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 volunteer members who are elected by the membership. 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; there are no term limits. 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.

Candidate recommendations for service on a Council, or the Board of Governors, are primarily made by current Council chairs and Board members.  Recommendations from the NYS GFOA membership at large are encouraged and welcome.  The nominating committee presents the slates for each Council, and the Board of Governors during the Association's Annual Meeting, which is traditionally held in conjunction with the Annual Conference, for a vote by the members in attendance. Terms of office commence at the Annual Meeting.

Please contact the NYS GFOA office if you would like to recommend someone (or yourself!) for a leadership position.    

The Councils' Role: The Councils were created to assist the Association to develop educational programming and networking opportunities for their respective region.

Presented below are the Regional Councils for 2010-2011.

Western | Central | Northeast | Downstate | Long Island

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


Pam Smith - Chair
Director of Administration & Finance
Town of Clarence
(716) 407-8937
Email: psmith@clarence.ny.us 

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

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

Marc O'Hearn
Vice President
First Niagara Commercial Bank
(716) 662-3910
Email: marc.ohearn@fnfg.com 

Kathleen Tanea
Director of Finance
Town of Webster
(585) 851-5255
Email: ktanea@ci.webster.ny.us

Kelly Wahl - Vice Chair
Chief Data Tax Clerk
County of Erie
(716) 858-7742
Email: wahlk3@erie.gov  

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
(585) 589-0634
Email: mneumeister@capmark.org

Andrew SanFilippo
Comptroller
Director of Finance
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


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  

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

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

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

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

Karen Henry
Director of Accounting
Syracuse City Schools
(315) 435-4848
Email: khenry@scsd.us  

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


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

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

William O'Reilly
Chief Financial Officer
Albany County Airport Authority
(518) 242-2204
Email: boreilly@albanyairport.com

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

Jeffrey Reale, CPA - 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

Catherine Gregory, CPA
Budget Officer
Town of North Elba
(518) 523-9517
Email: finance@northelba.org

George Phillips
Comptroller
Town of Glenville
(518) 688-1206
Email: gphillips@townofglenville.org


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

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

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

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
Comptroller
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

Diane Jacobson
Treasurer
Vilalge of Sleepy Hollow
(914) 366-5144
Email: djacobsen@villageofsleepyhollow.org

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


LONG ISLAND
Nassau and Suffolk

Charlene Kagel, CPA - Chair
Treasurer
Village of Greenport
(631) 477-0248
Email: ckagel@greenportvillage.org

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

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

Patricia Mezeul
Senior Vice President/Director of Govt Banking
Flushing Commercial Bank
(516) 281-1150
Email: pmezeul@flushingfinancial.com

Thomas Preston
Retired, former Village Auditor


Email: mailto:tpreston@freeportny.gov

Douglas Celiberti - Vice Chair
Director of Accounting
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

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

Robert Smith
Partner
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
(212) 820-9662
Email: rsmith@hawkins.com

 

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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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