President:
Wendy
Heslink, CEOE
Wendy is
employed by Fredonia Central School as Secretary to the
Superintendent/District Clerk. She has worked in the past as a Guidance
Secretary (K-12), Elementary Secretary, High School Secretary and
District Clerk since joining the educational office field in 1990. As a
member of the Chautauqua County Association of Educational Office
Professionals since 1991, she has served as Treasurer, Vice President,
President, Past President, Member at Large, as well as Scholarship
Committee Chair and dinner/meeting host three times. As a member of
NYSAEOP, she served on 2 conference planning committees, was appointed
Audit Committee Chair and Area 1/Western Region Director and Vice
President prior to becoming President. As a member of NAEOP, Wendy has
served on the Special Projects Committee for three years, the
Scholarship Committee for two years, and is currently an Administrative
Council Committee Leader. As a Professional Division Member of the
Clymer Central School Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America,
Wendy has judged many competitions for FBLA at the local, state and
national levels, has been a keynote speaker and chaperone for the group,
and was honored to be named “Parent of the Year” three times. After
graduating from Clymer Central School, Wendy continued her education at
Jamestown Business College, where she graduated with honors. In 1995
she was inducted into the Alpha Kappa Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at
Jamestown Community College. Wendy lives in Clymer, NY with her son, who
will graduate from high school in 2009. Her daughter works as an EMT
and is continuing her education in Ohio.
Vice President:
Cathy
Eberle
Cathy’s
career as an educational office professional began in 1991 when she was
assigned to P.S. 100 in Brooklyn, NY as the Principal’s secretary, and
continues in that position today. Prior to that she was a school aide
for almost two years where she gained knowledge of the New York City
school system, programs and procedures. Her involvement with NYSAEOP
started when she attended her first Spring Regional in Syracuse, NY and
discovered that there are others in this profession who have the same
vision = to enhance and improve ourselves both professionally and
personally. Cathy continues to grow also as an active member of the
National Association of Education Office Professionals.
Aside from
her pride as a NYSAEOP officer, she’s extremely proud to be
Bill’s wife and Richard and Doreen’s mom.
Secretary:
Sandra
McCauley, CEOE
Sandy
has worked as an administrative assistant for the principal in a middle
level school for over 22 years. She received her CEOE in 1996. Mrs.
McCauley has been an active member of her local association for 22 years
and has served as Vice President, President and a member of the
negotiation team. She has been a member of NYSAEOP for over 15 years and
has been an active attendee at conferences and institutes. Sandy served
on the NYSAEOP Executive Board as the Membership Service Coordinator for
six years and is now serving a two year term as the Board's Secretary.
As an active NAEOP member for many years, this July she will attend her
ninth national conference in Minnesota. She has served on many
committees at the national level, including the planning committee for
the Boston conference in 2004 as registrar. Sandy feels that
professionalism and ACTIVE participation in these professional
associations is essential in career and person enhancement of
information, recognition, fellowship and service. In her leisure time,
she enjoys bird watching while enjoying her back yard. She is passionate
about quilting and gardening.
Treasurer:
Connie
Van Hoesen, CEOE
Connie was first introduced to NYSAEOP in 1998 shortly after re-entering
the work force. The impact of participating and networking with many
other professional women across the state was motivation to seek out
what all NYSAEOP could offer. Connie has been a member of her state
association since 1999, but also became involved with her local county
association, her school local and then the national level by seeking her
Professional Standards Program certificate. She has been Secretary for
the Churchville Chili Association, Secretary and Vice President of the
county association and is currently Treasurer and PSP Liaison for
NYSAEOP. The NAEOP association has provided her with multiple committee
opportunities. On a personal level Connie is married and has three
grown daughters and two precious grandchildren. She has lived in the
Finger Lakes Region for most of her life but did spend some time in the
Lower Hudson Region and enjoyed a couple of years of working in the “Big
Apple” for Mobil Oil Corporation. The college sweetheart proposed and
she moved back to Rochester for a happy 8 year relationship with Eastman
Kodak Company. A unique sub position opened in her local school and
provided the motivation to see her return to secretarial work, and the
rest is as they say, “history”.
Past
President: Beverly
O'Brian, CEOE
Works
for Gouverneur Central School (since 1981) as Managerial/ Confidential
Secretary to the Business Manager. Member of St. Lawrence Co. AEOP
(since 1997) serving on Advisory Council since 1998; NYSAEOP (since
1984) serving as Area 8 Director (1998-2004) and Vice-President
(2004-2006); and NAEOP (since 2001). Graduated from Gouverneur Central
School (1968); Jefferson Community College (1970) and SUNY Potsdam
(1972). Presented workshops on various software programs and
records management at the District level and workshops on dealing with
difficult behaviors at both the County and State levels.
Taught introductory level Microsoft
Excel and Word to adults at local BOCES. Likes reading (historical
romance novels, science fiction and fantasy) working on writing
(historical romance novels), crafting, traveling, camping, visiting with
friends, watching TV, motorcycling, and talking, not necessarily in that
order.
