Chapter 1: Buffalo - Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Niagara, Wyoming

President:  David Krobe

1st Vice President: Rocco Brindisi

2nd Vice President: John Duengfelder, Jr.

Treasurer: Thomas Delecki

Secretary: Bridget Pawelczak

Upcoming Events:

We are in the process of planning our 2024 meetings. Below are the details we have confirmed so far. We will provide complete details and how to RSVP soon.

  • May 23, 2024 – Sean Patrick’s Restaurant, 3480 Millersport Highway, Getzville, N.Y. 14068
  • August 7, 2024 – Fontana’s Grove (picnic/meeting), 2299 Clinton Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14227
  • December 12, 2024 – Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant, 3785 South Park Avenue, Blasdell, N.Y. 14219

Minutes:

Chapter 2: Southern Tier - Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates

President: Jim Carr, (607) 324-6060, jcarr4@stny.rr.com

1st Vice President: Vacant

2nd Vice President: Paul Titus

Treasurer: Pamela Fraboni

Secretary: Gilda Murdock

Thanks to all the chapter 2 retirees who came to our Oct. 12 event at Chat-A-Whyle Restaurant in Bath!

Upcoming Events:

A lunch meeting will be held on May 22, 2024 – click here for details.

Minutes:

Chapter 3: Rochester - Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne

President: Angel Cook, angelique.cook81@gmail.com

Vice President: Vacant

Treasurer: Walt Chaffee

Secretary: Louise King

Chapter President Angel Cook, left, fields questions from members at the Fall 2023 luncheon meeting.

Upcoming Events:

Please join us for our Spring luncheon to be held on May 15th, 2024. Click here for details.

PEF Retiree Statewide President Jim Carr and Chapter 3 President Angel Cook field member questions at the Fall 2023 luncheon meeting.

Minutes:

Chapter 4: Syracuse - Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca

President: Mark Grasmeyer, (315)-317-1350, mgrasmeyer@twcny.rr.com

Vice President: Paola Bartley

Treasurer: Teresa Lefler

Secretary: Anne Smith

Upcoming Events:

April 24: See details here

Chapter 5: Binghamton - Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otesgo, Tioga, Tompkins

Photo: Region 5 Retiree President Bob Reynolds

President: Bob Reynolds

Vice President: Debbie Crawford

Treasurer: Sandy Shierly

Secretary: Carol Pothier

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Upcoming Meetings:

Membership meeting April 30, 2024: Click here for details.

Minutes:

Chapter 6: Utica - Hamilton, Herkimer, Fulton, Madison, Montgomery, Lewis, Oneida

President: Robert Varano

Vice President: Francis Redmond

Treasurer: Shirley George

Secretary: Diane Brockway

Upcoming Events:

Chapter 7: North Country - Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence

Region 7 Bill Crotty

President: Bill Crotty (Interim)

Upcoming Events:

Chapter 8: Capital District - Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington

President: Karen Danish, kdanish@pef.org

Vice President: Bob Harms

Treasurer: Alice Wiley

Secretary: Janet Messina

Upcoming Meetings:

May 6, 2024 — We will meet at the Italian Community Center on Washington Ave Ext in Albany.  Sign in starts at 11:30 a.m. Light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to rmango@pef.org or call PEF at (800) 342-4306 x 288 by COB April 29, 2024.

2023 Minutes:

Chapter 9: Mid Hudson - Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

President: Patrick McLaughlin, (845) 343-2634  insider@citlink.net

Vice President West of Hudson:  Thomas Ryan

Vice President East of Hudson:  Vivian Street

Treasurer: Diane Conklin

Secretary: Mary Jones

Upcoming Meetings:

A lunch meeting will be held for those members in Dutchess and Ulster Counties on May 29, 2024. Click here for details.

2023 Minutes:

Chapter 10-11: New York City - Manhattan, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond

President Patricia Baker

President: Patricia Baker

1st Vice President: Marcia Schumann

2nd Vice President: Teresa M. Snyder

Treasurer: Annella Johnson

Secretary: Joy Fletcher

Executive Board Members: Maria Arias, Marion Fox, Larry Parker, Cynthia Saunders Perry, Paula Pickett

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Upcoming Events:

Chapter 12: Long Island - Nassau, Suffolk

Michael Kopkin Headshot

President: Michael Kopkin

Vice President: Debra Konstantakis

Recording Secretary: VACANT

Corresponding Secretary: John Marzano

Treasurer: Joseph Koferl

Click for Region 12 Contacts & Calendar

Upcoming Events:

PLEASE NOTE: May 2024 General Membership Meeting will now be held at the PEF Region 12 Office, not in Nassau County.

Please click here for a flyer with additional details about the meeting dates below. More specifics will be posted here as each meeting is finalized. Unless noted on the flyer, all meetings take place at the PEF Region 12 office located at 1383 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 16, in Hauppauge.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS REMAINING IN 2024

  • April 10
  • May 8
  • June 12
  • Sept. 11
  • Oct. 9
  • Nov. 6
  • Dec. 4

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS REMAINING IN 2024

  • March 27
  • April 24*
  • May 22
  • June 26
  • Sept. 25
  • Oct. 23
  • Nov. 20
  • Dec. 11

*The April 24 meeting will also be our Elections Meeting. If you’re interested in being an officer or an at-large board member, please click here for a flyer with all the election details.

Meeting Minutes:

Executive Board Retiree Representative

Bob Harms, RHarms@pef.org