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PEF President Wayne Spence takes the oath of office for his third term<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 4, 2021 —<\/em> The new enlarged conference room at PEF headquarters in Latham was filled August 2 with well wishers attending the swearing-in ceremony for the union\u2019s officers beginning a new three-year term.<\/p>\n

President Wayne Spence, Secretary-Treasurer Joe Donahue and Vice Presidents Randi DiAntonio, Sharon DeSilva and Darlene Williams were given the oath of office by Randi Weingarten, who heads the American Federation of Teachers, one of PEF\u2019s two international parent unions.<\/p>\n

Weingarten graciously agreed to also administer the oaths of office to PEF\u2019s three trustees \u2013 Chris Buman, Muriel Hardy-Lee and Bruce Giddings \u2014 as well as the PEF regional coordinators:\u00a0 Michele Silsby (1), Andrew Puleo (2), Leisa Abraham (3), Gina Corona (4), David Dubofsky (5), Christopher Dunham (6), Barbara Stransky (7), Diane Jaulus (9), Radhakrishna Mohan (10), Bernadette O\u2019Connor (11) and Nora Higgins (12).<\/p>\n

PEF Region 8 advocate Danielle Bridger was emcee of ceremonies.\u00a0 Since no candidate for Region 8 coordinator was certified in the triennial election, nominees for that seat and any unfilled Executive Board seats will be sought when special elections to fill vacancies resume in October.<\/p>\n

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President Spence, center, surrounded by PEF\u2019s Statewide Officers and Regional Coordinators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Members elected to the PEF Executive Board during the triennial election will take their oaths of office at the next board meeting on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

Speakers at the swearing-in ceremony spoke of the many challenges the union has faced in recent years, with the COVID-19 pandemic still disrupting the lives of PEF members and putting some in potentially dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

Weingarten praised Spence, who is beginning his third term as president, and PEF members for their dedication and fortitude in facing the pandemic.\u00a0 \u201cYou never stopped working.\u00a0 You were on the frontlines.\u00a0 You were there.\u00a0 New York is tough and strong because of who you are and what you do.\u00a0 We have noticed and we want to thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of us could have envisioned all of this three years ago,\u201d Weingarten said.\u00a0 \u201cIt has been an 18 months like no other, and looking forward, the one thing we can be certain of is uncertainty.\u00a0 In a way, that is PEF\u2019s story \u2026 the need to be strong in uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weingarten likened the beginning of the three-year term \u00a0to standing on a precipice.\u00a0 She called on all PEF members to be at the ready to respond when new crises and challenges again take the union by surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave their back,\u201d she told members.\u00a0 \u201cYour leaders will need your support and they need you to have their back.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Spence looked back six years to when he was elected to his first term.\u00a0 He admitted that he expected to lose that election, and when the ballots were counted he still thought he lost it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that time, 75 percent of PEF members were white,\u201d Spence said.\u00a0 \u201cBut they saw beyond color.\u00a0 We have more in common than we have in differences \u2013 regardless of your politics or where you work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spence also noted that he was only the second president in PEF history to be elected to three terms in office, and he thanked retiring Secretary-Treasurer Kay Alison Wilkie and many others for all of their important contributions and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not forgotten by me, the shoulders I stand on,\u201d Spence said.\u00a0 Together, he said, PEF members will witness profound changes in \u201cthe work culture\u201d following the pandemic lockdown and all of the unforeseen changes to priorities, methods, policies and expectations it has triggered.<\/p>\n

In leading the benediction, Trustee Bruce Giddings said, \u201cI ask you all to reflect on the journey that got us here and the journey that lies ahead of us.\u201d\u00a0 He likened it to a mountain trail, saying \u201cIt has a trailhead, where we stand now, and a destination, but we don\u2019t know what lies between.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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