Alan B. Lubin was elected executive vice president of the more than 600,000 member New York State United Teachers effective Sept. 1, 1993, following 26 years as an elected leader in the United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT's affiliate in New York City.

Lubin currently serves as a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers. He was elected vice president of the New York State AFL-CIO in December 1993 and serves on its Executive Committee. Lubin also serves as vice chair of the New York State Educational Conference Board, is a member of the Higher Education Conference Board and serves on the Board of Directors of the Medicare Rights Center and of the Council for Unity. Lubin has been a member of the NYSUT Board of Directors since 1973. Lubin also serves as co-chair of BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York.

As executive vice president, Lubin oversees NYSUT's legislative and political action programs and is secretary/treasurer of VOTE-COPE, the union's voluntary political action fund. Lubin organized NYSUT's nationally acclaimed political action committee with activists in every one of New York state's senatorial districts. Lubin successfully spearheaded the drive for several watershed pieces of legislation, including the permanent cost-of-living adjustment law for retired public employees (COLA), Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) and the law mandating that a defibrillator be on hand in every New York state public school. Since his election as NYSUT executive vice president, state aid to public education has increased 72 percent. A tireless advocate of public higher education, Lubin has highlighted the need for greater investment in SUNY and CUNY by expanding the full-time faculty lines. Lubin sees NYSUT's internal growth, continued emphasis on involvement of newer members and the growth of minority activism within our locals and state union as critical keys to NYSUT's continued success.

During his career as an educator and union leader, Lubin has received a number of awards and honors including the 2004 Carolyn Holmes Humanitarian Award from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; 2004 Champion of Labor Award from the New York state Democratic Party; 2004 "Advocate" Award from the New York state Chapter of the AFT Black Caucus; the prestigious 1999 UFT Charles Cogen Teacher Union Award; the 1998 Congressional Friends of Ellis Island Award; and the Friend of Education Award from the Oceanside Federation of Teachers.

Lubin lives in Clifton Park with his wife, Sharon. They have two grown children, both SUNY graduates, and a beautiful granddaughter, Helena.

April 2008