March 25, 2024 — The following PEF members have reported a need for leave donations due to the need for medical treatment or recuperation from illness or injury.
Donations are made from annual leave and donors must retain at least 10 days of annual leave after donating. To donate leave, obtain a leave-donation form from your personnel or human resources office and submit it to that office. You may donate leave to employees at both the agency where you work and to those working at other state agencies.
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Barbara Bertucio is a curatorial visitor services specialist 1 at the Office of General Services in Albany.
- Rhonda Carroll-Eldridge is a dairy products specialist 1 at the Department of Agriculture and Markets in Steuben County.
- Brian Cellery is an information technology specialist 3 at the Office of Information Technology Services in Albany.
- Kimberly Ernst-Harris is a supervising offender rehabilitation coordinator at the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision central office in Albany.
- Heather Farthing is a registered nurse 2 at Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany.
- Sally Fontana is social work supervisor 1, LCSW at Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in Utica.
- Rishona Haynes is a registered nurse 1 at SUNY Stony Brook on Long Island.
- Matthew Hoffman is a worker’s compensation law judge at the MYS Worker’s Compensation Board in Buffalo.
- Drina Holden is a senior certification analyst at the state Department of Economic Development in Manhattan.
- Ann Krenn is an Offender Rehabilitation Coordinator at Groveland Correctional Facility in Sonyea.
- Roxeen Mundy is an information technology specialist 2 at the state Office of Information Technology Services in Albany.
- Rose Niang is an investigative specialist 1 at the Department of Education in Manhattan.
- Darlene (Gemma) Rose is an employment counselor for the state Labor Department in Amsterdam.
- Vexilla Quinlan is a registered nurse 1 at Bronx Psychiatric Center in the Bronx.
- Vicki Sweet is a business systems analyst at the Worker’s Compensation Board in Menands.
- Roslyn Williams is an economic development program specialist 2 at the Department of Agriculture and Markets in Albany.
The rules for making and receiving leave donations (such as leave recipients may not have had any disciplinary actions or unsatisfactory performance evaluations within their last three years of state employment) are set forth on pages 174 and 175 of the 2023-26 PS&T Contract. If you, or a PEF member you know, need leave donations because of a medical issue, you may contact The Communicator to request publication of that need. Send requests to communicator@pef.org, or call 518-785-1900.