Photos from the 116th Annual Delegates Meeting — Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

The 116th Annual Delegates Meeting wrapped up Friday with a report by CSEA Legislative and Political Action Director Joshua Terry and honors for extraordinary members, locals and regions. Here are the honorees:

CSEA Golden Locals:
Niagara County Employees Local 872
Steuben, Allegany & Yates Counties Retirees Local 907
New York Metropolitan Retirees Local 910

CSEA Nadra Floyd Award for Organizing: Long Island Region President John Mooney

CSEA Membership Achievement Award:
Debra Bradley, Local 315 President
Erine Weiskopf, Broome County Local 804

Danny Donohue Leadership Awards:
Local Government: Beverly Healey,  Schenectady Central School District Secretaries-Registered Nurses Unit President

Private Sector: Nakeia White, Lifespire Local Vice President

State: Jimmy Jones, Niagara DOT Local President

Rising Tide Cup: Western Region 6

Polar Cap Award: Long Island Region 1

PEOPLE Awards:
PEOPLE Recruiter of the Year: Ali Cottrell, SU at Syracuse (Upstate Medical Center) Local President

Local/Units that have recruited the most new PEOPLE members:
Long Island Region 1: Local 430 Long Island Developmental Center & Sagamore Children’s Psych Center
Metropolitan Region 2: Local 646 SUNY Health Science Center At Brooklyn
Southern Region 3: Local 421 Rockland Psychiatric Center
Capital Region 4: Local 690 Tax and Office of Cannabis Management
Central Region 5: Local 615 SU at Syracuse (Upstate Medical Center)
Western Region 6: Local 436 Finger Lakes DDSO

50% or more of their membership in PEOPLE: Local 646 SUNY Health Science Center At Brooklyn (Jonathan Brown, local president)

PEOPLE Cup: Central Region 5

Congratulations to all of the honorees!

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