During the 114th Annual Delegates Meeting, CSEA honored outstanding members for their achievements in our union. Photos of honorees are on this page, and Page 14. More about this year’s recipients will be featured in upcoming editions. Congratulations to all of our union’s honorees.
Nadra Floyd Award: Deborah Maya Melito, President, Babylon School District Clerical Unit
Membership Achievement Award: Catalina Guzman, 4th Vice President, Finger Lakes DDSO Local
Danny Donohue Leadership Awards:
Local Government: Bonnie Peters, President, Chautauqua County Local
State Government: Darlene Devlin, Vice President, Region I Judiciary Local
Private Sector: Aleta Palmer, President, Metz Culinary Management at Erie County Medical Center Local
Polar Cap Award: Long Island Region
PEOPLE Recruiter of the Year: Ali Cottrell, President, SUNY Upstate Local
PEOPLE Cup: Central Region
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, and CSEA Membership Committee Chair Hattie Adams, right, congratulate Finger Lakes DDSO Local 4th Vice President Catalina Guzman, center, on receiving the Membership Achievement Award.
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, and Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown, right, congratulate Region 1 Judiciary Local Vice President Darlene Devlin, center, on receiving the Danny Donohue Leadership Award – State Government.
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, and CSEA Membership Committee Chair Hattie Adams, right, congratulate Babylon School District Clerical Unit President Deborah Maya Melito, center, on receiving the Nadra Floyd Award for Organizing.
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, and Western Region President Steve Healy, right, congratulate Chautauqua County Local President Bonnie Peters, center, on receiving the Danny Donohue Leadership Award – Local Government.
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- From left, CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan and Western Region President Steve Healy pose after Healy accepts the Danny Donohue Leadership Award – Private Sector on behalf of Metz Culinary Management at Erie County Medical Center Local President Aleta Palmer, who was unable to attend.
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, and CSEA PEOPLE Committee Chair Karen Bright, right, congratulate the Central Region on receiving the PEOPLE Cup. Central Region President Kenny Greenleaf, center, accepts the award on behalf of the region.
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- From left, CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, Central Region President Kenny Greenleaf and CSEA PEOPLE Committee Chair Karen Bright (far right), congratulate SUNY Upstate Local President Ali Cottrell, second from right, on being named the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Year.
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- From left, CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan congratulates Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown on the region receiving the Polar Cap Award for raising the most money for the Special Olympics New York through CSEA participation in Polar Plunges. Brown accepted on behalf of the region.
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- CSEA Long Island Region 1 Polar Bear Team members pose during the Town of Oyster Bay Polar Plunge.
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- From left, Long Island Region Executive Vice President John Mooney and Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown hold a certificate from the Special Olympics New York honoring our union as the top fundraising team at the Town of Oyster Bay Polar Plunge.
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- From left to right, retired CSEA member Bob Brandow and CSEA Suffolk County Local member Linette O’Neil brave a tough current during a Polar Plunge in late 2023.
