauer Rose in New Orleans. Ms. Montgomery’s practice focuses on ERISA Substantive plan work, ERISA Litigation and Labor and Employment. Ms. Montgomery is actively involved in various bar association activities and holds several committee positions. Ms. Montgomery is also a frequent lecture on ERISA and Labor and Employment topics. Ms. Montgomery graduated from Howard University with a B.S. in Psychology. Ms. Montgomery received her J.D. from Texas Southern University School of Law, and her Masters of Law in Taxation from Temple University, James Beasley School of Law.