On the cover, members participate in the Women’s Conference ‘Rosie Day.’ Top, from left, Faye Wilkie-Fields (Women’s Committee), Bonnie “Maggie” Foster (Librarian, Onondaga County Library), Bernadette Giambra (Women’s Commitee), Pam Wells (CSEA/VOICE Local 100A President), Christina “Tina” Lett (Insurance clerk, Westchester Medical Center. Bottom from left, Suzanne Needler (principal social services worker, Niagara County DSS), Anita Johnson (election clerk, Nassau County Board of Elections), Crystal Davidson (911 Dispatcher, Otsego County), Frances Garcia (Food service worker, Fallsburg Central School and Unit President), and Donna Durocher (Typist, Plattsburgh City School District).

First-time Women's Conference attendees!

CSEA Women's Committee members Michele Martin, Faye Wilkie-Fields, Sally Heater, Sabrina Mitchell, Bernadette Giambra, Chair Karen Pecora, Antoinette McKenzie, Delphine Moultrie & Staff Adviser Sharon Lovelady-Hall

Western Region President Flo Tripi, Erie County Local Pres. Denise Szymura and Acting CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan

Western Region President Flo Tripi, Erie County Local Pres. Denise Szymura

Acting CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan

Capital Region President Ron Briggs

CSEA Women's Committee Chair Karen Pecora

CSEA Women's Committee members and officers: Top row, Sabrina Mitchell, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, Delphine Moultrie, Keynote Speaker Johanna Hester, Sally Heater, Michele Martin, Acting CSEA President/Officer Liaison Mary E. Sullivan, Bernadette Giambra and Faye Wilkie-Fields. Bottom row: Chair Karen Pecora and Staff Adviser Sharon Lovelady-Hall. Not shown are committee members Patricia Brace and Antoinette McKenzie.

Pecora

At Sunday’s program of the CSEA Statewide Women's Conference, women “rise up” for what they believe in.

CSEA Acting President Mary E. Sullivan and Johanna Hester.

Lester and Vasquez

Bess Watts

Finger Lakes DDSO Local activist Evelynn Reid makes a point.