Paraprofessional Chapter Representatives

Officers

The paraprofessional chapter is headed by the chapter chairperson who represents all New York City paraprofessionals in collective bargaining and in other dealings with the city and state. Your chairperson conducts the chapter's monthly steering committee, executive board and paraprofessional representative meetings during the school year and directs the business of the chapter. Other officers of your chapter are the first and second vice chairs, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer.

Shelvy Young Abrams
Chapter Chairperson

Doreen Raftery
1st Vice Chairperson

Hector Ruiz, Jr.
2nd Vice Chairperson

Eileen Stewart
Secretary

Candido Perez
Assistant Secretary

Melba Perry
Treasurer

Jay Futterman
Assistant Treasurer

Borough Coordinators

There is a paraprofessional borough coordinator for each of the five boroughs. The borough coordinator organizes boroughwide conferences and works with district coordinators.

BRONX:
Rosalyn Dorsey
718-379-6200
2500 Halsey Street

BROOKLYN:
Reginald Colvin
718-852-4900 or 212-598-9501
335 Adams St., 25th Fl.

MANHATTAN:
Irma Rodriguez
212-598-6800
52 Broadway, 10th Fl.

QUEENS:
Anne Curley
718-275-4400 or 718-830-5600
97-77 Queens Blvd., 5th Fl.

STATEN ISLAND:
Sandra Flecha
718-605-1400
4456 Amboy Road

There are 32 district coordinators, each serving you in a community school district. They coordinate paraprofessional issues with the UFT's district representatives. The chapter also has paraprofessional representatives at some schools or sites or represent you.

Chapter members elect officers every three years. All officers, executive board members, borough coordinators and district coordinators serve as delegates to your union's Delegate Assembly, the union's highest policy-making body.