Teacher Retirees In Florida
NYSUT Retiree Council 43
Message from the NYSUT Retiree Council 43 Board:
Some of our newly retired colleagues ask, why should I join Teacher Retirees In Florida? The Board of NYSUT Retiree Council 43 would like to dedicate this article and the information provided within as a response to that inquiry.
Teacher Retirees In Florida (TRIF) is your direct tie to NYSUT, A Union of Professionals. As a NYSUT retiree, you are a lifetime member of NYSUT and a lifetime member of your original local. However, TRIF is a conduit for delivering information specifically geared to your interests as a retiree here in Florida. Just as importantly, the TRIF Officers and Delegates, through the RC 43 Board, provide a pipeline back to the staff and officers of NYSUT. This feedback places focus on issues important to us as retired members such as Social Security, Healthcare and Pension Security.
Membership in TRIF UNITS is open to all NYSUT retirees, spouses or survivors of NYSUT retiree, to any other education affiliated individual and/or to any person who supports the goals and programs of NYSUT. Remember, NYSUT, A Union of Professionals membership is inclusive of higher education; SRP; nurses; and teachers of elementary schools, junior high schools and high
schools.
We encourage you to support the efforts of your retired colleagues as they work to represent and communicate your special concerns to our NYSUT
leadership in NY with a strong emphasis on retaining the benefits we enjoy as retirees.
Join Teacher Retirees In Florida! You can find the contact person for the TRIF Unit in your area listed below.
UPDATED 11/29/2010
Contact:
Deb Peterson
5190 Wild Cinnamon Drive
Melbourne, Fl 32940
321-255-3090
dknpete@aol.com
TRIF Units
Retired and living in Florida? Connect with your regional unit of the TRIF.
As of 2008, there are 15 Florida units as part of NYSUT Retiree Council 43 as well as Central Council 43.
Clearwater Unit
1801 East Lake Road #19E
Palm Harbor, Fl. 34685
Contact: Rae Wolf
727-789-6765
raewolf@hotmail.com
Daytona Unit
112 Colina Place
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Contact: Virginia Sauter
386-677-8079
Llibnig@aol.com
First Coast Unit
16 Marshview Drive
St. Augustine, Fl 32080
Contact: Deirdre Mountcastle
904/471-1202
dmountcast@yahoo.com
Gold Coast Unit
CO-Pres.
Bill Cea
22149 Martella Ave.
Boca Raton, Fl. 33431
561-477-6731
bcea@bellsouth.net
A. Judy Austin
11950 NW 30th Place
Sunrise, FL 33323
954/572-7015
ajaustin@aol.com
Greater Naples Unit
CO-Pres.
Robert Lomicka
11543 Tanger Court
Naples, Fl. 34119
239-514-7234
jlomicka@yahoo.com
Paul Murphy
1770 Tarpon Bay Drive # 210
Naples, Fl. 34119
239-593-7738
Paulfmurphy24@aol.com
Jupiter Unit
Contact
Dr. Paul Amrod
328 Viscaya Drive
Palm Garden, Fl 33418
561-625-8988
drpja@aol.com
Lake/Sumter Unit
Contact
Ralph Flood
1419 Holly Berry Place
The Villages, Fl. 32162
352-430-3588
Floodralph@aol.com
Ocala Unit
4750 SW 22nd Place
Ocala FL 34474
Contact: Ronald Harrison
352-237-7056
noralle2@embarqmail.com
Orlando Unit
Contact
Mary Pezzo
PO Box 397
Tangerine, Fl.32777
352-735-9629
mtpezzo@embarqmail.com
Sarasota Unit
7418 Loblolly Bay Trail
Bradenton, FL 34202
Contact: Robert Gentile
941/907-0991
erotheim@tampabay.rr.com
Space Coast Unit
CO-Pres.
Allan Gair
688 Danville Circle
West Melbourne,Fl 32904
321-952-0270
agair@cfl.rr.com
Deb Peterson
5190 Wild Cinnamon Drive
Melbourne, Fl 32940
321-255-3090
dknpete@aol.com
Nature Coast Unit
Contact
Tom Smith
9506 Elida Road
Spring Hill. Fl 34608
352-683-9423
Birdman32347@tampabay.rr.com
Sun Coast Unit
Contact
Bunny Steinman, Pres
561-364-8980
11231 Wingfoot Drive
Boynton Beach, Fl 33437
steinmanjb@earthlink.net
Treasure Coast Unit
2980 SW Lauren Drive
Palm City, FL 34990
Contact: Thomas Galli
772/288-1153
tomhelga@bellsouth.net
Winter Haven Unit
1415 Champoin Drive
Lakeland, FL 33801
Contact: Ruth Jackson
863/665-6958
rjacks53@tampabay.rr.com
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History of the Teachers Retired in Florida
1983
- Belle Shiner meets with 22 retirees at the United Federation of Teachers office in Lauderhill, Florida.
1985
- Al Shanker is the first guest of honor; Shiner says that Shanker's sappearance puts TRIF "on the map."
- Gold Coast established as the first TIRF chapter.
1991
- NYSUT forms the retiree council system in 1991; Florida assigned by NYSUT as Retiree Council 43.
