Alan B. Lubin, NYSUT's executive vice president since 1993, helps guide the union's massive political mobilization and legislative efforts. He came to Albany after 26 years as an educator and elected leader of the United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT's affiliate in New York City.

Lubin has helped shape the union's legislative and political action programs as executive vice president. He serves as secretary/treasurer of VOTE-COPE, the union's voluntary political action fund in which more than 180,000 members participate. Realizing the strength of a grassroots political network, Lubin organized NYSUT's nationally acclaimed political action committee with activists in every state senate district.

Lubin brings his experience as a state union leader to the NYSUT Board of Directors, and to both the state AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers as a vice president. He advocates for strong public schools as vice-chair of the state Educational Conference Board, as a board director for the Council for Unity and as a member of the state Comptroller's Pension Task Force. He brings NYSUT's issues to the Medicare Rights Center as treasurer and serves as co-chair of the Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY).

Lubin's work has brought him many awards, including the Cleveland Robinson Labor award from the Capital District Coalition of Black Trade Unionists in 2009, AARP’s 50th Anniversary Social Impact award in 2008, the Carolyn Holmes Humanitarian award from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the Champion of Labor award from the NYS Democratic Party and the Advocate award from the state chapter of the AFT Black Caucus, all in 2004; the UFT's Charles Cogen Teacher Union award in 1999; the Congressional Friends of Ellis Island in 1998, the Friend of Education award from the Oceanside Federation of Teachers. He was elected to the United States Electoral College for the 2004 and 2008 Presidential Election.

Timothy G. Kremer has been the executive director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) since 1998, serving the needs of 680 boards of education and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) throughout New York.  The 56 member NYSSBA staff, headquartered in Latham, provides services in the areas of advocacy, information and research, leadership development and consulting services.  Mr. Kremer was employed by the Ohio School Boards Association from 1979-1998.  He holds a Master in Public Administration degree from Ohio State University and a B.A. in Political Science from Kent State University.  He and his wife, the parents of three sons, live in Voorheesville.

Steve Van Hoesen is chair of the Educational Conference board and also Director of Government Relations and Professional Support Services at the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO).