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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 such as NEA; FEA; AFT 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 4/09/2026
Retiree Council 43 Contact Information
Felicia Bruce, President
spmomtch1@aol.com
Phone: 516-395-3721
Miiam Hanan, Retiree Services Consultant
miriamtrh@gmail.com
Phone: 516-236-0276
TRIF Units Contact Information
CLEARWATER UNIT:
Catherine Lanza, President
7450 Evesborough Lane
New Port Richey, FL 34655
Lanzac@icloud.com
GREATER NAPLES UNIT:
Paul Murphy, President
1770 Tarpon Bay Drive S #201
Naples, FL 34119
Phone: 239-593-7738
paulfmurphy24@aol.com
SARASOTA UNIT:
Pat Benson, President
1406 90th Court NW
Bradenton, FL 34209
Phone: 941-228-4030
pattybeenutty@gmail.com
SOUTHEAST UNIT:
Alene Model, Co-President
10847 Thomas Lake Manor
Boynton Beach, FL 33473
Phone: 845-548-4681
Afmodel21@gmail.com
TREASURE COAST UNIT:
Felicia Bruce, President
106 Mariner Bay Blvd.
Fort Pierce, Fl 34949
Phone: 516-395-3721
Aspmomtch1@aol.com
THE VILLAGES:
Lynn Dodd, President
3373 Mayflower Loop
The Villages, FL 32163
Phone: 716-308-5736
Lynndodd33@gmail.com
UNITS CURRENTLY INACTIVE:
1st Coast, Daytona, Jupiter, Lake/Sumter, Nature Coast, Ocala, Orlando, Space Coast, Winter Haven