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2023 Board of Directors

President – Steve Ammerman, APR, Director of Communications, New York Farm Bureau
President-Elect – Chyresse Wells, APR, Public Relations Strategist, Corning Place Communications
Past President – Darcy Wells, APR, Communications Director and Assistant to the President for Internal Operations, New York State AFL-CIO
Treasurer – Kimmy Venter, APR, Director of Communications, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, Inc.
Secretary – Karen Nerney, APR, Communications Program Manager, Capital Region BOCES
Accreditation Chair – Jodie Orzechowski, APR, Assistant Director of Communications & Public Relations, Capital Region BOCES
Membership Chair – Heather Schechter, APR, Chief Strategy Officer and Human Resources Director, Sunrise Management & Consulting
Assembly Delegate – Steven A. Smith, Jr., Public Information Officer, Chief’s Office, City of Albany Police Department
Member at Large – Chris Colton, Public Relations Director, The Martin Group
Member at Large – Paul Fahey, Chief Operating Officer, Overit
Member at Large – Melissa Kees, Director of Accounts and Media Strategy, Relentless Awareness
Member at Large – Kate Pierce-Nimz, Multimedia Specialist, New York State Association of Counties
Member at Large – Jessica Otitigbe, Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of Saint Rose