CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Executive Director, Education
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions. This includes but isn't limited to leading the development of the Center's ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Communication and Development
- Senior Vice President of Development and Communications
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions. This includes but isn't limited to leading the development of the Center's ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.
Job Titles:
- Fellow
- Fellow of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center
is a Fellow of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. Benjamin has been a fellow for 2 years and has contributed his expertise in electronics and electrical engineering to several projects. Benjamin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Innovative Medical Devices Laboratory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where his research focuses on wireless implantable sensors. Prior to attending graduate school, Benjamin spent 2.5 years as an R&D intern at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM, defining product requirements and test plans for electrical components. Benjamin received his BS in Electrical Engineering, with a focus in Microwave Engineering and Instrumentation from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Senior Director of Facilities and Commerical Properties
Kim Heunemann started work at Prospect Center in July of 2000 as their Director of Human Resources. In 2004 she moved to work in the clinical wing as the Director of Family Support Services. When Prospect affiliated with Center for Disability Services in 2013, she was appointed Director of Prospect. In 2016 she was also named Director of Gift Planning where she supports families, staff and donors to help substantially enhance philanthropic giving to the Center's Endowment.
serves as a technical advisor for the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. Dr. Capogna is a biomedical engineer with 7 years of experience conducting translational research in spine biomechanics and medical device design. She is skilled in solid modeling and in the design, development, and prototyping of medical devices. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Capogna was a 4-year fellow of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. She is currently a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Capogna received her BS in biomedical engineering from the University at Buffalo and her M.Eng. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board
- President / Hannay Reels, Inc.
is Vice President of Research & Development and Director of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. Dr. Ledet is a biomedical engineer with 26 years of award-winning translational research experience, 20 years of consulting for the medical devices industry, and 10 years' experience as a serial entrepreneur in the medical devices sector. He is also an award-winning educator who has developed curricula and taught courses on design, product development, and technology transfer. He has served on the medical advisory boards of multiple medical device companies and Dr. Ledet is Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder of ReVivo Medical, Inc. He was also co-founder of I/O Surgical, LLC., inSense Medical, LLC., and Proactive Innovations, LLC. Dr. Ledet has won two SBIR awards and has also served as a reviewer on seven SBIR study sections. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Albany Medical College. Prior to his current role, he was a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Research Scientist in the Rehabilitation R&D Service at the Stratton VA Medical Center. Dr. Ledet received his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and his MS and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Job Titles:
- Vice President Foudation Operations
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Gregory J. Sorrentino is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disability Services. He began his tenure in the position January 2, 2019, and is responsible for the oversight of the Center and its divisions, including St. Margaret's Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury, Health Innovations Incubator and Technology Center, and Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center. He has been with the Center since 1993.
Gregory J. Sorrentino is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disability Services. He began his tenure in the position January 2, 2019, and is responsible for the oversight of the Center and its divisions, including St. Margaret's Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury, Health Innovations Incubator and Technology Center and Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center. He has been with the Center since 1993.
Prior to his current position, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Director of Financial Operations, and Assistant Director of Finance at what was then the Center for the Disabled. In addition to his career at the Center, Mr. Sorrentino was an adjunct faculty member at Sage Colleges Graduate Division for Financial Accounting, in Albany, NY. He also serves on the Sage Colleges Graduate School Advisory Committee.
Mr. Sorrentino received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Siena College in Loudonville, NY, and his Master of Science degree in Health Services Administration from Sage Graduate School in Albany, NY.
Mr. Sorrentino's professional licenses include: NYS Certified Public Accountant and NYS Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.
Mr. Sorrentino and his wife, Sherry, live in Guilderland. They have three children.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Sales and Marketing Manager
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Prospect Center
Kim has her Undergraduate degree in Business Management from Northeastern University in Boston and her Masters of Arts in Administration and Leadership from Plattsburgh University.
