Budget Advisory & Financial Compliance Committee
Reports to the President and advises the Secretary-Treasurer regarding the development of PEF budgets.
Conrad Davis – Chair, Region 11
Joe Donahue – Secretary-Treasurer
Kelly Nadeau – Trustee, Region 8
Muriel Hardy-Lee – Trustee, Region 10
Michele Rosello – Region 11
Margaretann Paczkowski – Retiree
Ray Brown – PEF Staff
Michael Fratangelo – PEF Staff
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
The committee monitors and reviews PEF’s Constitution on a continual basis and prepares necessary amendments, at the direction of the President, for consideration by the Executive Board and annual Convention.
Danielle Bridger – Chair, Region 8
Robert Hodson – Region 4
Monica Moore – Region 4
Contract Committee
The Contract Committee trains in advance of contract negotiations and then negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the State. Members are appointed by the President. For more on the current contracts, please visit this page. A committee will be named in December 2024 to negotiate successor agreements with the State.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Contract Team
Theresa Burke – Region 1
Yatram Bruce Jagroop – Region 1
Jordan Blatz – Region 1
Michele Iorfida – Region 1
School for the Blind and School for the Deaf Contract Teams
Cathy Sawyer – Region 3
Theresa Ash – Region 3
Shari Parsons – Region 6
William Wiley – Region 6
Convention Committee
The committee reviews prospective convention sites and recommends same to the Executive Board, assists in planning and arranging convention activities and provides onsite assistance to delegates and PEF staff.
Darlene Williams – Chair, PEF Vice President, Region 10
Owen Byrne – Retiree
Stephanie Champagne – Region 7
Gwendolyn Culpepper – Region 11
Kenneth Ferro – Region 8
Sharon Lamb – Region 7
Margaretann Paczkowski – Retiree
Alison Rissing – Region 9
Brian Silva – Region 8
Shelby Wisneski – Region 2
Barbara Corse-Johnson – PEF Staff
Credentials Committee
Reports to the President and meets at convention to hear appeals regarding delegate seating. Makes decisions and reports to the delegate body for their approval. Also reports on the number of delegates registered and attending each day of the convention.
Leisa Abraham – Chair, Region 3
Albert Famularo – Region 11
Engels Rojas – Region 8
Cynthia Shannon – Region 8
Jennifer Voelker – Region 1
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Delegate Elections Committee
Members nominated by the President to sit on this committee are approved by the Executive Board. The committee conducts and supervises the election of delegates to the annual convention with PEF staff assistance.
Maureen Kozakiewicz – Chair, Region 8
Mario Chiarello – Region 8
Brittney Renaud – Region 8
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Divisions
Reports to the President and recommends guidelines for division operations. Takes further action relative to Divisions as mandated by policy.
Gwendolyn Culpepper – Chair, Region 11
Indermattie Balkaran – Region 11
Scott Hektor – Region 5
Letiticia Rivera – Region 10
Yatram (Bruce) Jagroop – Region 1
Kelly Nadeau – Trustee, Region 8
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Ethics Committee
Reports to the President and hears all grievances that are presented dealing with internal union affairs; instructs grievants and respondents as to their rights and makes recommendations pursuant to PEF policy to Executive Board for consideration.
Maureen Kozakiewicz – Chair, Region 8
Carl Ankrah – Region 9
Catherine Dell’Angelo – Region 8
Bellew McManus – Region 10
Gregory Salamida – Region 2
Rebecca Lalli – PEF Staff
John Svare – PEF Staff
Grievance Appeal Panel
Reports to the President and reviews cases when members object to PEF’s decision not to advance a grievance to step 3.
Gwendolyn Culpepper – Chair, Region 11
Robin Matthews – Region 10
Raymond Moroz – Region 8
Leisa Abraham – Alternate, Region 3
Katie Vorwald – PEF Staff
Ed Aluck – PEF Staff
Hispanic Committee (Special Interest)
Vivian Falto – Chair, Region 11
Iris Carrasquillo – Co-Chair, Region 10
Cindy Franqui – Treasurer, Region 11
Vikky Ureña – Secretary, Region 11
Indo-American Committee (Special Interest)
Radhakrishna Mohan – Chair, Trustee
Ved Shravah – First VP, Region 8
Nishith Shah – Second VP, Region 10
Mithilesh Kumar – Treasurer, Region 8
Shanthi Venkatachalam – Secretary, Region 12
IT Committee
Radhakrishna Mohan – Chair, Trustee
Jim Desso – Region 8
Mithilesh Kumar – Region 10
Ron O’Bryan – Region 8
Angelina Rodriguez-Billingsley – Region 11
Caitlin Janiszewski – PEF Staff
Jewish Committee (Special Interest)
Rebecca Schwartz – Chair, Region 10
Moses Fisher – Treasurer, Region 11
Samuel Pam – Treasurer, Region 10
Sheri Friedberg – Region 10
Joseph Gamoran – Region 10
Ronald Goldstein – Retiree
Justice Center
The Justice Center Committee is charged with member and leader education and training regarding the role of the Justice Center. It supports the work of the applicable Labor Management Committees and Field Services department by reviewing reports and identifying trends in the Justice Center’s investigations of PEF members. It ensures that there is union representation and appointment to the Justice Center Advisory Board.
