PA NEWS - Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc.
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PA NEWS - Port Authority Retirees Association, Inc.
PA NEWS Published weekly for Port Authority and PATH employees November 18, 2010/Volume 9/Number 46 Kudos to OBJO And Procurement Promoting the Port H Calendar Jazz in Brooklyn As Brian Keith said to Maureen O’Hara in The Parent Trap, “Both of them?” Yes, jazz musicians and PA retirees Steve Cromity and Joe Frame are getting it together this Sunday, November 21, 6 to 9 p.m., at Two Steps Down, 240 DeKalb Ave. in the Fort Greene section. You can contact Mr. Cromity at [email protected] for more details. Toys for Tots The Port Authority Police Marine Corps Association has begun placing collection boxes at all agency locations for the annual “Toys for Tots” campaign and expects to have all boxes in place no later than Monday, November 22. Please donate an unwrapped toy or game. Photos: Mike Dombrowski Mike Dombrowski New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno (center) visits the Port Authority exhibit following her keynote presentation at the 10th annual Port of New York and New Jersey Port Industry Day at Global Terminal last month in Bayonne. With her are Port Commerce Outreach Manager Lucy Ambrosino (right) and Dorothy Rosciszewski, the event organizer and retired PCD staff member. Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni was a featured speaker at the promotional conference and exhibition, which attracted more than 400 industry executives. ow good was the Port Authority’s Buyers Exchange this month? Post-event survey results indicate that 90 percent of the respondents rated the Buyers Exchange excellent or good and 98 percent of them said they got new leads. In the words of one Lash Green addresses attendees attendee: at the PA Buyers Exchange on “What a great November 4 at the Hilton Newark Penn Station. event yesterday! Made some excellent contacts “OBJO works diligently to among attenidentify MWBEs with the right dees as expertise to support PA business well as opportunities,” OBJO Director buyers and Lash Green said. He added exhibitors, that employees can learn more and renewed about special vendor programs relationships for certified MWSBEs by visiting with existing Supplier Diversity on the Port colleagues. Among the PA staffers who helped Authority’s Web site. make the event a success: Isabel PANYNJ is Procurement Director Amado and Tim Volonakis (front truly unique Lillian Valenti said, “Our in its commit- right), Susie Tom and David commitment to the event Gutierrez (2nd table, right), and ment to ranged from technical assistance Phyllis Esnes (3rd table, right). facilitating in dealing with online vendor opportunities for MWSBEs. You simply registration, one-on-one sessions with do not find this level of support anythe buying staff, instruction on the where else.” procurement process, and tips on OBJO’s Ida Perich and Jackie how to be competitive. And we Grossgold coordinated the event dedicated 100 percent of our staffing with support from staff of Procureto help make this event a success.” ment and Marketing Communications. Treasury’s Visitor Did You Get Your Campaign Materials? Retirement News Rosemary Jenkins-Varela’s retirement luncheon is tomorrow, November 19, 1 p.m., at the Spanish Tavern in Newark. $42 per person includes lunch and gift. You can bring it to the restaurant. For more info, contact Paula London at 10-7806. The retirement celebration for WTC Construction’s Les Clarke is set for Monday, December 6, 5 to 8 p.m., at Moran’s Restaurant, just south of the WTC site. TSD’s Safwat Wahba is trading his project plans for fishing gear, and you can wish him farewell at noon on Friday, January 7, at Paul and Jimmy’s Restaurant, near PA headquarters. And there’s a new venue for Maria Malone-Hodges’s retirement celebration on December 2. See Employee Bulletins for details. M Debt Manager Mike Percival had an unlikely visitor fly into his office on the 12th floor of 225 PAS on October 27. It was a very warm day and the window was open. Alan Hicks Julie Lomba At his farewell party November 10, newly retired Chief Financial Officer Paul Blanco (2nd from left) is joined by (from left) retired CFOs Charles McClafferty and Barry Weintrob and newly named CFO Michael Fabiano. Jeremy Hanson Campaign Captain Rhonda Barnett (2nd from left) helps Marketing and Media Relations staffers sign up last week for the 2010 Port Authority Employees Charitable Contributions Campaign. They are (from left) Russell Jordan, Sara Beth Joren, Neyive Alfonso, Takiyah Williams (back to camera), and Hiloreen Woods. The Port Authority is hoping to exceed last year’s total contributions. The campaign runs through December 10. If you haven't received your campaign materials, contact your campaign captain. CFO Continuum On Veterans Day And Every Day, Semper Fidelis Apple Aides Feted Butch Moran Alan Hicks Cutting the rug last month at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach are LaGuardia Airport’s April Gasparri (left) and Valerie Lewicki (center), as well as nearly a hundred of the airport’s Apple Aides. The Port Authority holds an annual luncheon to thank the volunteers, who come from area senior centers to provide local information about the airport and the Big Apple to air travelers. 2 PA News / November 18, 2010 aybe it was looking for an OS. Representing the Port Authority Police Marine Corps Association at the New York City Veterans Day Parade on November 11 are Director of Public Safety/Superintendent of Police Michael Fedorko (2nd from right); PAPD Honor Guard members (from left) Officers Jason Wolfson, Steven Krapf, Stephen Castro, Edgar Villanueva, Scott Kelliher, and Sergeant Erick Torres; and Detective Adil Almontaser and Officer Patrick Cardone (holding the banner). With them is 1st Sergeant William Bodette (in USMC uniform), the Honor Guest. “I was eating lunch at my desk, heard a rustling sound, and was surprised to find that a beautiful hawk had landed inside my window,” he said. “Everyone crowded around and took pictures as the hawk simply looked at us. It eventually hopped back out onto the outside ledge and after about 10 minutes it flew off to another ledge across the street. It was quite an awesome experience.” Aviation Wildlife Programs Manager Laura Francoeur looked at the photos and said, “Yes, I think it’s a juvenile red-tailed hawk. Can’t believe it came inside! That’s very odd. Thanks for sharing.” Staff Update Tom Lubas named Director, Operations Services; formerly Deputy Director. Robert Sudman named Director of Audit; formerly Deputy Comptroller.
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