Kim, her husband and their two daughters live in Queensbury, NY.
is Operations Manager of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. Dr. Ruff is a mechanical engineer with close to 50 years of experience in manufacturing and in the design and development of manufacturing equipment and systems. He has also designed, developed, and manufactured many discrete products that have been commercialized. Dr. Ruff has worked both in industry and academia throughout his career. He has expertise in machining, injection molding, metal forming, additive manufacturing and many other manufacturing processes. He also has extensive expertise in robotics and automation. Prior to his current role, Dr. Ruff was a Senior Systems Engineer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and managed the Manufacturing Innovation Learning Laboratory (MILL) along with teaching classes in manufacturing and engineering design. Dr. Ruff received his BS, MEng and Ph.D., all in mechanical engineering, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Job Titles:
- Chief Medical Officer
- Physician
Maria Kansas Devine, M.D., was appointed Chief Medical Officer at the Center for Disability Services in early 2017. She joined the practice as medical director in June 2014. Dr. Kansas also serves as a family medicine physician in primary care at the Albany facility.
Maria Kansas Devine, M.D., was appointed Chief Medical Officer at the Center for Disability Services in early 2017. She joined the practice as medical director in June 2014. Dr. Kansas also serves as a family medicine physician in primary care at the Albany facility.
As Chief Medical Officer and physician, Dr. Kansas will pursue an integrated health services model for special needs patients, families and the wider community which reflects her commitment to serving the whole person. In her expanded role as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kansas will serve all people who receive programs and services through the Center. She sees patients of all ages and provides well woman care and health coaching. She is an American Academy of Family Physicians board certified family physician with 25 years of medical practice experience. Dr. Kansas is founding partner of Troy Family Physicians, P.C., a private practice established in 1989.
She is well known in the Capital Region and has been the fire and police surgeon for the City of Troy, the physician for Watervliet Central Schools, nursing home physician at St. Louise House in Latham and medical advisor to the Visiting Nurses Association.
A graduate of Union College and Albany Medical College, Dr. Kansas served her residency at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, and became its Chief Resident.
In addition to her responsibilities at the Center, Dr. Kansas continues as an Associate Clinical Professor at Albany Medical College and a Cope Certified health coach.
Job Titles:
- Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Associate Attorney / the Towne Law Firm
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- Partner at E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy Law Firm
Meghan Rielly Keenholts is a partner at E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy Law Firm in Troy, New York. She currently focuses her legal practice on the representation of individuals who have been seriously injured, with a primary focus on medical malpractice law. Ms. Keenholts previously worked as an attorney at E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, where, upon graduation from law school, she had the distinction of becoming the first woman attorney hired by the firm since its founding in 1898.
Meghan Rielly Keenholts is a partner at E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy Law Firm in Troy, New York. She currently focuses her legal practice on the representation of individuals who have been seriously injured, with a primary focus on medical malpractice law. Ms. Keenholts previously worked as an attorney at E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, where, upon graduation from law school, she had the distinction of becoming the first woman attorney hired by the firm since its founding in 1898.
Ms. Keenholts is Past President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association. She also previously served on the board of directors of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region, by whom she was honored in 2012 with the Resourceful Women's Award in management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board
- President / Crocetta Bros. & Co.
Job Titles:
- First Vice Chair
- Administrative Vice President and Senior Group Manager
- Chairman of the Center 's Commercial Services Advisory Board
- Regional President for the Capital Region of New York
Charles Pinckney is Regional President for the Capital Region of New York at M&T Bank. Charles has held various positions in M&T's Commercial Bank since 2008. He is a graduate of Union College where he majored in Managerial Economics. Mr. Pinckney is the Chair of the Center's Commercial Services Advisory Board and a member of the Center's Governing Board of Directors.
Charles Pinckney is an Administrative Vice President and Senior Group Manager at M&T Bank. Charles oversees the Commercial Real Estate and Healthcare & Not For Profit Lending groups in the Capital Region.
Charles has held various positions in M&T's Commercial Bank since 2008. He is a graduate of Union College where he majored in Managerial Economics.
Mr. Pinckney is the Chair of the Center's Commercial Services Advisory Board and a member of the Center's Governing Board of Directors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation & Center for Disability Services, Inc
- Partner - Barclay Damon, LLP
Ned is a member of the Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation & Center for Disability Services, Inc. Board of Directors, he is also a member of the Executive Committee and member of the Audit Committee and former Chair. Ned was also a formal member of the Board of Directors for The Academy of the Holy Name and Albany Police and Fire Foundation.
Ned primarily focuses on financial transactions, real estate, and advising business entities. He represents lenders and borrowers in all types of loan transactions, including real estate-secured, asset-based, and mezzanine loans. He also provides representation in transactions involving municipal bonds and tax credits and transactions utilizing letters of credit and other credit enhancement vehicles.
