UUP President Fred Kowal has announced the members of UUP’s Negotiations Team. The 18-member Team will negotiate a new bargaining agreement with New York state; the current contract expires July 1, 2016.

Statewide VP for Professionals Philippe Abraham will serve as chief negotiator.

Members of Team are:

Bret Benjamin, Albany
Douglas Cody, Farmingdale
Raymond Dannenhoffer, Buffalo HSC
Jennifer Drake, Cortland
Patricia Ghee, Buffalo State
Carolyn Kube, Stony Brook HSC
Michael Lyon, Upstate Medical University
Pamela Malone (Assistant Chief Negotiator), ESC
Michael Smiles (Associate/Deputy Chief Negotiator), Farmingdale
Jason Torre (Assistant Chief Negotiator), Stony Brook
Idalia Torres, Fredonia
Thomas Tucker, Buffalo Center
William Tusang, Cobleskill
Paula White, Downstate Medical Center
Anne Wiegard, Cortland
Beth Wilson, New Paltz
Ezra Zubrow, Buffalo Center

Kowal will contact chapter presidents regarding the formation of the Negotiations and Ad Hoc Negotiations committees, and to set up Team meetings with these committees.