Chief Negotiator Jamie Dangler—An associate professor of sociology at Cortland, Dangler served on the Negotiations Team for UUP’s current contract and is in her second term on UUP’s statewide Executive Board. She served as chief negotiator for UUP in 2009 contract negotiations with its CWA staff and is currently Cortland Chapter president and chair of UUP’s statewide Family Leave Committee. She represents UUP on New York state’s multi-union Joint Labor/Management Work-Life Services Advisory Board.

Associate Chief Negotiator Mike Smiles—A professor of biology at Farmingdale, Smiles is a five-time Negotiations Team member and is in his sixth term on UUP’s statewide Executive Board. He has served as the assistant to the chief negotiator for multiple contracts. He was Farmingdale Chapter president for 13 years and currently serves on UUP’s Technology Sector Committee. He represents UUP on New York state’s multi-union Joint Labor/Management Work-Life Services Advisory Board.

Mike Behun is the computer discipline officer in academic services at the University at Buffalo. He is currently chapter president and delegate, and serves as a member of the Committee of Chapter Presidents and Task Force on Strategic Planning. He has been at SUNY for 12 years.

Edison Bond is a senior staff associate at Brooklyn HSC. A 22-year member of UUP, he currently serves on the statewide Executive Board and as a member of the HSC Concerns, Affirmative Action, UUP Outreach, and VP for Professionals committees. He is also chapter VP for professionals.

Charles Callahan III is an associate professor of business administration and economics at Brockport. He has been a member of UUP for more than 25 years, and currently serves as a delegate and as a member of the UUP Outreach Committee and the Task Force on Pay Equity Based on Race.

Ray Dannenhoffer is associate dean for support services at Buffalo HSC. He is a third-time Negotiations Team member and has served on the statewide Executive Board. He is currently chapter president, co-chair of the HSC Concerns Committee, and a member of the Outreach Committee and the Task Force on Strategic Planning.

Patricia Ghee is an associate academic advisor at Buffalo State. She is a 17-year member of UUP and currently serves as a delegate and co-chair of the UUP Scholarship Development Committee. She also serves on the UUP Scholarship Selection Committee and the Task Force on Pay Equity Based on Race.

Fran Goldman is a staff associate in Asian and Asian-American Studies at Binghamton University. A UUP member for more than 28 years, she served on the previous Negotiations Committee and is currently chapter VP for professionals and co-chair of the statewide Women’s Rights and Concerns Committee.

Richard Kelder is a senior staff associate in learning resources at New Paltz and has been a UUP member since 1983. He currently serves as chapter president, delegate and a member of the Human and Civil Rights Committee and was formerly chapter VP for professionals.

Carolyn Kube is a clinical lab technologist at Stony Brook HSC. A UUP member for 21 years, she is a second-time Team member and is in her second term on the statewide Executive Board. She served on UUP’s committee set up at the Executive Level to address part-time concerns in Appendix A-47. She co-chairs the statewide Part-Time Concerns Committee and serves on the Nursing Professions Work Group.

Mike Lyon, an associate professor of otolaryngology at Upstate Medical University, has been a SUNY employee for 33 years. He served on the previous Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for Negotiations and is currently chapter VP for academics and grievance officer. He is also a delegate and member of the HSC Concerns Committee.

Pamela Malone is director of student accounts at Empire State College in Saratoga. She is chapter VP for professionals and served on a joint labor/management committee to develop a handbook for professionals. She is on the statewide Professional Concerns Committee and is a UUP delegate.

J McDermott is an adjunct instructor of English at Oneonta. A UUP member for nearly a decade, he served for six years as Oneonta’s part-time concerns officer and is currently a member of the statewide Part-Time Concerns Committee. He served on UUP’s committee set up at the Executive Level to address part-time concerns in Appendix A-47. He received a master’s degree in labor studies from UMass/Amherst in 1994.

Bob Rees is a distinguished service professor of electrical engineering technology at Alfred and a three-time Negotiations Team member. Throughout his 25 years as a UUPer, he has served in several chapter roles, including president. He is currently chapter VP for academics and serves on several statewide committees, including the Technology Sector Committee.

Jason Torre is an associate librarian/ university archivist at Stony Brook and a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. A UUP member since 2001, he currently serves as a delegate and member of the Librarians Committee. He has been an active participant in the SUNY-wide effort to build a system-wide institutional repository (SUNY DSpace) and has served on his chapter’s Joint Labor/Management Grants Committee.

Anne Wiegard is a full-time lecturer in English at Cortland. She served on the previous Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for Negotiations. She is currently chapter part-time concerns officer and a member of the statewide Part-Time Concerns, and Labor and Higher Education committees. She served on UUP’s special Task Force on Contingent Employees and co-authored its 2010 report.