Ned acts as counsel to landlords, tenants, sellers, and buyers in lease and transfer transactions, including exchanges, and in the development of property for retail, office, manufacturing, and other purposes. He uses his financing and real estate experience to provide counsel to lenders and borrowers in work-out and restructuring transactions. In addition, Ned advises on the formation, governance, and ongoing business activities of business entities, including not-for-profit corporations.
Ned is Barclay Damon's immediate past Financial Services Practice Group leader, and he previously served on the firm's Management Committee and was the former chair of the Associates Committee and the Financial Institutions & Lending Practice Area.
Job Titles:
- Principal - Hinman, Straub P.C
Fred Bodner is an attorney at Hinman Straub P.C. in Albany. He is the chair of the firm's Health Insurance and Life Insurance Departments. Mr. Bodner's practice is focused on insurance regulatory and corporate law, including life insurance law, health insurance law, administrative law and Governmental Relations. He provides various services to the insurance industry including design, filing and obtaining approval of insurance products; representation before insurance regulators; opinions on the legality of insurance company practices; interpretation of law and regulation; obtaining required licenses; and provision of advice and assistance with regard to advertising and marketing issues, examination issues, market conduct issues, enforcement actions, policy replacement issues, premium rate and compensation issues, and related insurance matters.
Fred Bodner is an attorney at Hinman Straub P.C. in Albany. He is the chair of the firm's Health Insurance and Life Insurance Departments. Mr. Bodner's practice is focused on insurance regulatory and corporate law, including life insurance law, health insurance law, administrative law and Governmental Relations. He provides various services to the insurance industry including design, filing and obtaining approval of insurance products; representation before insurance regulators; opinions on the legality of insurance company practices; interpretation of law and regulation; obtaining required licenses; and provision of advice and assistance with regard to advertising and marketing issues, examination issues, market conduct issues, enforcement actions, policy replacement issues, premium rate and compensation issues, and related insurance matters.
Mr. Bodner has been very involved in a number of important changes regarding the regulation of life insurance and health insurance products in New York, including the New York Department of Financial Services prior approval with certification process and the development of the Department's Product Outlines. Mr. Bodner was the Chair of the Life Committee of the Department's Insurance Filings Modernization Initiative, convened by Superintendent Wrynn, to examine the mechanisms through which regulated entities submit rate, policy form, licensing and other insurance filings to the Department and through which the Department processes those filings.
Mr. Bodner has regularly been recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers in America for his high caliber of work in the practice area of Insurance Law.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Publisher
- Publisher / CEO - Times Union
George R. Hearst III is the publisher/CEO of the Times Union, the Capital Region's largest multimedia company. A California native, Hearst came to the Times Union in 1989. He is a director of the Hearst Corporation, a global communication company with more than 20,000 employees, which was founded by his great-grandfather, William Randolph Hearst. He is also a trustee of the Hearst Family Trust. George Hearst has emerged as one of Upstate New York's most notable philanthropists and community leaders and is the recipient of many community awards for civic involvement.
George R. Hearst III is the publisher/CEO of the Times Union, the Capital Region's largest multimedia company. A California native, Hearst came to the Times Union in 1989. He is a director of the Hearst Corporation, a global communication company with more than 20,000 employees, which was founded by his great-grandfather, William Randolph Hearst. He is also a trustee of the Hearst Family Trust. George Hearst has emerged as one of Upstate New York's most notable philanthropists and community leaders and is the recipient of many community awards for civic involvement.
Jim has been a Center director since February 2013. He also has served on the Center's Prospect Center since 2008, including a term as President of the Board, and serves on Finance and Nominating committees and as a Liaison between the two boards. He and his wife Deborah are members of the Center's Guardian Circle.
Jim has been a Center director since February 2013. He also has served on the Center's Prospect Center since 2008, including a term as President of the Board, and serves on Finance and Nominating committees and as a Liaison between the two boards. He and his wife Deborah are members of the Center's Guardian Circle.
