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2025 Board of Directors

President – Jessica Otitigbe, Storyteller, President & Founder, Creative Collaborations Consulting
Past President & Secretary – Chyresse Wells, APR, Vice President, Corning Place Communications
President Elect – Vacant
Treasurer – Darcy Wells, APR, Communications Director and Assistant to the President for Internal Operations, New York State AFL-CIO
Membership Chair – Heather Schechter, APR, Chief Strategy Officer and Human Resources Director, Sunrise Management & Consulting
Member at Large – Chris Colton, Public Relations Director, The Martin Group
Member at Large – Aja Landolfi, Marketing Coordinator, SparkShoppe
Member at Large – Melissa Kees, Vice President, Corning Place Communications
Member at Large – Kate Pierce-Nimz, Multimedia Specialist, New York State Association of Counties
Member at Large – Steve Ammerman, APR, Director of Social Media, Office of the New York State Comptroller
Member at Large – Karen Nerney, APR, Administrator of Grants & Development, Capital Region BOCES
Member at Large – Samantha Torrey, Senior Public Relations Strategist, Corning Place Communications
Member at Large – Santino R. Thomas, Director of Marketing & Communications, St. Catherine’s Center for Children