From State Employees Association of North Carolina

 

GREENSBORO — Ross Hailey of Washington was elected fi rst vice president of the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC), SEIU Local 2008, at the association’s annual convention in Greensboro on Sept. 4-6. His one-year term begins Oct. 1.

Hailey ran on a platform calling for increased state employee and retiree compensation, increased transparency in the $90 billion state retirement system and a continuation of SEANC’s fi ght to reduce excessive Wall Street money managers’ fees from the system.

“I hope to help this association grow,” Hailey said. “We need to reach out to all state employees and let them know that SEANC is here for them. And as a retiree, I am concerned with the security of our retirement system and what is being done with our money. I plan to be at the legislature a lot in the next year helping our lobbying staff to achieve our goals.”

Hailey, a 27-year state employee before retirement and SEANC member for more than 40 years, worked as an engineer with the Department of Transportation prior to his retirement in 2003. He has been elected chairman of District 58, which includes Greene, Johnston and Wayne counties, nine times.

“Ross Hailey has the experience and the strong moral compass needed to help lead our great association. SEANC is honored to have him on our leadership team,” SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope said.

Joining Hailey in the association’s leadership roles are Wayne Fish of Weaverville as president, Stanley Drewery of Grifton as second vice president and Gloria Evans of Winterville as general treasurer.

Also during SEANC’s annual convention, members donated more than $19,000 to the SEANC Scholarship Foundation in memory of Dr. Yolyndra Green of Charlotte. Dr. Green passed away this year and was an employee at Central Piedmont Community College. The SEANC Scholarship Foundation Board and SEANC districts awarded more than $120,000 this year to help more than 100 SEANC members, spouses and dependents attend college.

SEANC, SEIU Local 2008, the South’s leading state employees’ association 55,000 members strong, is an advocacy organization for public services and the people who provide them.