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2019 Board of Directors

President – Michael Mullaney, Manager, Public Relations & Digital Communications, St. Peters Health Partners
President-Elect – Katherine McCarthy, Senior Regional Director, Communications, American Heart Association
Past President and Membership Chair - Heather Schechter, Director of Marketing, Sunrise Management & Consulting
Treasurer – Michael Bohne, APR, Communications & Marketing Assistant, Capitalize Albany Corporation
Secretary/Webmaster - Kimmy Venter, APR, Regional Chief Communications Officer, American Red Cross
Programming Chair – John Mackowiak, Director, Public Relations and Public Affairs, The Martin Group
Diversity & Inclusion Chair - Martin Mbugua, MBA, APR, Vice President for Communications and Marketing, Skidmore College
Ethics Chair – Josh Poupore, APR, Senior Vice President, Corning Place Communications
Accreditation Chair - Jodie Orzechowski, APR, Communications Program Manager, Capital Region BOCES
Assembly Delegate – Paul Larrabee, APR, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Corning Place Communications
PRSSA Liaison – Nick Crounse, Director of Strategic Communications, BestPass
Member at Large – Michael Eck, Publicist, Proctors
Member at Large - Alicia Jacobs, Director of Communications and Community Engagement, Excelsior College
Member at Large – Steven A. Smith, Jr., Public Information Officer, Chief’s Office, City of Albany Police Department

Past Chapter Presidents