NYCON Board Officers

David S. Birdsell, Ph.D. | Chair
Kean University, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Tiombe Tallie Carter, Esq. | 1st Vice Chair
City of Newburgh, Assistant Corporation Counsel

Gary M. Schuster, Esq. | 2nd Vice Chair
J&G Law, LLP, Partner

Sarah Hopkins, CPA | Treasurer
Lumsden & McCormick, LLP, Principal 

Sara Espinosa | Secretary
LCU Fund for Women's Education, Executive Director 

NYCON Board Members

M. Lynn Bradley
Retired, former M&T Bank, Senior Relationship Manager

Henry Cohen*
Retired, former Corporate CEO; Community Leader

Martin Conroy*
Retired, Community Leader

George Ferrari
Community Foundation of Tompkins County, CEO

Daniel M. Flax
MassMutual, Head of Sales & Distribution Technology (CIO)

Joanne Florino*
The Philanthropy Roundtable, Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Phillip Ginter, LMSW, MPA
Southern Tier Zoological Society, Executive Director

Jo Ann Golden, CPA*
Retired, CPA firm; Community Leader

Angela Gray, Esq., CPA, MSIS
Gray & Gray and Associates, Partner

Patricia A. Johnson, CPA 
Patricia A. Johnson, CPA

Vincent Marrone*
Public Strategies, LLC, Principal

David M. Rottkamp, CPA
Grassi & Co., Audit Partner & Not-for-Profit Practice Leader; New York City Office – Partner-In-Charge

Joshua A. Sabo, Esq.*
Law Office of Joshua A. Sabo, Principal

Sam Samuel, Ph.D.
TCI Consulting Inc., USA Director/Mentor

Gus Scacco
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc., CEO/Chief Investment Officer

*Ex-Officio: Non-voting status.