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2022 Board of Directors

President – Darcy Wells, APR, Communications Director and Assistant to the President for Internal Operations, New York State AFL-CIO
President-Elect – Steve Ammerman, APR, Director of Communications, New York Farm Bureau
Past President – Kimmy Venter, APR, Director of Communications, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, Inc.
Treasurer – Paul Fahey, Chief Operating Officer, Overit
Secretary – Chyresse Wells, APR, Public Relations Strategist, Corning Place Communications
Accreditation and Ethics Chair – Jodie Orzechowski, APR, Communications Program Manager, Capital Region BOCES
Diversity & Inclusion Chair – Heather Schechter, APR, Chief Strategy Officer and Human Resources Director, Sunrise Management & Consulting
Membership Chair – Jessica Holden, Communications Strategist, EYP
Assembly Delegate – Steven A. Smith, Jr., Public Information Officer, Chief’s Office, City of Albany Police Department
Member at Large – Michael Bohne, APR, Communications & Marketing Assistant, Capitalize Albany Corporation
Member at Large – Michael Eck, Brand Editor, Two Old Hippies Stringed Instruments
Member at Large – John Mackowiak, Director, Public Relations and Public Affairs, The Martin Group
Member at Large – Michael Mullaney, Manager, Technology Communications, GlobalFoundries