Marietta 'PEACHES' Whalen
Ms. Whalen, a Delaware labor leader and community activist, worked for General Motors Wilmington Plant for three decades and was the United Auto Workers (UAW) Corporate Communications Coordinator, a position she was appointed to in 1992, and has been retired since 2009. She is the current Vice President of the Delaware State UAW CAP (Community Action Program) Council, a position she’s held since 2005, past Executive Board Member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), Life Member of the NAACP since 1992. Peaches is also a certified union organizer and an AFL-CIO Union Counselor.
She was appointed by Mayor Sills to the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the African American Museum. In 2008 she was appointed to the New Castle County Board of Adjustments by Senator Chris Coons and retired in 2014. In 2009 she was appointed to the Diamond State Port Corporation Board of Directors by Governor Jack Markell; and in 2017 she was reappointed by Governor John Carney to date.
Blessed with boundless energy, a sense of commitment to serve, she has participated in many activities which include:
Few awards Peaches received:
Ms. Whalen, a Delaware labor leader and community activist, worked for General Motors Wilmington Plant for three decades and was the United Auto Workers (UAW) Corporate Communications Coordinator, a position she was appointed to in 1992, and has been retired since 2009. She is the current Vice President of the Delaware State UAW CAP (Community Action Program) Council, a position she’s held since 2005, past Executive Board Member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), Life Member of the NAACP since 1992. Peaches is also a certified union organizer and an AFL-CIO Union Counselor.
She was appointed by Mayor Sills to the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the African American Museum. In 2008 she was appointed to the New Castle County Board of Adjustments by Senator Chris Coons and retired in 2014. In 2009 she was appointed to the Diamond State Port Corporation Board of Directors by Governor Jack Markell; and in 2017 she was reappointed by Governor John Carney to date.
Blessed with boundless energy, a sense of commitment to serve, she has participated in many activities which include:
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Howard High Alumni Association
- Member of the Women's Affirmative Action Committee of New Jersey
- Served as a Loaned Executive for The United Way for 3 years
- 2010 appointed to the United Way Board of Directors, now retired
- Voter registration -- Deputized Registrar
- Clothing and food drives for the homeless, building playgrounds for children, Toys for Tots,
- November 2011 selected as a volunteer to decorate the White House for our First Lady Michelle Obama
Few awards Peaches received:
- The Nation Building 'Lean On Me' Award
- Plaques for outstanding community work and letters of recognition from the Governor & Mayor
- Certificates for dedication and awards of excellence from the United Way-AFL-CIO Community Services
- Philip Randolph Institute Certificate of Recognition
- Recognition of Honor from NCCJ
- 1999, Selected as an honoree in an exhibit "African American Women of Distinction in Delaware
- Certificate of Honor for outstanding achievement for an advocate Changing Communities/Changing Lives
- Honoree for Women in the UAW Achievement Award
- “Outstanding Community Services” award from The King Center
- Award from International Longshoreman’s Association & Friends of The Port City Council, and State Representatives awards