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Summary of July Board of Directors Meeting
Editor’s Note:
The Work • Force publishes
a summary
of actions
taken by
CSEA’s Board
of Directors.
The summary
is prepared
by CSEA Bebo • Statewide
Secretary Richard Bebo for union members.
Directors’ Committee. Approved Local 882 to enter into a four-year extension to their lease agreement for 366 North Broadway, Jericho, NY 11753, commencing April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024, as referenced in the Statewide Treasurer’s report to the Board of July 23, 2020. Confirmed the appointments to the Appeals, Budget, Charter, Personnel and Publications Committees
as referenced in the Local Government Executive Committee Report to the Board of July 23, 2020. Confirmed the appointments
ALBANY — In a historic moment
for the union, CSEA’s statewide
Board of Directors held its first-
ever virtual meeting on July 23, •
2020. to the Appeals, Budget,
To comply with state social
gathering restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CSEA has
canceled in-person meetings for
the remainder of the year. However, union business is still being done,
and this meeting was held via • Zoom. In official business, the
board:
• Swore in new Board
Charter, Personnel and Publications Committees as referenced in the State Government Executive Committee Report to the Board of July 23, 2020. Approved the Special Audit Committee Report to the Board of Directors July 23, 2020.
Amended Article III [Membership] in each of the Local, Unit, Private Sector
of Directors members •
Kimberley Ruso-Driscoll,
Thomas Edwards and Diana
Toher. and Retiree Constitutions,
• Approved a new Visa Card program member benefit through Capital Communications Federal Credit Union.
• Confirmed the appointments • of Lester Crockett, Kenneth Greenleaf and Richard Bebo
as Trustees to the Employee • Benefit Fund.
• Confirmed the appointments of John Shepherd, Isaiah Brown, Angela Zitto and Pamela Wells to the Political Action Fund.
• Confirmed the appointments of Karen Bright, Marnie Rounds, Timothy Finnigan and Walter Greene as Members-at-Large to the
regarding the effective date
of membership, as referenced in the Constitution & By-Laws Committee report to the Board of July 23, 2020. Approved the Standing Legal Committee Report to the Board of July 23, 2020. Approved a list of all Region Political Action Committee appointments contained in the Standing Legislative & Political Action Committee Report to the Board of July 23, 2020.
Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Richard Bebo, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210. (800) 342-4146 or (518) 257-1253.
Union announces statewide scholarship recipients
CSEA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Irving Flaumenbaum, Pearl Insurance and MetLife Insurance Company Scholarships. Our union presents the scholarships annually to
graduating high school seniors who are eligible dependents of CSEA members. Congratulations to all of the recipients.
Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarships (three in each region):
Long Island Region:
Lily Candelaria, whose parent, Wendy Candelaria, is a life skills academy aide at Hampton Bays High School.
Lucy Lebowitz, whose parent, Henry Metzger, is a supervisor at the Town of Hempstead.
Emily Fuchs, whose parent, Mei Wan Fuchs, is a teacher aide at Levittown Public School District.
Metropolitan Region:
Sarina Oliveira, whose parent, John Hillman, is a Senior Claims Examiner III at the New York State Liquidation Bureau.
Amour Boyce, whose parent, Dorette George Boyce, is a direct service aide at Bernard Fineson DDSO.
Brittany Mota, whose parent, Josefina Marte, is a mental health therapy aide at Bronx Psychiatric Center.
Southern Region:
Marcello Cappello, whose parent, Leonarda N. Cappello, is a teacher assistant at White Plains City School District.
Jessica Lopresti, whose parent, Stephanie Lopresti, is a bus attendant at Rockland County BOCES.
Isabella Palamaro, whose parent, Franco Palamaro, is a maintenance helper at the Town of Ramapo.
Capital Region:
MacKensie Campbell, whose parent, James Campbell, is support staff at the Shenendehowa School District.
Charles Gagliardo, whose parent, Megan Gagliardo, is an office assistant 2 at Hale Creek Correctional Facility.
Olivia Eppich, whose parent, Joseph Eppich, is a plant utilities engineer at SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech.
Central Region:
Jennifer Klix, whose parent, Jeannie Klix, is a data entry operator at Onondaga County.
Sharla Dart, whose parent, Barbara Dart, is a program aide at Cayuga/ Onondaga BOCES.
Gabriella O’Hara, whose parent, Effe O’Hara, is secretary to the judge at the Unified Court System.
Western Region:
Alyssa Wright, whose parent, Tammy Wright, is a caseworker at Wyoming County Department of Social Services.
Emily Weaver, whose parent, Glenda K. Weaver, is a real property tax services aide at Livingston County.
Alyssa Spring, whose parent, Michele Spring, is an accountant at the Cattaraugus County Health Department.
Pearl Insurance:
Makaila Maier, whose parent, Regina A. Maier, is a secretary I at the Schodack Central School District.
MetLife Insurance Company:
Von Baker, whose parent, Barbara Baker, is a guidance secretary at the Oppenheim Ephratah School District.
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