December 12, 2024 — Four board seats filled; petitioning to begin for 5 more and Region 5 Coordinator
Four Executive Board members were seated following balloting during the October 2024 Special Election cycle.
Gina Corona won Seat 295, OMH Hutchings; Sametta Shaw-Lipiec won Seat 300, OPWDD – Central NY DDSO; Brooke Bosch won Seat 350, OPWDD – Taconic DDSO; and Scott Wendt won Seat 530, DOT.
A full Executive Board ensures that all members of the union are represented and have a seat at the table for discussions and voting on the business of the union.
There are currently five vacant seats and members in those constituencies are urged to participate in the special election with the start of petitioning on Jan. 6, 2025. In addition, the Region 5 coordinator position will be vacant as of the new year.
“The PEF Executive Board meets quarterly to review the union’s finances; get briefings on membership trends, department activities, campaigns and initiatives; to discuss the top priorities on the union’s agenda; and so much more,” said President Wayne Spence. “I encourage anyone who is eligible and interested to run for election.”
The vacancies are listed below:
- Region 5 Coordinator
Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware counties
- Seat 15: Civil Service
1 seat statewide (08000)
- Seat 90: Higher Education Services Corporation
1 seat statewide (11100)
- Seat 161: Ex Criminal Justice SV
State Police (01060), Criminal Justice Sv (01490)
- Seat 165: Justice Center
Housing & Community Renewal (01080), Veterans Affairs (01190), Justice Center (01160), Office of Cannabis Management (01033)
- Seat 200: 200 Helen Hayes (12030), Veterans Home Batavia (12180), Veterans Home NYC (12150), Veterans Home Oxford (12120), Veterans Home Montrose (12190)
Petitioning ends Jan. 28, 2025. For any contested election, ballots will be mailed Feb. 19, 2025, by American Arbitration Association (AAA) and must be returned to the address listed on the return envelope no later than 5 p.m. March 12, 2025. Ballots will be counted March 13, 2025.
For more information, election rules, and petitions, visit www.pef.org/elections. For hardcopy petitions, contact the PEF Divisions Department at 800-342-4306 ext. 337 to have a supply mailed to you. Petitions will not be available for pick-up at PEF Headquarters or any PEF Regional Office.
If you have any questions, email the PEF Special Elections Committee at SpecialElections@pef.org.