Officers/Staff

Local Union Officers

Darrell A Miller Card # D636975, 1986 Graduate of Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, Al. Accepted into the NJATC in 1988 as an Inside Wireman Apprentice. Initiated into the IBEW on February 13, 1989 and Graduated as an Inside Wireman in 1992. Darrell has worked Construction for the last 33+ years before coming on Staff as an Assistant Business Manager/Dispatcher. His last Employment was with G-UB-MK were he was employed for 8 Years. Darrell currently is a Delegate on the Shoals Area Central Labor Council, a Delegate of the North Alabama Building and Trades and is a Committee Board Member on the North Alabama Electrical Training Alliance for Sheffield/Huntsville. Darrell is Married to Andrea Miller and They Have 4 Adult Children and 2 Grand Children.

Brother Josh Hand card # D966934 is a 1995 graduate of Deshler High School. He became a member of IBEW Local 558 in 2000 and completed the North Alabama JATC in 2004. Brother Hand worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority as a Hydro Technician at Wheeler Dam prior to coming on staff in January 2020. He currently serves as the TVA Representative for Local Union 558. He is married with three daughters and resides in Sheffield, AL.

Mac Sloan card # D636966, Graduated high school from West-Orange Stark in Orange, TX. In 1982 Accepted into apprenticeship program in 1988 and became an Inside Journeyman Wireman in 1992. Mac is a 30 year IBEW member, serving as an executive board member, vice-president and currently serving as president. Mac is also currently president of the Shoals Area Central Labor Council, and serves on the JATC Committee along with the Alabama AFL-CIO executive board.

Wes Stutts card # 7128828 was a 2012 Graduate of the NJATC. He was employed as a Maintenance Electrician for Chugach Federal Services under the Service Contract Act on Redstone Arsenal for 5 years and served as the job steward for Local Union 558 for 3 years prior to coming on staff on November 26, 2018. Wes is currently an Assistant Business Agent over the Huntsville Unit and services multiple Government contracts on Redstone Arsenal. In August 2019, Wes became a member of the Shoals Area Central Labor Council. Wes has been married to wife Tamra Stutts for 6 years and has a 2 year old son named Berkley. Wes and his family currently reside in Killen, AL.

Brother, Roderick A. Metcalf , card #4968547 is a 1981 graduate of Sheffield High School in Sheffield, AL. After high school Roderick attended Alabama A&M University, from 1981 – 1983, where he studied Computer Science. He was accepted into the apprenticeship program in 1998 and became an Outside Journeyman Lineman with Tuscumbia Utilities in 2002, where he served the citizens of Tuscumbia for 25 years. After his retirement , Roderick join the IBEW Local # 558 staff where he currently serves as Assistant Business Manager for Public Utilities, Co-op’s, and PCA’s. He also has served as the second-year lineman instructor at National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) since 2016.

Roderick is a divorced father of his two sons, Durrell and Eric, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren. Roderick in a member of, The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and resides and worship in the City of Tuscumbia, AL.

Noah Vickers, Card #7128628, is a 2009 graduate of the North Alabama JATC. He has worked for several contractors inside and outside Local 558. He has served many positions in Local Union 558 including Delegate to the IBEW 2022 Convention and elected to Executive Board in 2022. Noah is currently an Assistant Business Manager and Dispatcher for Local Union 558 as of January 3, 2023. He grew up in Athens, Alabama and currently lives in Tuscumbia, Alabama with his Wife, Cristal. They have four children together.

Jesse Atkinson Card #7845728, 2010 Graduate of Brooks High School in Killen, AL. Joined the IBEW in 2015 as a Groundman, accepted into the NJATC in 2016 and topped out as an Inside Journeyman Wireman in 2021. Elected to Executive Board in 2022 and also serves as a Delegate on the Shoals Area Central Labor Council. Jesse has worked for contractors in and outside of Local 558, and held positions for our Local on jobs as a Steward, Foreman, and General Foreman. He has been brought on to serve this Local in April of 2024 as Assistant Business Manager and Membership/Business Development to aid in growing our local as a whole with Membership and Market Share. Jesse is Married to his wife Kaylee and together have a Daughter Jayleigh. Jesse and his family currently reside in Killen, AL.

The Charter Members

Harry Gregory
Frank Priest
Sherman Newman
David Richardson
James Parker
G. H. McKinstry
J. C. Giles
M. L. Garrett
F. J. McCoun
Samuel Butcher
A. D. Hughes
W. W. Moon
H. C. Halley
L. E. Givens
J. P. Cross

Full-Time Business Managers

Lo Petree………………………….June 1935 – June 1937
James C. White………………….June 1937 – June 1939
George Jackson…………………June 1939 – June 1949
Charles S. Goidel……………….June 1949 – June 1951
Robert Broadfoot……………….June 1951 – June 1953
Arnold Madison………………….June 1953 – Nov. 1956
John B. Smith…………………….Nov. 1956 – Feb. 1960
James H. Haygood……………..Feb. 1960 – June 1967
James H. Hill……………………..June 1967 – June 1969
James H. Haygood……………..June 1969 – June 1974
Wm. Lance Blackstock………..June 1974 – July 1980
Doug Watkins……………………July 1980 – July 1986
Wm. Lance Blackstock………..July 1986 – July 2004
Larry Farmer…………………….July 2004 – Sept. 2009
Steve Crunk……………………..Sept. 2009 – July 2012
Ralph Mayes……………………..July 2012 – Nov 2018
Tony Quillen ……………………..Nov  2018 – Nov 2022
Darrell A Miller………………………Nov 2022 – present

Executive Board

Jesse Atkinson

Rico Scott

Thomas Sledge

Quincy Lovelace

Noah Vickers

Cullen Grissom

Michael McKleroy

Scott Hunter – Vice President

Examining Board

Dillon Gist
Wireman

Mark Massey
Lineman

Jayme McGee
Maintenance Wireman

Craig Collinsworth
Instrument Mechanic