NYSARC

NYSARC, Inc. Standing Committees

Adult Services

Chair: Ruth Ridgway
Members:

• Bonnie Bowes
• Patricia Campanella
• Jerry Isaacs
• Joseph Judd
• Thelma Montreal
• Sarah Phelan, Esq.
• Bella Stuart
• Richard Swierat

Budget & Finance

Chair: Joseph Bognanno
Members:

• John E. Becker, II
• Maryann Bruner
• Kevin Crosley
• Gilbert Duken
• Saundra Gumerove
• Dr. Lyle Lehman
• Eric Stickels
• John Von Ahn

Community Residential Services

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Corporate Compliance

Chair: TBA
Members:

• Joseph Bognanno
• Robert DeSio
• Gary Fox
• Saundra Gumerove
• Dr. Lyle Lehman
• Gary Ruff
• Shelley Winters

Developmental Center

Chair: Judy O’Rourke
Members:

• Dian Cifuni
• Gilbert Duken
• Jerry Isaacs
• Milton Kaplan
• Mary Ellen Murphy
• Ellen Owens
• Lester Parker
• Roxanne Pecora

Education

Chair: Anne Majsak
Members:

• Karyl Caplan
• Debra Cardnuto
• Laura Kennedy
• Dr. Lyle Lehman
• Christina Muccioli
• Heather Strickland
• Richard Swierat

Ethics

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Family Support & Outreach Services

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Governmental Affairs

Chair: Saundra Gumerove
Members:

• Gail Fishkind
• Laurie Kelley
• Dr. John Kowalczyk
• Mary Ellen Murphy
• Ellen Owens
• Bella Stuart

Guardianship

Chair: Katharine Wilson Conroy
Members:

• Joyce Carmen
• Kathryn Edmundson
• James M. Hayes, Esq.
• James Johnson, Ph.D.
• Patricia Woods Johnson, Esq.
• Charles King
• Ellen Owens
• Ruth Ridgway
• Nancy Succoso
• Barbara Wale

Incident Review

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Insurance & Pension

Chair: David Harris
Members:

• John E. Becker, II
• Joseph Bognanno
• Bob Goldsmith
• Dr. Lyle Lehman
• Michael O'Byrne
• Fred Salzberg
• Richard Swierat

Issues & Positions

Chair: Maryann Bruner
Members:

• Laura Kennedy
• Judy O'Rourke
• Stanfort Perry
• Richard Swierat

Legal

Chair: James Hayes, Esq.
Members:

• Sheryl Frishman, Esq.
• Mark Harrington, Esq.
• Warren Heilbronner, Esq.
• Kirk Lewis, Esq.
• Peter J. Martin, Esq.
• Mark Metzger, Esq.
• James Murphy, Esq.
• Stanfort Perry
• Randy Schaal, Esq.
• Eric Stickels

Membership

Chair: Laura Kennedy
Members:

• John E. Becker, II
• Maryann Bruner
• Patricia Campanella
• Laura Dodge
• Anne Marie Lockhart
• Henrietta Messier
• Ruth Ridgway
• Marla Rodriguez
• Mary Skillan
• Audrey Tarantino
• Marcy VanZandt

Nominating

Chair: Charles King
Members:

• Central Region: Sue Cunningham
• Northeast Region: Marla Rodriguez
• Southeast Region: Irving Caminsky
• Western Region: Marlene Hill

Prevention

Chair: Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz
Members:

• Milton Kaplan
• Stanfort Perry
• Marla Rodriguez
• Brigid Sullivan
• Richard Swierat

Public Information

Chair: Mary Skillan
Members:

• Gail Fishkind
• Sandy Konfederath
• Allison Monnell
• Manny Pelligra
• Donna Saskowski
• Christine Sears
• Margie Sheehan
• Kellie Spychalski
• Anne VanStrander

Recreation

Chair: Maythorne Winterkorn
Members:

• Robyn Clintsman
• Kevin Crosley
• David Gasparri
• James Marley

Safety & Health

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Scholarship & Awards

Chair: Betty Butz
Co-Chair:  Mary Beth Wunsch
Members:

• Robert Boening
• Gerald Edwards
• Cheryl Englert
• Paul Greenfield
• Jennifer Harvey
• Mark Metzger, Esq.
• Patricia Ross

Strategic Planning

Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

In addition to the Standing Committees, the President of the Association, with the approval of the Board of Governors, may establish ad hoc committees.

Ad Hoc Committee on Board Training

Chair: Patricia Campanella
Members:

• Marlene Hill
• Eric Stickels
• Arthur Stilwell
• John Von Ahn