L-r RoseMary Shaw, treasurer; Ronnie Gavarian, corresponding, secretary; Mary Ramos Brauner, recording secretary; Darlene Lee, 3rd vice president; Karen Smith, 2nd vice president; Jo-Ann Clear, 1st vice president; Ann Salpeter Schockett, president.
To standing ovations in the ballroom of the Albany Marriott on Sunday, April 19, Clarkson resident RoseMary Shaw as sworn in as treasurer of the New York State Federation of Republican Women.
RoseMary Shaw became politically active in the 1980s when she and her husband moved to Clarkson to make their home and raise their family. She was a member of the Clarkson Republican Women and later of the Clarkson Republican Committee, serving several terms as secretary. Shaw worked on many campaigns in a volunteer and advisory capacity. She joined the Monroe County Republican Women around 2005 to further the cause of Republican women candidates. Shaw served that organization as corresponding secretary and has been treasurer 2012. That same year, after the passing of her husband who was town leader for over 20 years, the Clarkson Republican Committee asked her to fill that vacancy because of her knowledge of the duties as well as her association with so many of the people in Monroe County. Her term ends this year.
In 2014, Shaw rose to the position of 7th Judicial District Director of the State Federation helping to increase club membership. “I hope that serving as treasurer on the Executive Board, I can have some impact on the future of an organization, which I feel is relevant to the cause of the Party.”
A graduate of Alfred State College with AAS in Business Administration with concentration in money and banking and cost accounting, Shaw attended Rochester Institute of Technology taking more advanced accounting and systems courses and later taking specialized training in the use of Word and Excel. Shaw worked in the Cost Accounting Department at RT French Company in Rochester. Subsequently, she found a new opportunity as a manager in Customer Care with PETsMART Corporation in their national call center, where she supervised a team of specialized associates. In addition, Shaw has been an antique/collectible dealer since the late 1970s.
The New York State Federation of Republican Women encompasses all 62 counties of New York State and is an independent, grassroots organization. It is a state chapter of the National Federation of Republican Women, one of the largest and most influential women’s political organizations in the country. The New York State Federation of Republican Women advocates crucial issues to positively impact the state and nation, strengthen the Republican Party through recruiting and training candidates, and empower women of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds in the political process.
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