Michele Rosello – Chair, Region 11
Leisa Abraham – Region 3
Gina Corona – Region 4
Stephanie Champagne – Region 7
Randi DiAntonio – PEF Vice President, Region 3
Meghan Keegan – PEF Staff
Legal Appeals Committee
Reports to the President and conducts a review of members’ objections to PEF’s decision not to proceed with a legal case. According to the committee bylaws, the members must sit on the Executive Board.
Todd Kerner – Chair, PEF Staff (non-voting)
Barbara Stransky – Region 7
Catherine Dell’Angllo – Region 8
Ray Moroz – Region 8
Membership Benefits Program Trustees Committee
Members of this committee serve a three-year term. Current term is Aug. 1, 2024 – July 31, 2027.
Bernadette O’Connor – Chair, Region 11
Joe Donahue – Region 8
David Dubofsky – Region 5
Maureen Kozakiewicz – Region 8
Wayne Spence – Region 12
Stephanie McLean-Beathley – PEF Staff
Joint Committee on Non-Permanent Employees
Scarlett Ahmed
Steve Nawrocki
Statewide Nurses Committee
Reports to and recommends to the President a continuing plan of action to deal with the employment and professional needs of PEF members in nurse titles. For more on the ongoing work of this committee, please visit this page.
Amy Lee Pacholk – Chair, Region 12
Vincent Cicatello – Co-Chair, Region 1
LaKisha Alverest – Region 9
Rachel Amodio-Kopp – Region 4
Jen Bradt – Region 2
Susan Billi – Region 12 (Guest)
Heather Crunden – Region 5
Margaret Dobbins – Region 4
Michele Iorfida – Region 1
Brian Matt – Region 6
Clara Shamatanga – Region 10
Cherie Stevens – Region 3
Jeff Taylor – Region 7
Diana Terlik – Region 8
Cynthia Walker – Region 11
Nora Higgins – PEF Staff
Political Action Committee (SWPAC)
Reports to and recommends to the President a course of action to achieve PEF’s legislative and political priorities by working with legislative, political and other staff to organize formal lobbying activities; communicate with legislators and staff on important issues; educate members on critical issues; organize grassroots political activities; coordinate political endorsements; contribute to candidates; and coordinate member outreach and engagement in federal and state races.
Randi DiAntonio – Chair, PEF Vice President, Region 3
Leisa Abraham – Region 3
Chris Buman – Region 3
Danielle Bridger – Region 8
Jim Carr – Retiree
Kaylee Comfort – Region 2
Gina Coron – Region 4
Donna DiTullio – Region 4
David Dubofsky – Region 5
Christopher Dunham – Region 6
William Holthausen – Region 12
Michele Iorfida – Region 1
Tamara Martin – Region 10
Joe McCann – Region 1
Daniel McCormack – Region 9
Radhakrishna Mohan – PEF Trustee, Region 10
Martin Robinson – Region 8
Charles Roland – Retiree, Region 11
Gregory Salamida – Region 3
Scott Staub – Region 5
Barbara Stransky – Region 7
Shelby Wisneski – Region 2
Dan Wheeler – Region 6
Pride LGBTQ+ Committee
Sheila Ambrose – Chair, Region 8
Colleen Williams – Region 3
Linda Baker – Region 8
Scholarship Committee
Reports to the President and receives and reviews annual applications for PEF scholarships. Recommends scholarships awards based upon established criteria.
Sheila Ambrose – Chair, Region 8
Wanda Bates – Region 9
Andrew Youngs – Region 8
Najee Walker – PEF Staff
Special Elections
This committee is approved by the Executive Board and conducts and supervises all special elections (not regularly scheduled) for statewide office, executive board and regional coordinators.
Tamara Martin – Chair, Region 10
Catherine Adams – Region 11
Ivan Giannou – Region 12
Denise Martin – Region 8
Patricia Mason – Region 8
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Triennial Election Committee
This committee is nominated by the President and approved by the Executive Board to process and hear grievances regarding the Triennial Elections.
Chris Lanz – Chair, Region 7
Alexandre Donascimento – Region 1
Abigail Johnson – Region 2
Angel Williams-Cave – Region 3
Robert Davies – Region 4
Ross Dorsey – Region 5
Josephine Slifka – Region 6
Brittney Renaud – Region 8
Anne Friedman – Region 9
Tracy Mann – Region 10
Vikki Urena – Region 11
Caryn Feldman – Region 12
Kristie Furman – PEF Staff
Veterans Committee
Reports to the President and reviews issues concerning veterans in PEF and makes recommendations to the President.
David Krobe – Chair, Retiree
Christopher Buman – Region 3
Troy Decker – Region 5
Richard Fletcher – Region 5
Robert Harms – Retiree
Yatram Bruce Jagroop – Region 1
Statewide Women’s Committee
This Committee reports to the President. Mentors and furthers the goals of women in the union.
Michele Rosello – Chair, Region 11
Scarlett Ahmed – Region 11
Katherine Czachorowski – Region 3
Sharon DeSilva – Region 8
Randi DiAntonio – PEF Vice President, Region 3
Suzette Grant – Region 10
Denise Martin – Region 8
Darlene Williams – PEF Vice President, Region 10
Jo Zimmerman – Retiree