Councils

Regional Councils

NYS GFOA divides the state by county, into five regions. These regions are part of the overall structure of NYS GFOA and do not require separate membership.  Each region is represented by a council of nine members who are elected by the membership. The councils are instrumental in the development of educational programming and networking opportunities for their respective region. The five regional council chairs also serve on the Board of Governors, and along with the officers of the Board, constitute the Executive Committee. The term for each Council position is one year.

The process for election to the Council is through a nominating committee. This committee, which changes annually, reviews the current council members, and any individuals presented to them for consideration to establish the subsequent year’s Councils. The Regional Council Chairs make recommendations to the nominating committee for both council nomination and board nomination. The nominating committee presents the slate of council members during the Association’s Annual Meeting, traditionally held in conjunction with the Annual Conference, for a vote by the members in attendance. Terms of office commence at the Annual Meeting.

The regions and their respective councils are listed below:

Western | Central | Northeast | Downstate | Long Island

WESTERN

Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Western Region Council Members

Kathleen R. Tanea - Chair
Director of Finance
Town of Webster
(585) 872-7067
Email: ktanea@websterny.org

L. Kay Wharmby - Secretary
Clerk/Treasurer
Village of Fairport
(585) 421-3202
Email: lkw@fairportny.com  

Laurie Finn
Senior Vice President
Citizens Bank
(716) 630-2114
Email: laurie.g.finn@citizensbank.com  

Michael J. Neumeister
Senior Vice President and Principal
Capital Markets Advisors, LLC
(716) 662-3910
Email: mneumeister@capmark.org

Pamela Whitney
Supervising Accountant
Town of Grand Island
(716) 773-9600
Email: pwhitney@grand-island.ny.us  

    

David Haas - Vice Chair
Senior Management Analyst
County of Monroe
(585) 753-7016
Email: dhaas@monroecounty.gov

Donald A. Alessi, Esq.
Attorney
Alessi Law Firm
(716) 854-7900
Email: don@alessilawfirm.com

Lynda Juul
Administrator
Village of Williamsville
(716) 632-4120
Email: ljuul@village.williamsville.ny.us  

Andrew SanFilippo
Comptroller
City of Buffalo
(716) 851-5255
Email: asanfilippo@city-buffalo.com

 


CENTRAL

Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins.

Central Region Council Members

Joan Ferrara - Chair
Financial Analyst
County of Onondaga
(315) 435-3346
Email: jferrara@ongov.net  

John C. Shehadi - Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
Fiscal Advisors & Marketing, Inc.
(315) 752-0051
Email: jshehadi@fiscaladvisors.com  

Robert C. Fenner
First Vice President, Market Manager
HSBC Bank, USA
(315) 424-2077
Email: robert.c.fenner@us.hsbc.com  

David Moynihan
Partner
Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP
315) 476-4004
Email: dmoynihan@tmdcpas.com  

John Vavonese
Assistant Budget Director
City of Syracuse
(315) 448-8081
Email: jvavonese@ci.syracuse.ny.us

John A. Nash - Vice Chair
Treasurer
City of Rome
(315) 339-7678
Email: jnash@romecitygov.com  

Nancy Brown
Treasurer
County of Jefferson
(315) 785-3055
Email: nancyb@co.jefferson.ny.us  

Steven L. Hoover
Budget Director
County of Chemung
(607) 737-2041
Email: shoover@co.chemung.ny.us  

Joseph Timpano
Comptroller
County of Oneida
(315) 798-5780
Email: jtimpano@co.oneida.ny.us


NORTHEAST

Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington.

Northeast Region Council Members

Mark E. Heggen - Chair
Comptroller
Town of Clifton Park
(518) 371-6651
Email: comptroller@cliftonpark.org

William T. Smith, Jr. - Secretary
Clerk/Treasurer
Village of Menands
(518) 434-2922
Email: menands45@hotmail.com

Arleen Girard
Vice President
NBT Bank, N.A.
(518) 745-5262
Email: agirard@nbtbank.com

Cindy Moody
Treasurer
Village of Saranac Lake
(518) 891-4329x231
Email: vsltreas@adelphia.net

Jeanine Rodgers Caruso
Executive Vice President
Fiscal Advisors & Marketing, Inc.
(518) 383-3602
Email: jcaruso@nycap.rr.com

Jeffrey Reale - Vice Chair
Comptroller
Town of Wilton
(518) 587-1939
Email: comptroller@townofwilton.com

John A. DeVito
Vice President, Public Banking
HSBC Bank, USA
(518) 432-2086
Email: john.a.devito@us.hsbc.com

Christine Gillmett-Brown
Director of Finance
City of Saratoga Springs
(518) 587-3550x564
Email: christine.brown@saratoga-springs.org

Jennifer Mulligan, CPA
Comptroller
Town of Schodack
(518) 477-7917
Email: jennifer@schodack.org


DOWNSTATE

Dutchess, the five boroughs of New York City, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

Downstate Region Council Members

Dawn Donovan- Chair
Director of Finance
Town of North Castle
(914) 273-3322
Email: ddonovan@northcastleny.com

Cathy Spinosa  - Secretary
Deputy Treasurer
Village of Rye Brook
914) 939-1257
Email: cspinosa@ryebrook.org

John Gardell
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase Bank
(203) 944-8412
Email: john.p.gardell@chase.com

Ann Maestri
Supervisor of Fiscal Services
Town of Orangetown
(845) 359-5100
Email: amaestri@orangetown.com

Caren Roeder
Vice President
TD Banknorth, N.A.
(914) 682-9326
Email: caren.roeder@tdbanknorth.com

Patricia Jones - Vice-Chair
Accountant
Town of Eastchester
(914) 771-3329
Email: pjones@eastchester.org

Pamela Barrack
Commissioner of Finance
County of Dutchess
(845) 486-2033
Email: pbarrack@co.dutchess.ny.us

Joel Kleiman
Commissioner of Finance
County of Orange
(845) 291-2488
Email: jkleiman@co.orange.ny.us

Scott Oling
Partner
BKSD, A Division of ODMD
(914) 421-5600
Email: soling@bksd-cpa.com


LONG ISLAND

Nassau and Suffolk.

Long Island Region Council Members

James Olivo - Chair
Auditor
Village of Garden City
(516) 465-4154
Email: jolivo@gardencityny.net

Charlene Kagel, CPA - Secretary
Commissioner of Finance
Town of Brookhaven
(631) 451-6681
Email: ckagel@brookhaven.org

Douglas Celiberti
Budget Manager
Suffolk County Water Authority
(631) 563-9700
Email: dceliberti@scwa.com

Michael P. Locorriere
First Vice President
State Bank of Long Island
(516) 465-2348
Email: mlocorriere@statebankofli.com

Donald A. Roth
Senior Vice President
North Fork Bank
(631) 844-1209
Email: drnfb@aol.com

Robert F. Sikora - Vice Chair
President
Munistat Services, Inc.
(631) 331-8888
Email: rsikora@munistat.com





 

Alan M. Gurien
Vice President-Finance
Nassau Community College
(516) 572-7701
Email: guriena@sunynassau.edu

John Powell
Assistant Superintendent for Business
Great Neck Public Schools
(516) 773-1413
Email: jpowell@greatneck.k12.ny.us

Alice Schildkraut
Government Specialist
Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co.
(631) 434-9500
Email: aschildkraut@avz.com

 

New York State Government Finance Officers' Association, Inc.
126 State Street, 5th Floor Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 465-1512 Fax: (518) 434-4640
E-mail: info@nysgfoa.org


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