Work History as a Registered Nurse
Graduate of MFH School of nursing in 1984
MFG critical care nurse 1985 to 1999- Open heart Unit, SICU, Cardiac Intervention Unit, PACU
MFS critical care nurse 1999 to 2005 PACU at Suburban and the Surgery Center
Mother Baby Unit 2005 to present

Union Representative History
Millard Fillmore RN AVP 1999 to 2005
Bargaining Committee for MFH RN contract in 1999, 2000 and 2005
as well as 2000, 2005  and 2008 Kaleida Master Agreement.
July 2005 Cori was appointed and then elected to the Executive Vice President position. As the ExecutiveVP she is assigned to all of the Kaleida bargaining units. In this role she oversees all of the Area Vice Presidents in their role as representatives of the Kaleida Members. Cori is also the Union's Chairperson for the Step 3 grievance procedure with the senior leadership of Kaleida’s Labor team. She is the Union Chairperson for CWA of the Kaleida Over Site Committee. Other duties include preparation and presentation of the Local’s arbitrations, Steward Training Presentor, organizes educational programs for the AVPs and stewards, presides over the monthly steward meetings, participates in political activities/legislation on issues that directly impact working people and healthcare. Cori's job duties also include assisting the President of Local 1168, John Klein.

Additional Education – in Labor Studies
Cornell University, ILR School – Leadership School and routinely attends educational conferences and training

Local Committees:  Budget and Finance, By-laws, Building, Legislative, Computer, Picnic, AFL-CIO for Erie County. Member of the CWA WNY Council.

Personal Information - Resides in Kenmore, Mother of 3 - Phil 17, Nick 13 and Mara 10. Spending time with my children and all of their activities keeps me quite busy when I am not working. Spending time with family and friends, reading a good book are a few of my favorite things to do. I prefer summer days and dread the long, cold winter months.

I have worked for Kaleida Health since 1985 as an RN. I spent most of that time at the bedside of patients in a critical care setting. I also spent a few years as a Nursing Supervisor and a Nurse Manager. Realizing that management was not the career that I wanted, I returned back to a staff nurse position and actively participated in the efforts to organize the Millard  Fillmore RN bargaining unit. This is where my Labor career started and I have absolutely no regrets. I love what I do every single day. Fighting for workers rights, fair wages and benefits, safe and good working conditions and helping our members to deliver safe, quality patient care is a wonderful job. I may not be directly at the bedside caring for patients but what I do on a daily basis does impact our patients.  

2009 New Years resolutions:: Too many to list.