Jim's career has spanned 32 years, in all facets of commercial real estate and banking. He currently is Senior Vice President at Berkshire Bank handling Commercial Real Estate Finance in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, and Historical Tax Credit Equity Investment in New York State, helping grow this program for the bank. Prior to Berkshire, Jim's span in business has included real estate appraising, commercial mortgage brokerage, and banking at other financial institutions in New York. He is a designated MAI member of the Appraisal Institute in Chicago. He is also a multi-family investor. Some notable financings include noteworthy projects in the Hudson Valley and Capital District such as the CDPHP Headquarters, MVP Health Plan Headquarters, MapInfo headquarters, City Center of White Plains (first tower), Lowes Home Improvement center in Brookfield CT, Waterfront at Port Chester lifestyle center, Apartments at New Roc, Villa BXV in Bronxville, The News Apartments in Troy, as well as many supermarkets.
Jim also co-founded Barkeater Chocolates, an all-natural wholesale confection company, with his wife in 2008. They have three children - Sarah, 23, has graduated college, Jimmy, 20, is at college, and Ryan, 15, is a high school sophomore.
Jim is involved in various community causes and volunteering, including YPN Young Professionals Network of the Capital Region Chamber and ATLAS Adirondack Teen Leadership and Service, and also serves on the Board of Directors for Hudson Headwaters Health Network. Past boards include Leadership Saratoga's Alumni and Advisory boards, and the Community Preservation Corp's loan committee. Jim is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Finance, including a term at Middlesex in London.
Job Titles:
- Architect at HP Architects, LLP
James Coleman has been on the Center's Governing Board of Directors since 1991 and a member of the Center's Executive Committee since 1992. James also serves on the Center's Combined Program Services Committee/Human Resources Board and the Quality Assurance Committee.
James Coleman has been on the Center's Governing Board of Directors since 1991 and a member of the Center's Executive Committee since 1992. James also serves on the Center's Combined Program Services Committee/Human Resources Board and the Quality Assurance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Board Member of Residential Opportunities Inc
Joe joined the Board in 1990 as a Board Member of Residential Opportunities Inc. then merged in 1998 with Center for Disability Services. In Center for Disability Corporation Governing Board Directors, he also served on the Commercial Services Board. Joe has also served on the Board of Directors of the Albany Food Bank Association.
Joe joined the Board in 1990 as a Board Member of Residential Opportunities Inc. then merged in 1998 with Center for Disability Services. In Center for Disability Corporation Governing Board Directors, he also served on the Commercial Services Board. Joe has also served on the Board of Directors of the Albany Food Bank Association.
Joe began his career with Golub Corporation / Price Chopper Supermarkets. He held a number of leadership positions including General Store Manager, District Manger, Director of Transportation, Human Resources Specialist and Senior Product Specialist. Joe retired from Golub Corporation after 43 years of service. He is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College.
Ken has been a Center director since 2004 and currently serves as Chairperson of the Center's Audit Committee. Originally from Connecticut, Ken came to the area in 1980 after receiving his degree in accounting from Bryant College in Rhode Island. Ken spent ten years with Urbach Kahn & Werlin P.C. in Albany rising to the position of principal. After a few years in the insurance and manufacturing industries, Ken returned to public accounting joining Cusack & Company, CPA's LLC in 1997, where he is currently a partner. Throughout his career, Ken has specialized in non-profit and government auditing and consulting which comprises the majority of his current business.
Ken was Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman of Equinox, Inc. for eight years, treasurer of the Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. for two years and was Vice-Chairman of the City of Cohoes Planning Commission and City of Cohoes Historic Preservation Commission for several years. Ken is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Governmental Finance Officers Association. Ken has been a speaker for the Council of Community Services of New York State, the Capital District Community Loan Fund, the American Lung Association of New York State, Inc. and others on a number of different financial topics.
Rosemary Lorello was appointed Chief Program Officer in 2016 and she provides supervision, oversight and management of the innovative programs and services available to individuals with disabilities and families at the Center for Disability Services, either directly or through a program director or manager.
In 2000, she was appointed Deputy Executive Director of Residential Services for the Center, for Disability Services in 2000. In that role, she and was responsible for the oversight of the agency's residential homes, supportive living apartment program, respite services, which includes 24 hour/7day and weekend overnight services, Residential Habilitation Services available to individuals who live at home with their families, a Community Skills Program, and Clover Patch Day and Overnight Camp.
