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GOVERNMENTEXHIBITGM-ll

New Board Takes Office in 2007

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EMPLOYEESOF THEMONTH

September 2006GEMYSE BROWNoeeeMICHAEL LYONS

GMDCOctober 2006JOHN BRUNSONoseeROSE WIlliAMSHO

November 2006CEO RIC BECKFORD

EHPWMICHAEL HILLWESTFACLITY

December 2006HAROLD ERSKINE

osccSTEVE HAIMOWITZ

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTIONof Executive Board Officers, Delegates and

Alternate Delegate ofCorrection Captains' Association, Inc.NOMINATIONS

Please take no tice tha t a mee ting o f the membership of Correct ion Captains ' Associnrion [o r tnomi nat ion of Execut ive Board Officers, Delegates and Alternate Delega tes, will he held a l tGene ra l Member hip Mcctine on \Vc:dnesd a)', Apr il 18, 2007

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apt. Frank)' Sow has been ,I member o f the Depnrrrncur 01Correct ion since July 15 , 1985 . He star red his ca ree r serving atOBC : where he learned the jo b under such leade rs as WardenQuasi lnha rn and then ' ecuriry Capt. Chief Ro bert N. Davo rcn ,"Those wen : leaders who led hI' example, ,. Sow . a id . "I learned alor from the m."During his eight yea rs in OHe: where he rema ined unril his

promotion ro Cu] ra in in August J C 93, he urna s e I an extens iveknowledge of Receiving Ro om & Genera l O ffice pro .cdurcs.H is firs t assignment as a .apra in wu: TOY ar GMD unt il he

was tran sferred ro his pa rent command ar GRVC, whe re he servedfo r another eight years. He wo rkcd various positions in (;RVCand wa: ulti mate ly awa rded the O pera t ions Cap tain post wherehe spcarh .adcd respo l1 ibiliries tha t included Secur ity Risk Groups (pre and pos t Gang Intel),lnrakc, Recreat ion and In csrigarions."T h .re was no such rhing as a single ,I I ra in having a had day. \X' hen on e of II had a badday, we all had a bad da y," Sow sai l. " \\ le worked as a ream for everything , irom mess-ha llduty to in idenrs. Together we d id it nil. Your as. ign d POq did no t limit you ro an a rea. heentire jail was ou r post . "After ) 6 yea rs of i i rime, tha t work ethic pa id o ff when he was recognized hy then Chief

Sheila Vaughn and went on ro work for her in Cu tody Management. as well as Mnnagcrncnrand Planning. He served Chief Vaughn fo r approximately three years un ril her rerircrncnr,when Iw moved onto hi .. next as. ignrncnr in SO D.While ser ving at O f) , a highlight in his ca reer occur red on Februar y I, 200 I. Car r. Sow

helped ave two nurses from the We t Facility who had driven their ca r inro the icy waters offRikcrs Island and were trap ped inside. Capt. Sow insrincruu lly jumped into the fr 'cl-ing wa ter,swam ro the quickly submerging veh icle, and helped rescue the tw o nu rses, For his courngcou:and decisive act ions, he received rhe Dcpa rrrn cnr's Except iona l Merir Award an d wasacknow lc lgcd hy this nion with the CC Dist inguished Service Medal.In 2OC 14 , he was elected hy his peers in SOD ro . erve as their delegate , wh ich he welcomed.

During hi: tenure a. the SOD Delegate, .apt . Soro captured the Execut ive Boar l's arrcnrionwith his sincere ent husiasm, corn rnirmcnt and pa. sion for the ran k o f Capta in.Once again, his work eth ic pa id o ff when he W:I S recognized hy th e Exe urivc Boar d an I

unanimou I)' vo ted on as the new Sergcanr-ar-Arms , Capr . S O lO has been adumaur a boutremaining in SOD whe re he can easily accc: s [ht: membersh ip when needed. He patrols RikersIsla nd on the Jx 11 to ur (4x2's).Capt, Soto is a happ ily married fat her o f [\1. '0 . wife, 3-yca r-o lJ Son and J l-yca r old

daughter ar c rhc backbone of his eagerness to always improve benefits an d obtain the mostfor all OUR Iamilic. ."T his is : l grC:H honor to serve the membership :l S Scrgc.mr-Ar-Arms. It's a pos it ion I rak e

very seriously and :1111 hono red to ha vc, " .oro sa id. "T he C has come a lon g way in rh .past decad e or 0 rhnnks ro some grea t leadership an d caring ind ivid ua ls who put their heartan d soul inro eac h and every aspect o f their joh. I' m hoping that I have lea rned well a long th eway and tha t ' w ill be abl e to serv e the member. with tha t :1111e enth usiasm ."Soto a id he is loo king forward to the cha llenges that lie ah ead, a nd to wo rking with the newadminist rat ion as the CA moves fo rward into a new year," It's impo rtant for the mem bers to realize rhcy arc the eyes an d C;1I"5 of th is Inion. If an y

th ing seems out o f the ordina ry o r susp iciou s, it probabl y is, and members should immcdiarcI)' repo rt ir 1'0 ;1 Delega te or Union officer."

During his tenure as the SODDelegate, Capt. Soto capturedthe Executive Board's attention with his

sincere enthusiasm, commitment and passionfor the rank of Captain.

Profile ofCCA'sNewestBoardMember:Capt.FrankySoto,SergeantatArms

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Happento You

By:RONWHITFIELD

President8:PATTYFERRAIUOLO

1st Vice President

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