Leadership

Mission Statement

The Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York, a not-for-profit corporation, works to improve the fiscal responsibility, efficiency and effectiveness of the fire district management through education, training and advocacy for commissioners and other fire district officials in the 57 counties outside of the City of New York.

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Association Officers

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Joseph Badala
President
Suffolk County
Jbadala@afdsny.org
631-767-6528

Ralph Raymond
2nd Vice President
Nassau County
rraymond@afdsny.org
516-903-4349

Joseph Frank
AFDSNY Counsel
jfrank@afdsny.org
631-393-0873

David Denniston
1st Vice President

Cortland County
ddenniston@afdsny.org
607-432-1636

Donna Marano - Secretary
dmarano@afdsny.org


Kevin Frank - Treasurer
kfrank@afdsny.org

Donald Corkery
Immediate Past President

Suffolk County
dcorkery@afdsny.org
631-445-4226

Region Board Of Directors

Region 1 Directors

Covers: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington
George June
Coeymans Fire District
gjune@afdsny.org
518-312-1331

Molly Jenkins
Coeymans Fire District
mjenkins@afdsny.org
540-292-1529

Region 2 Directors

Covers: Columbia, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster
John Quick
Ulster Fire District #1
jquick@afdsny.org
800-520-9594

TBA

Region 3 Directors

Covers: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego
Catherine 'Kit' Thompson
Belgium Cold Springs
cthompson@afdsny.org
315-575-2455

TBA

Region 4 Directors

Covers: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins 

TBA

TBA

Region 5 Directors

Covers: Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates
Kenneth Bowers
Ridge Road Fire District
kbowers@afdsny.org
585-329-1316

James Turner
St. Paul Boulevard Fire District
jturner@afdsny.org
585-746-0677

Region 6 Directors

Covers: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Wyoming

James 'Huey' McCullough
West Seneca Fire District #6
jmccullough@afdsny.org
800-520-9594

Robert Monkelbaan
Southline Fire District #10
rmonkelbaan@afdsny.org
716-583-1188

Region 7 Directors

Covers: Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester
John Steele
Glenham Fire District
jsteele@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Adam Ochs
Vista Fire District #1
aochs@afdsny.org
800-520-9594

Region 8 Directors

Covers: Nassau
Ralph Esposito
Elmont Fire District
resposito@afdsny.org
516-351-5057

Peter Olson
Locust Valley Fire District
polson@afdsny.org
516-242-0132

Region 9 Directors

Covers: Suffolk
Tim Deveny
Wading River Fire District
tdeveny@afdsny.org
800-520-9594

Rudy Sunderman
Mastic Fire District
rsunderman@afdsny.org
John Manzi
West Babylon Fire District
jmanzi@afdsny.org
631-484-6327

Region 10 Directors

Covers: Orange, Rockland, Sullivan
Donald Greene
Cronomer Valley Fire District
dgreene@afdsny.org
845-542-3726
Jill Holland
Kauneonga Lake Fire District
jholland@afdsny.org
914-799-5024

Region 11 Directors

Covers: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, St. Lawrence
Woodrow "Woody" Kissel
Champlain Fire District
wkissel@afdsny.org
800-520-9594

Association Staff

Cathy Deluca
Administrator
(C) (518) 275-6585
cdeluca@afdsny.org

Katie Niver
Staff Assistant
kniver@afdsny.org

Association Committees

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2022-2023
Committee Assignments (PDF)
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(Updated September 07, 2022)

Past Presidents

YearsPresidentCounty
*1944Colonel Thomas M. ShermanNassau
* 1945 to 1947Albert W. FleckErie
* 1947 to 1949Ernest StollSuffolk
* 1949 to 1951Charles E. JahneWestchester
* 1951 to 1953Chester H. HoffmanErie
* 1953 to 1955Stephen P. FoxNassau
* 1955 to 1957Raymond A. GriffinMonroe
* 1957 to 1959Alex SchultzSuffolk
* 1959 to 1961James H. HolmesErie
* 1961 to 1963Michael J. ZeruchaNassau
* 1963 to 1965John L. HaplinSchenectady
* 1965 to 1967Martin ReichenbergerMonroe
* 1967 to 1968Harold P. CahillSuffolk
* 1968 to 1970Robert M. JonesErie
* 1970 to 1972Benjamin J. MolenoNassau
* 1972 to 1974Jack W. DolnyWestchester
* 1974 to 1976Kenneth B. SmithSaratoga
* 1976 to 1978William C. JohnsonMonroe
* 1978 to 1980G. Wilbur MorrellSuffolk
* 1980 to 1982Robert H. SchultzErie
* 1982 to 1984Henry W. RoseNassau
* 1984 to 1986Albert F. SpawnAlbany
* 1986 to 1988John J. AustenSuffolk
* 1988 to 1990Richard M. SiebertMonroe
* 1990 to 1992John DePaoliWestchester
* 1992 to 1994Edward "Ned" CarterNassau
* 1994 to 1996Ernest R. JarvisAlbany
* 1996 to 1998James McCormickSuffolk
* 1998 to 2000George PaulErie
2000 to 2002Kenneth HoffarthWestchester
2002 to 2004Frank NocerinoNassau
2004 to 2006Kenneth HoffarthWestchester
2006 to 2008Randall J. RiderErie
* 2008 to 2010Lawrence PierceMonroe
2010 to 2012John LoscalzoSuffolk
2012 to 2014Paul NapoliNassau
2014 to 2016Thomas E. Herlihy, Jr.Onondaga
2016 to 2017Anthony J. GallinoSuffolk
2017 to 2019Thomas J. RinaldiSaratoga
2019 to 2021Frederick G. Senti, Jr.Nassau
* 2021 to 2023Kenneth B. PrestonMonroe
2023 to 2024Donald CorkerySuffolk

* (Indicates Deceased)