At the time of the merger of the Center for Disability Services with Residential Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) in 1999, she was the Assistant Executive Director for Program Operations responsible for the direction, operation and management of all residential and day services. She began her career as a residential direct care worker and has also held various management positions within residential services. She has been with the agency for 29 years.
Gregory J. Sorrentino is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disability Services. He began his tenure in the position January 2, 2019, and is responsible for the oversight of the Center and its four divisions: St. Margaret's Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury, Life Quality Solutions Incubator and Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center. He has been an executive with the Center for 25 years.
Prior to his current position, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Director of Financial Operations, and Assistant Director of Finance at what was then the Center for the Disabled. In addition to his career at the Center, Mr. Sorrentino was an adjunct faculty member at Sage Colleges Graduate Division for Financial Accounting, in Albany, NY. He also serves on the Sage Colleges Graduate School Advisory Committee.
Milton C. Hall, III has been involved with and a supporter of the Center for Disability Services for over twenty years. He is currently Chairperson of the Center's Governing Board as well as Chairperson of the Center's Endowment Investment Committee. In addition, Milt also serves on the Executive and Audit Committees and served as vice chair on the Center for Disability Services Foundation, Inc. Board prior to becoming a member of the Governing board. Milt joined the Northwestern Mutual after graduating with a degree in Political Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1971.
Milton C. Hall, III has been involved with and a supporter of the Center for Disability Services for over twenty years. He is currently Chairperson of the Center's Governing Board as well as Chairperson of the Center's Endowment Investment Committee. In addition, Milt also serves on the Executive and Audit Committees and served as vice chair on the Center for Disability Services Foundation, Inc. Board prior to becoming a member of the Governing board.
Job Titles:
- CEO - the Windsor Companies
- CEO of the the Windsor Companies
Robert C. Miller, the CEO of the The Windsor Companies founded in 1983, which is a real estate development and professional property management firm committed to growth through responsible development and focused acquisition of commercial and mixed-use properties. Windsor's approach to its projects is to acquire, develop and manage properties for long-term ownership and growth. Currently, Windsor owns and manages 13 strip centers in New York, including a number of net-leased single-tenant out lots. Windsor is actively developing residential properties in Slingerlands, Clifton Park, and Malta, NY. Prior to that, he was President of a regional law firm that specialized in taxation and commercial transactions.
Bob is a graduate of Siena College, Albany Law School, and New York University Law School and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is currently Board Chair of Opera Saratoga, Member of the Board of the Center for Disability Services and an Emeritus Member of the Board of Trustees of Albany Law School.
Job Titles:
- Area President for the Latham
- Area President, Latham, NY Branch of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Bob Crandall is Area President for the Latham, New York Branch of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The Latham Branch includes 140 employees located in Latham, Syracuse and Queensbury. He is actively involved as a Board Member of the Donna Crandall Foundation which supports Cystic Fibrosis patients and their families. He is also a board member of the Saratoga Senior Center. Bob also serves on the Board, and Chairs the Audit & Risk Committee, of Ameritas Life Insurance Company of New York.
Bob Crandall is Area President for the Latham, New York Branch of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The Latham Branch includes 140 employees located in Latham, Syracuse and Queensbury.
He is actively involved as a Board Member of the Donna Crandall Foundation which supports Cystic Fibrosis patients and their families. He is also a board member of the Saratoga Senior Center.
Bob also serves on the Board, and Chairs the Audit & Risk Committee, of Ameritas Life Insurance Company of New York.
Bob and his wife Meredith have three children, Emily, Caroline and Benjamin, who were raised in Saratoga and all reside in the Boston area.
He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from Union College in Schenectady, New York.
Terry O'Connor is a 1980 graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In pursuing his undergraduate degree, he also studied in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Terry O'Connor is a 1980 graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In pursuing his undergraduate degree, he also studied in Copenhagen, Denmark. Terry received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1983. Terry is AV rated by MartindaleHubbell and has been voted by his peers on an annual basis as one of the Top 10 Upstate New York Attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, Terry has been named the Best Lawyer, Lawyer of the Year for both Medical Malpractice Law (defendants) and Products Liability Law (defendants). In 2011 he was honored with the Albany County Bar Association's President's Award. In 2015 he was elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Terry is a trial lawyer who defends physicians, dentists, nurses, hospitals and nursing homes throughout New York State and Vermont. Over the course of his career, Terry has tried upwards of 125 cases to verdict. In defending physicians, he has handled cases involving licensing issues, wrongful death and birth trauma claims. In addition, Terry has handled a wide variety of other civil litigation matters, including cases involving Labor Law violations, trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, products liability and premises liability.
