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:
Robert Boening
Maryann Bryant-Bruner
Kevin Crosley
Gilbert Duken
Nicholas Lanza
Arlene Pedone
John Schuppenhauer
Eric Stickels
Arthur Stilwell
John Von Ahn

Community Residential Services
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Corporate Compliance Committee
Chair: Arlene Pedone
Members:
Paul Anderson
Joseph Bognanno
Mary Correa
Vince Fiacco
Dr. Lyle Lehman
Roxanne Pecora
Sarah Phelan, Esq.
Paula Rieichel
Gary Ruff

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
Bob Fetterly
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: Mary Ellen Murphy
Members:
Gail Fishkind
Laurie Kelley
Dr. John Kowalczyk
Ellen Owens
Bella Stuart

Guardianship
Chair: James M. Hayes, Esq.
Members:
Joyce Carmen
Katherine Wilson Conroy, Esq.
Kathryn Edmundson
James Johnson, Ph.D.
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 Bryant-Bruner
Members:
Mohan Mehra
Judy O'Rourke
Richard Swierat
Angela VanDerhoof

Legal
Chair: John Schuppenhauer, Esq.
Members:
Mark Harrington, Esq.
James Hayes, 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
Robert Boening
Maryann Bryant-Bruner
Patricia Campanella
Anne Marie Lockhart
Danielle Lucarelli
Mohan Mehra
Henrietta Messier
Ruth Ridgway
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: Ellen Owens

Prevention
Chair: Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz
Members:
Bonnie Bowes
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
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
Mark Metzger, Esq.

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: Mohan Mehra
Members:
Patricia Campanella
Mary Elizabeth Correa
Marlene Hill
Arthur Stilwell
John Von Ahn


Ad Hoc Special Committee on Structure
Chair:  James Murphy, Esq.
Vice-Chair:  Maryann Bryant-Bruner
Members:
Bonnie Bowes
Dr. Irving Camisky
Katharine Wilson Conroy, Esq.
James Hayes, Esq.
Harold Hoffmeier, Jr.
Laura Kennedy
Dr. John Kowalczyk
Anne Marie Lockhart
Peter Martin, Esq.
Michael Mascari
Mohan Mehra
Mark Metzger, Esq.
John Schuppenhauer, Esq.
Mary Skillan
Eric Stickels
James Wilson