W. Brooke Harris, Allegany, Chair
Rebecca Ryan, Wyoming, Vice Chair
Terry Wilbur, Oswego, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Dave Lucas
Standing Committees
NYSAC Standing Committees are essential in the development of NYSAC's advocacy planning and efforts. They develop, discuss and adopt the series of resolutions that go before the full county delegation, and then become the basis of NYSAC's legislative program for the coming year.
At NYSAC's Fall Seminar and winter Legislative Conference, county delegates from across the state meet in standing committees to develop, discuss, and adopt resolutions on issues impacting counties. The resolutions highlight the priorities of New York's county governments and make up the foundation of NYSAC's Legislative Platform.
Resolutions Standing Committee
Agriculture, Economic Development & Rural Affairs Standing Committee
Douglas Berwanger, Wyoming, Chair
Paul Ruszkiewicz, Orange, Vice Chair
Terry Wilbur, Oswego, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Tom Oldfather
Children with Special Needs Standing Committee
Heidi Bond, Otsego, Chair
Sara Boerenko, Montgomery, Vice Chair
Rita Wood, Ulster, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Megan Novak
Climate Action, Energy & Environment Standing Committee
Jen Metzger, Ulster County, Chair
Heather Brown, Sullivan County, Vice Chair
Bonnie Lawrence, Erie County, Vice Chair
Peter McCartt, Westchester County, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Alex Regan
Intergovernmental Relations, General Government & Public Employee Relations Standing Committee
Mark Scimone, Madison, Chair
Cheryl Ketchum, Wyoming, Vice Chair
Langdon Chapman, Orange, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Mark LaVigne
Medicaid & Human Services Standing Committee
Kira Pospesel, Greene, Chair
Amy Cunningham, Onondaga, Vice Chair
Kenneth Knappe, Suffolk, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Dave Lucas
Native American Affairs & Gaming Standing Committee
Ashley Smith, Cattaraugus, Chair
Tina Wayland-Smith, Madison, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Patrick Cummings
Public Health & Mental Health Standing Committee
Linda Beers, Essex, Chair
Michael Amo, Orange, Vice Chair
Laura Keleman, Niagara, Vice Chair
NYSAC staff contact: Alex Regan
Public Safety Standing Committee
Juan Figueroa, Ulster, Chair
Kathy Stegenga, Orange, Vice Chair
Dan Degear, Madison, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Megan Novak
Taxation & Finance Standing Committee
Kelly Reed, Cattaraugus, Chair
Carrie Gallagher, Orange, Vice Chair
Mitch Alger, Steuben, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Dave Lucas
Transportation & Public Works Standing Committee
Deborah Donohue, Washington, Chair
Philip Reed, Jefferson, Vice Chair
James Burpoe, Putnam, Vice Chair
Kevin Hajos, Warren, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Mark LaVigne
Marguerite Beirne, Westchester County, Chair
Daniel Krebs, Monroe County, Vice Chair
Greg Powlin, Oswego County, Vice Chair
NYSAC Staff Contact: Mark LaVigne
Join a Committee
To apply for a NYSAC Standing Committee, please fill out the online application below or download the PDF of the nomination form and email it to Chancey Young at cyoung@nysac.org.