Terry has been appointed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York as a mediator/arbitrator/early neutral evaluator. Over the past decade, Terry has mediated and arbitrated approximately 400 cases.
Maureen E. O'Brien is a life-long New Yorker. She is a graduate University of Notre Dame (B.A.) and New York University (M.A.). In 2018, following a national search, Maureen was appointed the first female President and Chief Executive Officer of New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID). NYSID is the designated facilitator of the Preferred Source Program for individuals with disabilities in New York State. Maureen manages the execution of over 1,000 state and municipal contracts on behalf of 135 disability service provider member agencies. Annually, more than 6,000 individuals with disabilities are gainfully employed through the program. Maureen combines her private sector experience, diversity equity and inclusion expertise and her desire to provide opportunities and advancement to individuals with disabilities bringing transformational change to the organization.
Maureen E. O'Brien is a life-long New Yorker. She is a graduate University of Notre Dame (B.A.) and New York University (M.A.).
In 2018, following a national search, Maureen was appointed the first female President and Chief Executive Officer of New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID). NYSID is the designated facilitator of the Preferred Source Program for individuals with disabilities in New York State. Maureen manages the execution of over 1,000 state and municipal contracts on behalf of 135 disability service provider member agencies. Annually, more than 6,000 individuals with disabilities are gainfully employed through the program. Maureen combines her private sector experience, diversity equity and inclusion expertise and her desire to provide opportunities and advancement to individuals with disabilities bringing transformational change to the organization.
After serving as the Director of State Operations to 20th Congressional District Representative and Homeland Security Appropriator John E. Sweeney, Maureen became the Director of Government Affairs for Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) in 2007. In this capacity she handled the company's public safety government relations work on large strategic projects. In 2016 she was elevated to Executive Director. In her tenure at MSI Maureen secured public funding for over $1b in public safety projects.
Maureen's reputation in the state houses she has called on and among the member agencies of NYSID is that of an honest broker and trusted advisor with a keen understanding of the political process. Those who work closely with her are witness to her sense of humor, deep network of respectful colleagues and persistence in leaving no stone unturned.
Throughout her career, Maureen has served on a host of boards associated with her passion of providing advancement to individuals with disabilities. She is deeply involved in the NF Endurance Team (the fundraising arm of the Children's Tumor Foundation). Since 2009, Maureen has served as an executive board member at Double H Ranch. Maureen has been a Trustee at Maria College since 2014. In 2019, Maureen became a trustee at Christian Brother's Academy and in 2020 Member of the Board of Governors at the Center for Disability Services. In 2022 she became a Trustee at the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York.
Maureen was a recipient of the Andrew Heiskell Community Service Award and on two occasions the quarterly MSI Foundation Volunteerism Award. In 2012, 2013 and 2016, Maureen was inducted in MSI CEO Circle - recognition of performing in the top 10% of the company. In 2016, she was a recipient of The American Institute for Public Service Foundation Jefferson Award. In 2020, Maureen was recognized by the Albany Business Review as a Community Connector for Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and by City and State New York as a Socially Responsible 100 Leader making our state better for New Yorkers.
In 2021, Maureen was named a "Woman Who Means Business" by the Albany Business Review. She also received a Game Changer Award from Special Olympics New York and the Anthony J. Koenig Volunteer Service Award from the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, both for her leadership in making COVID-19 vaccines accessible to individuals with disabilities. In 2022 she received the Key For Women Achievement Award and was a finalist for Philanthropist of the Year from the United Way of the Greater Capital Region.
Maureen is a member of the Notre Dame Club of Northeastern N.Y. and The Notre Dame Monogram Club. She and her family are communicants of Mater Christi Parish in Albany, New York. Together Maureen and her husband Dr. Paul F. Vogt have four boys Patrick, Andrew, Christopher and Gabriel.
