{"id":6602,"date":"2025-01-29T15:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2025-02-12T11:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:06:40","slug":"new-region-5-coordinator-1-executive-board-seat-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-43-no-1\/new-region-5-coordinator-1-executive-board-seat-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"New Region 5 coordinator, 1 Executive Board seat elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6610 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection.jpg\" alt=\"PEF Special Election\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>February 14, 2025 &#8212;<\/em> PEF Special Elections held in January 2025 filled the Region 5 coordinator position and one Executive Board seat.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Staub, a Disability Analyst 3 at OTDA in Endicott, was seated as Region 5 coordinator, and Patricia O\u2019Toole, a Physical Therapist Assistant at the Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y., will fill Seat 200 (Health Main Office).<\/p>\n<p>There are six vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Seat 15: Civil Service &#8211; Statewide<\/li>\n<li>Seat 65: Education Main Office<\/li>\n<li>Seat 90: Higher Education &#8211; Statewide<\/li>\n<li>Seat 161: State Police, Criminal Justice Services<\/li>\n<li>Seat 165: Housing &amp; Community Renewal, Veterans Affairs, Justice Center, Office of Cannabis Management<\/li>\n<li>Seat 445: Office of Temporary Disability Assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cA full Executive Board ensures that the interests of all our members are represented when we conduct the business of the union every quarter,\u201d said President Wayne Spence. \u201cAll interested members are encouraged to get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PEF will hold another special election in April. Petitioning will begin April 7, 2025, and end April 28, 2025. Ballots in contested races will be mailed May 19, 2025, and will be returnable June 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/elections\">www.pef.org\/elections<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 14, 2025 &#8212; PEF Special Elections held in January 2025 filled the Region 5 coordinator position and one Executive Board seat. 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