[ 2023 NYSUT Representative Assembly ]

Elections 2023

elegates to the 2023 NYSUT Representative Assembly voted for candidates for NYSUT Officers, At-Large director positions, Election District director positions and AFT State Federation delegates and alternates. The NEA candidates were seated in accordance with the applicable campaign and election procedures.

Below are the total votes cast for each candidate. The winner in contested races is indicated by ⁺.

The American Arbitration Association assisted with tabulating ballots and certified the election results.

Complete election results, including roll call votes cast, are available at nysut.org/Election2023 (login required). Procedures for Notice of Nomination and Election and Campaign & Elections Procedures were published in the January/February issue of NYSUT United.

President
Melinda Person
282,902.2207

Executive Vice President
Jaime L. Ciffone
284,387.3455

Second Vice President
Ron Gross
289,770.1564

Secretary-Treasurer
J. Philippe Abraham
287,693.8694

At-Large Directors
ED 1 & 3
Cherylyn Hughes
235,570.6252

ED 2 & 44
Michelle Licht
237,589.3458

ED 4 & 46
Andrew D. Bogey
234,396.4252

ED 5 & 6
Brian Ebertz
240,235.6251

ED 7 & 8
Nicole Capsello
233,994.9358

ED 9 & 10
Michele E. Bushey
235,144.7957

ED 11, 12, 45
Natalie McKay
233,144.6419

ED 13 & 14
Matthew Haynes
237,417.9999

ED 15 & 16
Samantha Rosado-Ciriello
238,089.5022

ED 17 & 20
Cordelia Anthony
237,850.9103

ED 18 & 19
Ronald Verderber
235,887.1643

ED 21, 22, 23
Nancy L. Sanders
238,697.3955

ED 24 & 25
Debra T. Penny
231,528.0726

ED 26 & 27
Michael Sill
232,416.0040

ED 28 & 29
Sean Rotkowitz
232,416.0040

ED 30 & 31
Thomas M. Brown
232,850.1020

ED 32 & 33
Janella Hinds
233,243.8373

ED 34 & 35
Leo Gordon
232,184.4540

ED 37, 38, 39
James Davis
243,123.6513

ED 40, 41, 42
Frederick Kowal
241,314.5592

ED 51, 52, 53
Florence McCue
233,886.7931

Community College
Andrew D. Sako
261,814.0364

Health Care
Anne Goldman
272,674.0997

Higher Education
Pamela Malone
275,396.9220

Higher Education
Andrea A. Vasquez
270,930.1671

Private Higher Education
Stephen Rechner
273,573.1279

SRPs
Karen Lee Arthmann
272,253.1550

Priscilla Castro
270,918.3918

Kim McEvoy
272,624.8863

Deborah Paulin
271,201.4884

Angie Rivera
271,849.1257

Election District Directors
ED 1
Serena Kotch
603.0001

Jeff Orlowski ⁺
1,607.0000

ED 2
Donna Walters
3,709.9999

ED 3
Darla R. Schutlz-Bubar
2,905.3331

ED 4
Jen Austin
101.0000

ED 5
Adam Urbanski
6,680.9328

ED 6
Andrew Jordan
4,782.0002

ED 7
John W. Kuryla
6,705.9997

ED 8
David A. Chizzonite
5,161.2857

ED 9
Jeanette Stapley
3,764.5000

ED 10
Laura Franz
6,232.3336

ED 11
Joseph Herringshaw
1,757.9999

ED 12
Juliet C. Benaquisto
3,017.0006

ED 13
Melissa Tierney
5,030.6665

ED 14
Sparrow H. Tobin
4,949.8332

ED 15
Sean Kennedy
6,357.0002

ED 16
Anthony Nicodemo
5,865.3500

ED 17
Tomia Smith
5,557.0001

ED 18
Frederic Stark
5,042.8001

ED 19
Greg Perles
4,991.0000

ED 20
John Mansfield
4,459.9999

ED 21
Kevin W. Coyne
4,947.9999

ED 22
Kevin Toolan
7,156.9998

ED 23
Laura Spencer
5,209.7498

ED 24
Karen Alford
118,484.5470

ED 25
Carl Cambria
118,704.7785

ED 26
Mary Vaccaro
118,484.5470

ED 27
Amy Arundell
118,484.5470

ED 28
Mary Jo Ginese
118,264.3155

ED 29
Mary Atkinson
118,704.7785

ED 30
Anthony Harmon
118,484.5470

ED 31
Michael Mulgrew
118,704.7785

ED 32
Elizabeth Perez
118,484.5470

ED 33
Victoria Lee
118,704.7785

ED 34
Richard Mantell
118,484.5470

ED 35
LeRoy Barr
118,704.7785

ED 37
Felicia Wharton
18,617.0003

ED 38
Penelope Lewis
18,617.0003

ED 39
Roberta Elins
6,289.9995

ED 40
Alissa G. Karl
26,595.4115

ED 41
Jeri O’Bryan-Losee
29,549.2350

ED 42
Thomas Tucker
27,186.1762

ED 44
Philip Rumore
4,202.0000

ED 45
Adam Piasecki
1,044.0000

ED 46
Dora Leland
1,630.4000

ED 51
Loretta K. Donlon
36.0000

ED 52
Joan Perrini
29.0000

ED 53
Thomas V. Murphy
36.0000

AFT State Delegates
J. Philippe Abraham
281,237.8408

Jaime L. Ciffone
273,478.0959

Ron Gross
277,968.1854

Jeff Orlowski
275,699.0126

NEA Director*
Dora Leland

NEA Alternate Director*
Melissa Tierney

*Elected to fill the term ending Aug. 31, 2025