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- Pharmacy Benefit Consultant - JZRX Advisors LLC
Leveraging her 20 plus years of experience managing private and public health insurance and pharmacy programs, Janet advises clients about the impact of legislation, policies and other matters related to prescription drug benefits. Previously, she worked for the NY State Department of Health (DOH) as Director of the State's Medicaid Pharmacy Program. There, she was responsible for program management, policy development and ensuring access to medications for over six million Medicaid consumers.
Leveraging her 20 plus years of experience managing private and public health insurance and pharmacy programs, Janet advises clients about the impact of legislation, policies and other matters related to prescription drug benefits. Previously, she worked for the NY State Department of Health (DOH) as Director of the State's Medicaid Pharmacy Program. There, she was responsible for program management, policy development and ensuring access to medications for over six million Medicaid consumers.
Prior to her tenure at NY State DOH, Janet worked in the private sector for several years where she held a variety of leadership positions for health insurance and pharmacy benefit administrators. She led multiple operations including new client implementation, customer service, claims processing and pharmacy operations. Her experience in both the public and private sector afforded her the opportunity to interact with and lead stakeholders with divergent interests to consensus, in order to execute healthcare policy changes, program improvements and operational efficiencies. Janet has lived in the Capital District for the past 30 plus years, which is where she raised her two children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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- Senior Director of Government Relations for Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus
Maggie Duffy is Senior Director of Government Relations for Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus. She has been with the company since April 2010, and is responsible for legislative and regulatory issues affecting Empire BCBS HealthPlus in New York. Ms. Duffy joined Amerigroup in 2010 from her position as Director of Government Relations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, where she oversaw the legislative and budgetary concerns in six states: New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Prior to her national role with Boys & Girls Clubs, Maggie worked for the lobbying firms of Cordo & Co. and E-3 Communications in Albany, representing clients in health care, commercial real estate, wind energy, and nonprofit organizations. Key clients included: Amerigroup, Centerstone Development, NOCO Energy Corporation, Beech-Nut, Eli Lilly, and the Independent Oil and Gas Association.
Maggie Duffy is Senior Director of Government Relations for Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus. She has been with the company since April 2010, and is responsible for legislative and regulatory issues affecting Empire BCBS HealthPlus in New York. Ms. Duffy joined Amerigroup in 2010 from her position as Director of Government Relations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, where she oversaw the legislative and budgetary concerns in six states: New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Prior to her national role with Boys & Girls Clubs, Maggie worked for the lobbying firms of Cordo & Co. and E-3 Communications in Albany, representing clients in health care, commercial real estate, wind energy, and nonprofit organizations. Key clients included: Amerigroup, Centerstone Development, NOCO Energy Corporation, Beech-Nut, Eli Lilly, and the Independent Oil and Gas Association.
Maggie began her career in New York State Government working for the NYS Assembly and the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee. Following this, she was the Legislative Aide for Assemblyman Paul Tokasz and finally, the Deputy Director of Communications for Senator Martin Connor, Democratic Leader of the NYS Senate. Maggie participated in the American University, Washington Semester Program in September 1991, and interned for President George H. W. Bush (41). She graduated from Ithaca College in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
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- Relationship Officer for KeyBank
Piel Pavlin is a Relationship Officer for KeyBank, Commercial Bank in Albany, New York who has held various positions within retail banking, prior to transitioning to the middle market commercial space. She has been actively involved with the Center for Disability Services since 2020. She is currently on the Center's Governing Board of Directors and Program and Support Services Committee. Piel is a graduate of the City University of New York SPS. She majored in Disability Studies with a BA Concentration: Autism Spectrum Disorders and is fluent in Spanish.
Piel Pavlin is a Relationship Officer for KeyBank, Commercial Bank in Albany, New York who has held various positions within retail banking, prior to transitioning to the middle market commercial space.
She has been actively involved with the Center for Disability Services since 2020. She is currently on the Center's Governing Board of Directors and Program and Support Services Committee.
Piel is a graduate of the City University of New York SPS. She majored in Disability Studies with a BA Concentration: Autism Spectrum Disorders and is fluent in Spanish.
Rosemarie Vairo Rosen has over thirty five years' experience in Government and the not for profit sectors. Her field of expertise is finance and human services. She served in executive positions under five governors in various agencies including as Deputy Commissioner in the former Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. There, part of her responsibility was overseeing the building of homes to move thousands of people into the community after the closing of Willowbrook. Her last Government position was in the Office of the State Comptroller under Carl McCall. As Assistant Deputy Comptroller over the Municipal Affairs Division, she worked to ensure the ten thousand units of local government in NYS had assistance in meeting their financial responsibilities.
