RSA Board of Directors
Chair: Doug Gustin - Madison-Oneida BOCES; Canastota CSD, Zone 1
Vice-Chair: Renee Garrett - Forrestville CSD, Zone 3
Contact information for regional directors and organization representatives can be obtained by contacting the Cornell office.
Zone Directors
Zone 1
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Term: 2019-2022
Barbara Case
Superintendent, General Brown Central School District
17643 Cemetery Road, PO Box 500
Dexter, NY 13634
Email: bcase@gblions.org
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Term: 2018-2021
Doug Gustin, (Vice-Chair)
Board Member, Madison-Oneida BOCES & Canastota CSD
208 Lamb Ave.
Canastota, NY 13032
Email: dmgklg@aol.com
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Term: 2020-2023
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Zone 3
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Term: 2019-2022
Jason Smith
Superintendent, Lyndonville Central School District
412 Lake St., PO Box 648
Lyndonville, NY 14098
Email: jasmith@lcsdk12.org
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Term: 2018-2021
Renee Garrett
Superintendent, Forestville Central School District
12 Water St.
Forestville, NY 14062
Email: rgarrett@forestville.com
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Term: 2020-2023
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Zone 5
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Term: 2019-2022
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Term: 2018-2021
David Brown
Superintendent, DeRuyter Central School District
711 Railroad St.
DeRuyter, NY 13052
Email: dbrown@deruytercentral.org
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Term: 2020-2023
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Zone 7
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Term: 2019-2022
Linda King
Board Member, Lake George Central School District
219 State Route 149
Lake George, NY 12845
Email: kingl@lkgeorge.org
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Term: 2018-2021
John Goralski
Superintendent, Warrensburg Central School District
103 Schroon River Road
Warrensburg, NY 12885
Email: goralskij@wcsd.org
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Zone 9
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Term: 2019-2022
William Crankshaw
Superintendent, Cooperstown Central School District
39 Linden Ave.
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Email:wcrankshaw@cooperstowncs.org
Term: 2018-2021
Terry Dougherty
Superintendent, Hancock Central School District
67 Education Lane
Hancock, NY 13783
Email: TDougherty@hancock.stier.org
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Term: 2020-2023
Joseph Burns
Board Member, Broome-Tioga BOCES
2919 NY Rt. 79
Harpursville, NY 13787
Email: jburns@btboces.org
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Zone 2
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Term: 2019-2022
Eric Burke
Superintendent, Madrid-Waddington Central School District
2582 State Highway 345, PO Box 67
Madrid, NY 13660
Email:eburke@mwcsk12.org
Term: 2018-2021
Wayne Rogers
Board Member, Malone Central School District
988 County Rt. 24
Malone, NY 12953
Email: waynerogersny@gmail.com
Term: 2020-2023
Linda Gonyo-Horne
Board Member, Chaplain Valley Educational Services
471 Hayford Road
Champlain, NY 12919
Email:ljgonyo@msn.com
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Zone 4
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Board Member, Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
Email: nfuest@rochester.rr.com
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Term: 2018-2021
Scott Bischoping
Interim Superintendent, North-Rose Wolcott Central School District
11631 Salter-Colvin Road
Wolcott, NY 14590
Email: scott.bischoping@gmail.com
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Term: 2020-2023
Mickey Edwards
Superintendent, Byron-Bergen Central School District
6917 West Bergen Road
Bergen, NY 14416
Email: medwards@bbschools.org
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Zone 6
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Term: 2019-2022
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Term: 2018-2021
Charles Chafee (Chair)
Superintendent, Waterville Central School District
381 Madison St.
Waterville, NY 13480
Email: cchafee@watervillecsd.org
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Term: 2020-2023
Thomas Huxtable
Board Member, Mount Markham Central School District
666 Stone Road
West Winfield, NY 13491
Email: thuxtable@mmcsd.org
Zone 8
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Term: 2019-2022
Thomas Crook
Superintendent, Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District
84 Greenwood St.
Canisteo, NY 14823
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Term: 2018-2021
Jesse Harper
Superintendent, Arkport Central School District
35 East Ave.
Arkport, NY 14807
Email: jharper@arkportcsd.org
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Term: 2020-2023
Jennifer Howell
Board Member, Hinsdale Central School District
5100 Route 16
Hinsdale, NY 14743
Email: jhowell@ogh.org
Zone 10
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Term: 2018-2021
Martin Handler
Superintendent, Pine Plains Central School District
2829 Church St.
Pine Plains, NY 12567
Email: m.handler@ppcsd.org
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Term: 2020-2023
Julie Lutz
Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
201 Sunrise Highway
Patchogue, NY 11772
Email: jlutz@esboces.org
At-Large Directors
Term: 2020-2023
Mark Davey
District Superintendent, Champlain Valley BOCES
PO Box 455, 518 Rugar St.
Plattsburgh NY 12901
Email:davey_Mark@cves.org
Term: 2018-2021
Elissa Smith
Lyndonville Central School District
25 Housel Ave.
Lyndonville , NY 14098
Email: esmith@LCSDK12.org
Term : 2020-2023
Heather Zellers
Board Member, Seneca Falls CSD
10 Johnson St.
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Email: hzellers@senecafallscsd.org
Supporting Organizations Directors
Lawrence Van De Valk
Cornell University, Senior Extension Associate & CaRDI
275B Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: ljv4@cornell.edu
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John Sipple
Cornell University, Associate Professor Department of Development Sociology
261 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: jws28@cornell.edu
Christopher Kelder
New York Farm Bureau
12 Pine Tree Road
Accord, NY 12404
Email: cwkjk@aol.com
Kevin MacDonald
New York State Council of School Superintendents
Genesee Valley Educational Partnership, District Superintendent
80 Munson St.
Leroy, NY 14482
Email: kmacdonald@gvboces.org
Carolyn Ostrander
New York State Grange
121 Victoria Place
Syracuse, NY 13210
Email: closcholar@gmail.com
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Penny Hollister
New York State Parents and Teachers Association
93 Hollister Road
Whitehall, NY 12887
Email: pennyhollister@wildblue.net
Kyle McCauley Belokopitsky, Esq.
New York State Parents and Teachers Association
1 Wembley Court
Albany, NY 12205
Email: execdirector@nyspta.org
Christine Schnars
New York State School Boards Association
20 Fairfield Ave.
Jamestown, NY 14701
Email:schnarsc@yahoo.com