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 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
Past Chapter Presidents
2020: Katherine McCarthy, APR 2019: Michael Mullaney 2018: Heather Schechter, APR 2017: Joshua Poupore, APR 2016: Siobhan Kent, APR 2015: Paul Hook 2014: Jennifer Miller 2013: Mike Lesczinski 2012: Rob Puglisi 2011: Penny Vavura 2010: Andrea L. Colby 2009: Eric J. Wohlleber 2008: Tom Nardacci 2007: Kathleen Kirvin 2006: Bonny Betancourt 2005: Dan Curran 2004: Heidi M. Weber 2003: Dan Curran2002: Linda L. Scharf 2001: Richard Chady 2000: Jennifer T. Ginley, APR 1998-1999: Jo Ann LeSage Nelson, APR 1996-1997: Jonathan M. Pierce, APR