Hundreds of  NYSUT retirees traveled to headquarters in Albany for the 2016 Retiree  Contiguous Election District (At-Large) 51–53 meeting in October. The group is  headed by Florence McCue, at-large ED 51–53 director. Retiree winners of the  2016 NYSUT Communications awards were honored, NYSUT Vice President Paul  Pecorale announced a new grant program for retiree councils and keynote  speaker state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli thanked retirees for their efforts on  his behalf.
 
 
From left, NYSUT President Karen E. Magee, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Florence McCue, at-large ED 51–53 director, at the 2016 Retiree Contiguous Election District (At-Large) 51–53 meeting. Photo by El-Wise Noisette. 
Regional conferences
RC  43, Jan. 17, Hilton Garden Inn, Palm  Gardens, Fla. Retiree Services Consultant: Judy Kalb
RC  7 & 8, May 1, Doubletree, East  Syracuse. Retiree Services Consultant: Anne Marie Voutsinas
RC  10, May 10, NYSUT HQ. Retiree Services Consultant: Barb McCarthy
RC  1–3 & 44, May 23, Millenium Hotel,  Cheektowaga. Retiree Services Consultant: Tracy Beatty
RC  11 & 45, May 24, TBA. Retiree Services Consultant: Meryl Sasnowitz
RC  4 & 46, May 24, Radisson, Corning. Retiree  Services Consultant: Louise Ortman
RC 11 retirees Linda and Ben Frisbie of the  Owego-Apalachin Teachers' Association stop by the NYSUT photo booth at the  Binghamton Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in October. The chapter  raised $1,000 for the walk. Ben Frisbie is a former NYSUT Board member.
Did you  know?
NYSUT Retiree Services consultants  serve as a resource to retired members, retiree councils and in-service locals  on NYSUT retiree matters. 
Tracy  Beatty,  RC 1–3, 44 716-634-7132 
Louise  Ortman,  RC 4 & 46 716-664-7425 
Peter  Randazzo,  RC 5 & 6 585-454-5550 
Anne Marie  Voutsinas,  RC 7 & 8 315-431-4040 
Barbara  McCarthy,  RC 9 & 10 518-783-7977 
Meryl  Sasnowitz,  RC 11 & 45 607-786-5742 
Jennifer  Shaad-Derby,  RC 12 & 13 518-783-7977 
Ellen  Pincus, RC  14–16 914-592-4411 
Kathleen  Lyons,  RC 17–19 516-496-2035 
Joan  Perrini,  RC 20–23 631-273-8822 
Judy D.  Kalb,  RC 43 561-994-4929, ext. 129