donate leave to him, call the facility at 914- 941-0108 and ask for the personnel office. • Christy Gilmer is a licensed master
social worker 2 who works for Central NY Psychiatric Center at Attica Correctional Facility. Gilmer’s neck was broken in a car accident. She has had surgery and is making a steady recovery and hopes to return to work later this year, but has run out of leave. To donate leave to Gilmer, call Kathy Huckabone in the Central NY PC Human Relations Department at 315-765- 3351. • Thomas Hammond is an addiction
counselor 1 at Creedmoor Addiction Treatment Center in Queens. He is being treated for complications to a chronic viral infection. To donate leave to him, call the OASAS Human Relations Department at 518-457-2963. • Brian Jones is a fire safety
representative at the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities in Albany. He has a continuing need to care for his wife and family following the birth of triplets in June. To donate leave to him, contact Tracy Hummel in the OPWDD personnel office at 518-473-4785. • Jim Mextorf is a program technology
analyst 3 at the state Office of Information Technology Services. Following severe
complications to diabetes, which necessitated the amputation of a leg and the replacement of his aortic heart valve, he has had surgeries for two aneurysms in his brain. He now needs a kidney transplant. To donate leave to him, call his personnel office at 518-473-0398 or email
hr.benefits@
its.ny.gov. • Rose Olivo is a health care surveyor
for the state Health Department in Syracuse. She is requiring successive surgeries for complications from a fractured shoulder. To donate leave to Olivo, call Holly Corina in the DOH personnel office at 518- 474-5943 or email
holly.corina@
health.ny.gov. • Christine (Chrissy) Osuchowski is a
teaching and research center nurse 1 at University Hospital in Syracuse. Since she began experiencing complications to a pregnancy in August, Osuchowski has been confined to bed rest for the remaining months of her pregnancy. To donate leave to her, contact Linda Mazzone in human resources at the hospital. Her number is 315-464-4943. • Maryanne Pickard is a tax technician
1 at the state Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany. She has been undergoing continuing treatments for bone cancer since November 2013. To donate
leave to her, please call Karen Casey in the agency’s personnel office at 518-530-4478. • Barbara Taskey is a teaching and
research center nurse 2 at University Hospital in Syracuse. Following several illnesses and family emergencies, Taskey developed a rare and very debilitating interstitial lung disease in late 2013 that makes her too weak to work. She has been referred to specialists in Pittsburg where she hopes to find effective treatment. To donate leave to Taskey, contact Linda Mazzone in human resources at the hospital. Her number is 315-464-4943. ———————————————
The rules for making and receiving leave
donations are set forth in a memorandum of understanding included in the PS&T Contract. For more information, check the Contract Resource Center on the PEF website or refer to your contract. If you, or a PEF member you know,
needs leave donations because of a medical or urgent family situation, you may contact The Communicator to request publication of that need. You may send requests to
thecommunicator@pef.org, or call 800-342- 4306, ext. 271. Be sure to provide your contact information.
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