{"id":8272,"date":"2025-12-18T14:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8272"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:50:16","slug":"executive-board-welcomes-four-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-43-no-11\/executive-board-welcomes-four-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Board welcomes four new members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>December 18, 2025 &#8212;<\/em> Special Elections balloting is complete, and four new leaders have joined the PEF Executive Board.<\/p>\n<p>David Downing secured <strong>Seat 30<\/strong>, representing certain members at the Department of Corrections and Community Services (DOCCS); Margaret Dobbins won <strong>Seat 180<\/strong>, representing certain members at the Department of Health (DOH); Scott Avidon cinched <strong>Seat 220<\/strong>, representing Workers\u2019 Compensation Board members; and Marie Denis won election to <strong>Seat 325<\/strong>, representing certain members at the Office of Mental Health (OMH).<\/p>\n<p>The next round of Special Elections will be in January 2026 for the following seats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seat 15<\/strong>: Civil Service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 35<\/strong>: DOCCS<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 50<\/strong>: DOCCS<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 127<\/strong>: Homeland Security<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 161<\/strong>: State Police<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 173<\/strong>: ITS<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 200<\/strong>: DOH<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat 505<\/strong>: DOT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Updated on Feb. 10, 2026<\/em>: The January 2026 Special Elections have concluded. <a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-1\/one-new-executive-board-member-seated-seats-at-oits-and-dot-to-be-contested\/\">Read this story for results.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 18, 2025 &#8212; Special Elections balloting is complete, and four new leaders have joined the PEF Executive Board. 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