LEAVE DONATION NEEDED


Ailing members need your leave donations By SHERRY HALBROOK


The following PEF members have reported a need for leave donations: • Carol Booth is a health systems specialist 3 at the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General in Menands. She is undergoing treatment for cancer. To donate leave, email Veronica Diver in the personnel department at veronica.diver@omig. ny.gov.


• Holly Clapper is a nurse 2 at Green Haven Correctional Facility. She is being treated for several medical issues. To donate leave, call the facility’s personnel office at 845-221- 2711, ext. 3600.


• Andrea (Ackerley) Collins is a housing specialist 2 at the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance in Albany. She is undergoing treatment for myasthenia gravis and recurring cancer. To donate leave, contact Kathy Salisbury at 518-474-0960 in the OTDA personnel office. • Collette Collins is an offender rehabilitation coordinator at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Her recovery from glaucoma surgery in May 2014 was interrupted and has been delayed by injuries suffered in an accident in October. To donate leave, call the facility at 914-941-0108, ext. 3600. • Helen Crane is a principal health care manager at the state Health Department in Albany. She is undergoing treatment for late-stage Lyme disease. To donate leave, call Melissa Mulrain in the department’s personnel office at 518-473-3333. • Kimberly Ernst-Harris is an offender rehabilitation coordinator at Coxsackie Correctional Facility. She is recovering from surgery. To donate leave, call the facility at 518-731-2781. • William Gaudette is an


information technology specialist 1 at the state Office of Children and Family Services. He is undergoing a series of surgeries for his back. To donate leave to him, call the agency’s benefits unit at 518-473-7936.


• Chad and Megan Goodell both need leave donations. They are teaching and research center nurse 2s at University Hospital in Syracuse. Chad is recovering from multiple fractures and injuries suffered when he was struck by a truck while he was snow blowing their driveway. Megan is homebound with an at-risk pregnancy. To


Page 14 — The Communicator July/August 2015


donate leave to Chad or Megan, contact Linda Mazzone in human resources at the hospital. Her number is 315-464-4943. • Lori Grabowski is a teaching and research center nurse 2 at SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. She is being treated for lymphoma. To donate leave, contact Linda Mazzone in human resources at the hospital. Her number is 315-464- 4943.


• Heidi Haskell is a nurse 2 at SUNY Stony Brook Medical Center on Long Island. She is recovering from knee-replacement surgery and also is being treated for a chronic illness. To donate leave, call the hospital’s Human Resources Office at 631-444-4700. • Joanne Hennessy is a labor services representative for the state Labor Department in Troy. She is recovering from rotator cuff surgery and is undergoing treatment for ulcerative colitis. To donate leave, call the department’s Human Resources Office at 518-457-9045. • Elizabeth Leahy is an information technology specialist 2 for the state Office of Information Technology Services in Albany. She is being treated for complications to post- chronic Lyme disease and other serious conditions. To donate leave, email darci.boniewski@ogs.ny.gov. • Kayla Mahar-Liszewski is a nurse 2 at SUNY Upstate University Hospital at Community General in Syracuse. She is having spinal surgery and treat- ment for a rare form of bone cancer. To donate leave to her, call Linda Mazzone in human resources at SUNY Upstate. Her number is 315-464-4943. • Leonardo Mangiaracina-Martinez is an offender rehabilitation coordinator at Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome. He is being treated for pulmonary embolisms, post-traumat- ic stress disorder and other ailments stemming from a car accident. To donate leave to him, call his facility’s personnel office at 315-339-5232, ex- tension 3600. • Jim Mextorf is a program technology analyst 3 at the state Office of Information Technology Services. Following severe complications to diabetes, he has had several surgeries and he needs a kidney transplant. To donate leave, call his personnel office at 518-473-0398 or email hr.benefits@ its.ny.gov.


twitter.com/nyspef twitter.com/susankentpef


• Chandra Perry-Patterson is a hearing officer for the state Parole Board and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in New York City. She is experiencing continuing medical issues. To donate leave to her, call Suzanne Edwards in the DOCCS human relations department at 518- 457-6692.


• Kathy Sainsbury is a nurse 2


at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden. She is recuperating from hip- replacement surgery. To donate leave to her, contact Wende’s personnel office at 315-937-4000. • Crista Sanders is a nurse administrator 1 at Groveland Correctional Facility in Sonyea. She is recuperating from major surgery. To donate leave to Sanders, contact Pam Wagner in the DOCCS human relations department at pam.wagner@doccs. ny.gov.


• Olubiyi (Mr. B) Sehindemi is a management specialist 1 at the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance in New York City. He is being treated for brain cancer. To donate leave, call Kathy Nagy in the agency personnel office at 518-474- 9736.


• Gary Smith is a labor services


representative at the state Labor Department in Hempstead. He is recuperating from a rare brain stem stroke that has left him severely disabled. To donate leave to him, call 518-457-9040 in the DOL human relations department. • Pamela Talkovsky is an


information technologist specialist 4 at the state Department of Financial Services in New York City. She is having major surgery and also is being treated for other medical conditions. To donate leave to Talkovsky, call Laurie Bellinger at the department’s office of human resources at 518-486-1774. • Kristen Trapalis is an offender


rehabilitation coordinator at Greene Correctional Facility. She is being treated for recurring cancer. To donate leave, contact Sherry McGinnis in the facility’s personnel office at 518-731- 2741.


• Audrey Tyson is an insurance


premium auditor 2 at NYS Insurance Fund. She is receiving an organ transplant and faces a 12-week recovery. To donate leave to her, email the NYSIF personnel office at lyahm@ nysif.com.


PEF Information Line: 1-800-553-2445


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32