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Executive Committee

  • KRISTIE HANSEN-HIGHTOWER, CPA

    Karen Christie

    President
    Comptroller

    Town of Southold

  • JANET PLARR

    darlene carroll

    President Elect
    Village Administrator
    Village of Blasdell

  • JOHN A. SAVASH II, CPA, CGFM

    john savash

    Vice President
    Associate Professor of Accounting
    Elmira College

  • KAREN P. McLAUGHLIN, CMFO

    Karen McLaughlin Headshot

    Secretary
    Treasurer
    Village of Rhinebeck

  • David A. Rizzari

    david rizzari

    Treasurer
    Director
    Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP


Regional Council Chairs

(Chairs serve as part of the Executive Committee)

  • BRIAN KRAUSE, CPA

    Krause Brian

    Western
    Director of Administration & Finance
    Town of Cheektowaga

  • Nicholas Angeline

    darlene carroll

    Central
    Deputy Comptroller
    Town of Vestal

  • Michael Cohen, CPA

    Jennifer Mulligan

    Northeast
    Comptroller
    Town of Bethlehem

  • Catherine Paget

    Paget C 

    Downstate
    Business Director
    Northern Westchester Joint Water Works

  • Christopher Briggs

    Briggs Christopher 

    Long Island
    Treasurer
    Village of Massapequa Park


Governmental Jurisdictions

  • Scott Adair, CPA (Western)

    Janet Plarr

    Chief Financial Officer
    RGR Transportation Authority

  • JUDITH KINDRON (Western)

    Krause Brian 

    Village Administrator
    Village of Williamsville

  • James Mills, CPA (Central)

    James Mills

    Comptroller
    City of Watertown

  • DAVID NOLAN, CGFM, CMA (Central)

    Krause Brian

    City Treasurer
    City of Rome

  • Mindy Goddeau (Northeast)

     Goddeau Mindy

    Treasurer
    Village of Lake Placid

  • George Phillips (Northeast)

    Michael Cohen

    Comptroller
    Town of East Greenbush

  • Elliott Auerbach (Downstate)

    Anna Roppolo

    Deputy Comptroller
    NYS Office of the State Comptroller, LGSA

  • Ronald Clum, CPA (Downstate)

     Krause Brian

    Town Accountant
    Town of Newburgh

  • Angie Carpenter (Long Island)

     Angie Carpenter

    Supervisor
    Town of Islip

  • William Rothaar, CPA (Long Island)

    Anna Roppolo

    Comptroller
    Town of Riverhead


Members At-Large

  • Marc O'Hearn (Western)

    Marc O'Hearn

    SVP, Director of Government Banking
    Evans Bank

  • Rick Ganci (Western)

    Rick Ganci

    Executive Vice President and Principal
    Capital Markets Advisors, LLC

  • Robert C. Fenner (Central)

    Robert Fenner

    Vice President, Government Banking
    Citizens Bank

  • Leslie Spurgin, CPA (Central)

    Leslie Spurgin

    Audit Partner
    Insero & Company CPAs, P.C.

  • Tim Doyle, CPA (Northeast)

    Tim Doyle

    Partner
    Bonadio & Co., LLP

  • Brendan Kennedy, CPA (Northeast)

    Brendan Kennedy

    Partner
    BST & Co. CPAs, LLP

  • Scott Oling, CPA (Downstate)

    Scott Oling

    Partner
    PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP

  • Robert Smith, Esq. (Downstate)

    Robert Smith

    Partner
    Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

  • Carol Mark (Long Island)

    Carol Mark

    Executive Director
    J.P.Morgan

  • Patricia Mezeul (Long Island)

    Patricia Mezeul

    Executive Vice President/Director of Government Banking
    Flushing Bank


Ex-Officio

  • PATRICIA CAPORALE

    Kathleen Saville2

    (President 2022-2023)
    Comptroller
    Town of Yorktown

  • JENNIFER MULLIGAN, CPA

    Pamela Barton

    (President 2021-2022)
    Director of Business and Finance
    East Greenbush CSD

  • KAREN CHRISTIE, CPA

    Donovan D 2010 web

    (President 2020-2021)
    Treasurer
    County of Jefferson