Delegates elect officers, board

April 12, 2005

NYSUT's officers, left to right: Secretary-Treasurer Ivan Tiger; Second Vice President Kathleen Donahue; President Richard C. Iannuzzi; First Vice President Maria Neira; Executive Vice President Alan B. Lubin.

A new era in NYSUT leadership began Saturday as delegates unanimously elected Dick Iannuzzi as president; Alan Lubin, executive vice president; Maria Neira, first vice president; Kathleen Donahue, second vice president; and Ivan Tiger, secretary-treasurer.

The Unity Caucus slate, which was completed after Donahue prevailed in an energetic, three-way primary for second vice president on Friday night, was elected for a three-year term.

Delegates also elected representatives to the NYSUT Board of Directors. Elected as at-large directors were John Burns, (Election Districts 1-2); Kristin Sterling (EDs 3-4); Barbara Shapiro (EDs 5-6); Paul Farfaglia (EDs 7-8); Rod Sherman (EDs 9-10); Dona Vermilya (EDs 11-12); Lee Cutler (EDs 13-14); Steve Frey; (EDs 15-16); Selina Durio (EDs 17 & 20); Jeff Rozran (EDs 18-19); Nadia Resnikoff (EDs 21-23); Richard Farkas (EDs 24-25); Frank Carucci (EDs 26-27); Carmen Alvarez (EDs 28-29); Robert Astrowsky (EDs 30-31); Frank Volpicella (EDs 32-33); Randi Weingarten (EDs 34-35); Barbara Bowen (EDs 37-39); William Scheuerman (EDs 40-42); Ruth Dworkin (EDs 51-53) Sandra Carner-Shafran (representing SRPs); Stephen Rechner (representing SRPs); Deb Paulin (representing SRPs) and Shelvy Young Abrams (representing SRPs).

Elected delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention were Peggy Barmore, Anthony Bifaro, Pauline Kinsella and Charles Santelli.

Elected to NYSUT's Board were: Donald Benker, ED 1; Janet Goddard, ED 2; Gary Terwilliger, ED 3; Joseph Sweeny, ED 4; Adam Urbanski, ED 5; David DeFelice, ED 6; Sylvia Matousek, ED 7; Michael Corn, ED 8; Jeanette Stapley, ED 9; Anthony McCann, ED 10; H. Benjamin Frisbie, ED 11; Stacey Caruso-Sharpe, ED 12; Carol Slotkin, ED 13; Carla McLaud, ED 14; Joseph McLaughlin, ED 15; Barry Friedman, ED 16; Kenneth Ulric, ED 17; Stephen Clements, ED 18; David Israel, ED 19; Mel Stern, ED 20; Ronald Smith, ED 21; Paul Pecorale, ED 22; Dianne Hettrich, ED 23.

In New York City districts (EDs 24-35), winners were Michelle Bodden, Vincent Gaglione, Jerome Goldman, Harolyn Fritz, Arthur Pepper, Elizabeth Languilli, Jeff Zahler, Thomas Murphy, Aminda Gentile, Maria Portalatin, Michael Mendel, Leroy Barr.

In higher ed districts, the winners were: Iris DeLutro, Steve London, Ellen Schuler Mauk, Patricia Bentley, Rowena Blackman-Stroud and Thomas Matthews. The three retiree members are: Loretta Donlon, Judith Rudman and Thomas Pappas (EDs 51-53).