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Union Officers
We are governed by an Executive Board composed of thirteen members selected in accord with Article Six of our Constitution. Current officers are:

President:
Ed Conway
Ed is in his first term as President after having been our Treasurer previously. He also served for several years as a Steward in the Stamford-Norwalk area. Ed is a Chief Probation Officer currently assigned to the Norwalk office. In his leisure time, he is active in American Legion baseball in the Fairfield area. 
Vice-President: Tom O'Neil
Our recent election returned Tom to the Board after a brief absence. Tom had previously held office as a Representative of the Adult Probation Officer class. He has also served as a Steward in the Hartford area. Tom is an Adult Probation Officer II in Hartford.
Secretary : Geoff Gagnon
A Juvenile Matters Supervisor in Willimantic, Geoff is a veteran of many years service on our Executive Board. He is especially interested in information technology matters and has become a valuable resource for us in that area.
Treasurer: Colin O’Neill
Colin, a Support Enforcement Officer in Hartford, is in his first  term as Treasurer after having served previously as both President and Support Enforcement Officer Representative. His experience also includes service on the contract negotiating team as well as several Labor-Management Advisory committees. As a working state employee, he understands the pressures our members endure on a regular basis. Colin’s leisure time interests include politics and Irish history.
Representative: Virginia Kovaleski
Ginny represents the Family Relations counselor job class and she is also a union member on the Labor-Management Sick Bank Committee. In addition, she served on our most recent contract negotiating team. Ginny is now assigned to the Family Services office in New London. 
Representative: Heriberto Cruz
Heriberto (his friends call him Ed) was recently elected to his first term as Representative-Chief/Lead Probation Officers. He is assigned to the Hartford Adult Supervision office. He looks forward to bringing the concerns of his constituents forward in the labor representation process.
Representative: Joe Quinn
Joe is an Adult Probation Officer assigned to the New Haven office. He is serving his first term as a Representative of the Adult Probation Officer class.
Representative: Dan Petrosky
Dan, an Adult Probation Officer in Waterbury, is also serving his first term as a Representative of the Adult Probation Officer class.
Representative: Mike Gagnon
Another first time Board member, Mike is the brother of our Secretary Geoff Gagnon. Mike represents the Juvenile Probation Officer class. He is assigned to the Waterford office.
Representative: Kim McKeon
Kim returns to her position as Representative-All Other Classes. In that capacity, she has the formidable task of representing all of the job classes not specifically designated for Board representation. Kim served in her present capacity on previous Boards and will undoubtedly call on her experience in carrying out her duties. Kim is a Public Defender Social Worker currently assigned to Whiting Forensic Institute in Middletown.
Representative: JD Assistant Clerk
Vacant at this time
Representative: Support Enforcement Officers
Vacant due to the untimely death of Gary Mantakoony who had been incumbent in the position for a number of years.
The position of Representative  – Family/ Support Supervisors is also vacant at this time.