Rosemarie Vairo Rosen has over thirty five years' experience in Government and the not for profit sectors. Her field of expertise is finance and human services. She served in executive positions under five governors in various agencies including as Deputy Commissioner in the former Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. There, part of her responsibility was overseeing the building of homes to move thousands of people into the community after the closing of Willowbrook. Her last Government position was in the Office of the State Comptroller under Carl McCall. As Assistant Deputy Comptroller over the Municipal Affairs Division, she worked to ensure the ten thousand units of local government in NYS had assistance in meeting their financial responsibilities.
For a segment of her career, Rosemarie served in the field of Education. She taught for three years early in her career. Served as Chief of the Bureau of Budget Coordination in the State Education Department and as Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Administration of the Boston Public Schools. Finally, she served as Director of the Education and Learning Trust, a not for profit professional development corporation of the New York State United Teachers.
For the past fifteen years, Rosemarie (usually called Ro) has devoted her time to a variety of not for profit organizations. Among these, she has served as Vice President of the Albany Institute of History and Art, President of the Boards of Capital Repertory Theatre, and the Senior Services of Albany and is currently president of the Opera Saratoga Board. She has served two non consecutive terms as the President of the Center for Disability Services Board.
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- Deputy Executive Director, Adult Services
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions. This includes but isn't limited to leading the development of the Center's ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.
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- Member of the Foundation Board
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- Chief Information Officer
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions.
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions. This includes but isn't limited to leading the development of the Center's ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.
Mr. Shyne received his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from SUNY Oswego, a Masters of Business Administration from SUNY Albany and a Masters of Science in Health Services Administration from Russell Sage College.
Mr. Shyne, his wife Gretchen and their pack of rescue pups, live in Selkirk, NY.
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- Fellow
- Fellow of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center
is a Fellow of the Health Innovation Incubator & Technology Center. Rebecca has been a fellow for 2 years. She has a background in engineering, machining techniques, including additive manufacturing, and extensive work with computer aided drafting. Rebecca is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her doctoral work encompasses device development for optimizing spinal fusion. The skills she applies in her research also apply to the research and product development at the Incubator. Rebecca received her BS in biomedical engineering from Tulane University and expects to earn her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in December 2022.
Rosemary Lorello was appointed Chief Program Officer in 2016 and she provides supervision, oversight and management of the innovative programs and services available to individuals with disabilities and families at the Center for Disability Services, either directly or through a program director or manager.
Ms. Lorello received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from the College of St. Rose.
Ms. Lorello serves on the Board of Greenbush Child Caring and was President for 8 years.
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- Compliance and HIPAA Privacy Officer
Sarah Quist Compliance and HIPAA Privacy Officer Kim has her Undergraduate degree in Business Management from Northeastern University in Boston and her Masters of Arts in Administration and Leadership from Plattsburgh University. Kim, her husband and their two daughters live in Queensbury, NY.
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- Member of the Foundation Board
Rosemary Lorello was appointed Chief Program Officer in 2016 and she provides supervision, oversight and management of the innovative programs and services available to individuals with disabilities and families at the Center for Disability Services, either directly or through a program director or manager.
In 2000, she was appointed Deputy Executive Director of Residential Services for the Center, for Disability Services in 2000. In that role, she and was responsible for the oversight of the agency's residential homes, supportive living apartment program, respite services, which includes 24 hour/7day and weekend overnight services, Residential Habilitation Services available to individuals who live at home with their families, a Community Skills Program, and Clover Patch Day and Overnight Camp.
At the time of the merger of the Center for Disability Services with Residential Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) in 1999, she was the Assistant Executive Director for Program Operations responsible for the direction, operation and management of all residential and day services. She began her career as a residential direct care worker and has also held various management positions within residential services. She has been with the agency for 29 years.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Executive Director, Residential Services
Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency's technology and information business functions. This includes but isn't limited to leading the development of the Center's ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.
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- Member of the Foundation Board
- Senior Vice President & Regional Manager / Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
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- Professionals Network of the Capital Region Chamber