June 14, 2023 — Two Executive Board seats were filled in the April 2023 Special Election. Balloting is required for an additional contested seat, and a new election for the remaining seats will be run in July 2023, with a schedule underway.
Barbara Coniglio was elected to Seat 101, representing members at SUNY Stony Brook.
Jeanette Tyler was elected to Seat 295, representing members at the Office of Mental Health.
Matthew Rolley, Joshua Chimene, and Angela Reh were involved in a contested race for Seat 290, which represents members at the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Ballots in that race are set to be counted on June 15.
No candidates were certified for the remaining vacancies.
The vacant seats are:
• Seat 1, Agriculture & Markets
• Seat 10, Department of Financial Services
• Seat 15, Civil Service
• Seat 90, Higher Education Services Corporation
• Seat 95, SUNY Upstate
• Seat 104, SUNY Stony Brook
• Seat 172, ITS
• Seat 173, ITS
• Seat 395, OMH/OPWDD
• Seat 410, Pilgrim PC
• Seat 545, Political Subdivisions of NYS
Any nominees for those seats and any seats that become vacant will run in July 2023. Petitioning starts July 10 and petitions are due Aug. 1. Complete details can be found at www.PEF.org/Elections and ballots will be mailed to members in the applicable constituencies later this summer.