Message from the President: Our Educational Conference is just around the corner so if you have not regis-

tered you must do it now. Come and experience what our organization is all

about and have the unique experience to hear from our International President in

person.

Please consider running for a Statewide Office. The slate for incoming officers is

almost clean so there are many areas you can volunteer to serve in.

Mike Puglisi

The achievements of an organization are the results of the

combined effort of each individual. - Vince Lombardi

From the Editor:

Last Month I wrote: Time Management has become increasingly

important for Workforce Professionals especially as we are doing

more and more with less staff. So, it would be nice to hear from all

of you about some tricks and tips that you find helpful. Your ideas

will then be shared in our next Newsletter. . Renee Wilmoth,

IAWP NY Chapter Communications

Reply:

Thank you Hope, she wrote: “I find that email can be a big distrac-

tion and steals precious minutes throughout the day. So to be as

productive as possible and avoid this trap. I only check my email 3

times a day. First thing in the morning, right before lunch and one

more time before I leave for the day. That way I know I have ad-

dressed any concerns or problems in there but I have not let it rob

my day of productive work time. “

Renee—I keep several programs open at once, so I don’t have to

keep opening programs that I use throughout the day— a definite

time saver.

March 2015 Issue Two for 2015

HEADLINE HERE

International Association of Workforce Professionals

IAWP in New York is dedicated to advancing the field of workforce

development through education, research, legislative action, financial

support, networking and useful publications. Please learn more at our

website: IAWP.ny.org

IAWP EXECUTIVE BOARD - 2014- 2015 District 1 Director - Linda Chapman

NY Chapter President - Mike Puglisi

1st VP, Professional Practices - Abby Woodard

2nd VP Education Chair - Pamela Bedford

3rd VP – Membership - Jennifer Kirkland

Treasurer - Christina Avery

Special Customer Services Chair - Jeanne Benson

Veterans Chair - Robert Coe

Legislative Chair - Wally Roper

Awards Chair - Wally Roper

Communications Chair - Renee Wilmoth

Web Master Chair - Will Costello

Retiree Chair - Vacant

Conference Planning Chair - Carolyn Bright

Western Sub-Chapter President - Ed Gaska

Finger Lakes Sub Chapter President -Mary Alkins

Central/Mohawk Valley Sub Chapter President -

Vacant

Southern Tier Sub-Chapter President - Vikki

Kaufman

Capital Sub-chapter Contact - Dennis Sepul-

veda

Contact - Atul Sheffey

Chapter 1st VP President - JoAnn Merkel

Long Island Sub-Chapter 1st VP President -

JoAnn Merkel

Issue Two - 2015

Veteran’s Corner: From Rob Coe:

Important News Releases from US—Department

of Labor:

Airmen and soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in

Lakewood, Washington to receive continued reemploy-

ment services with $2.7M grant

Statement of US Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on vet-

erans' employment

Scholarship Opportunities:

IAWP membership is its most important

asset. Our organization continues to

work toward providing our members

with great educational opportunities to

include our annual Educational Confer-

ence.

This year we will offer 10 member

scholarships of $100 toward your regis-

tration to help you attend the educa-

tional conference in Savan-

nah. Attached is an application to apply

that includes the criteria and winner ex-

pectations. All applications must be re-

ceived at the IAWP headquarters no

later than April 6th, at 5pm to be consid-

ered so get yours in early, don’t wait.

We look forward to seeing you in Sa-

vannah.

Mikell Fryer, President IAWP

AWARDS:

The New York Chapter of IAWP is proud to submit the following Subchapters in recognition of their excep-tional service to IAWP New York Chapter through their participation in the Professional Practices Award pro-gram in the year 2014. 1st Place – Finger Lakes 2nd Place – Central/Mohawk Valley 3rd Place – Western Congratulations to these SubChapters for your out-standing performance and commitment to IAWP!

Sincerely: F. Walton Roper III Awards Chairperson

Upcoming Events:

April 17, 18th 2015 NY State Educational confer-

ence in Binghamton, NY at

the Double Tree Hilton 225 Water

Street, Binghamton, NY

The 2015 International Associa-tion of Workforce Professionals

Educational Conference Savannah, Georgia

June 14-17, 2015

March 2015 Page 3 of 3

More Awards:

The Citation Award for Group Excellence in Customer Service – The New York State Rapid Response Team, Richard Grossi, Statewide Rapid Response Coordinator

The Citation Award for Individual Excellence in Unem-ployment Insurance to Natalie Coleman, Director, Telephone Claims Center, Endicott, NY

Workforce Customer Service Award (Group) Statewide UI Reform Implementation Team

Workforce Customer Service Award (Individual) to Chris-tian Harris, Southern Tier Labor Market Analyst

Award of Excellence in Customer Service to Jason Kirchhoff, DEWS Rochester

Veteran’s Representative of the Year – Matt Sheehan DVOP Onondaga County

Retiree of the Year Award – Margaret Gentile, Finger Lakes

Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence – Michael Pug-lisi, Manager, Department of Labor, Rochester, NY