STANDING COMMITTEES
Affirmative Action-Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Officer – Tricia Canty
9.2.1 Affirmative Action Committee: The Affirmative Action Committee shall assist the Affirmative Action Officer in monitoring campus Affirmative Action programs and policies, and shall recommend actions designed to implement and enforce Affirmative Action goals.
Outreach/Political Action VOTE Cope
Officer – Ryan Taughrin
9.2.2 Outreach Committee: The Outreach Committee shall assist the Outreach Chairperson in planning and coordinating activities that inform legislators of Chapter and UUP needs, and educate the Chapter membership about legislation of interest to UUP. It shall coordinate activities with the statewide UUP Outreach Committee and coordinate the annual Vote/Cope campaign.
Membership Committee
Officer – Domenic Licata
9.2.3 Membership Committee: The Membership Committee shall assist the Membership Chairperson in recruiting new members; organizing membership drives; maintaining up-to-date lists of members; and disseminating literature to the membership.
Works closely with the Officers, Department Reps., and Officer of Contingents
Committee Members
Domenic Licata
Jessica LaBella
Katherine Aiken
Kathleen Kielar
Matthew Dimick
Walter Hakala
Wei Loon Leong
Abigail Cooke
Hope Dunbar
Contingent Concerns
Officers – Vacant
9.2.4 Contingent Concerns Committee: The Contingent Concerns Committee shall assist the Officer for Contingents to encourage and promote membership and activity of part-timers, and shall make recommendations with regard to organizational structures wherein contingents work.
Safety & Health Committee
Chair – Don Erb
9.2.5 Safety and Health Committee: The Safety and Health Committee shall assist the Safety and Health Chairperson to identify and review safety related issues affecting employees and shall recommend plans for the correction of such matters.
Committee Members
Don Erb – Chair
Ken Kern
Domenic Licata
Clarence Vail
Joe Muscarella
Terry Patterson
Anthony Casciano
Lynette Deponceau
Kathleen Kielar
Eric Comins
Robert Falgiano
Rick Haug
Tom Burke
Janiece Jankowski
John Cordaro
Women’s Rights & Concerns
Chair – Swathi Karamcheti
9.2.6 Women’s Rights and Concerns Committee: The Women’s Rights and Concerns Committee shall report to the President, the Chapter Board, and the Delegate Assembly with respect to fair and equal treatment of women, their issues and concerns, and shall work to assure that fairness and equity for women, their issues and concerns are manifested on local campuses and are reflected in activities and policies of UUP and its affiliates.
Works with Affirmative Action Committee.
Committee Members
Swathi Karamcheti – Chair
Holly Justice
Opportunity Programs
Chair – Shirley Bennett
9.2.7 Opportunity Programs Committee: The Opportunity Programs Committee shall focus on identifying and investigating issues related to the EOP and EOC programs in SUNY.
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Bylaws Committee:
Kathleen Kielar – Chair
Janiece Jankowski
Vincent Harzewski
Don Erb
Communications Committee:
Chair – Joseph Didomizio
Members assist with the Chapter’s communications strategies that can help link our work, communications, and events together to inform and educate our members using a variety of technology and social platforms (newsletter, webpage, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Committee Members
Joseph Didomizio
Domenic Licata
Timothy Matthews
Kathleen Kielar
Nadejda Petrova
Janet Schrum
Olga Crombie
Veterans Committee:
Chair – Dan Ryan
Members of this committee will work on identifying members who are veterans. Members will address veterans concerns and issues as well as promote and participate in various events.
Campus Professional Development Committee
CONTRACTUAL COMMITTEES
Individual Development Awards (IDA)
ub-ida-committee@buffalo.edu
IDAs are designed to support a variety of professional development projects or activities, assisting eligible employees in developing their full professional potential and to prepare for advancement. Campus Professional Development Committees, comprised of chapter UUP members and management representatives, are formed to review applications and award funding. Funding is available to full- and part-time bargaining unit members.
College Review Panel
Per Appendix A 28 of the contract:
(1) review applications for promotions of the type defined in Section II, Paragraph C(2) and make decisions and recommendations with respect to such applications in accordance with appropriate provisions of Paragraph E(2); and
(2) review applications for salary increases resulting from a permanent and significant increase in duties and responsibilities which are not accompanied by a change in title or rank.
Pamela Stephens-Jackson – Co-Chair
Cheri Weber – Co-Chair
Don Erb
Tricia Canty
Rita Hamilton
Lynette Deponceau
Michael Doggendorf
Campus Committee on Professional Evaluations
Gwen Applebaum – gsa@buffalo.edu
Sandy Flash – sflash@buffalo.edu
Melinda Saran – saran@buffalo.edu
Daniel Ryan – dryan@buffalo.edu
Laurie Bragg – bragg@buffalo.edu
Updated on 4/3/24