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
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
AFDSNY 2025 Board of Directors
Click on your county to see your Regional Director(s)
Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan,
Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates
Region 1 Directors
Coeymans Fire District
gjune@afdsny.org
518-312-1331
Molly Jenkins
Coeymans Fire District
mjenkins@afdsny.org
540-292-1529
Region 2 Directors
Ulster Fire District #1
jquick@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
TBA
Region 3 Directors
Belgium Cold Springs
cthompson@afdsny.org
315-575-2455
TBA
Region 4 Directors
TBA
TBA
Region 5 Directors
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
James 'Huey' McCullough
West Seneca Fire District #6
jmccullough@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Southline Fire District #10
rmonkelbaan@afdsny.org
716-583-1188
Region 7 Directors
Glenham Fire District
jsteele@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Vista Fire District #1
aochs@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Region 8 Directors
Elmont Fire District
resposito@afdsny.org
516-351-5057
Peter Olson
Locust Valley Fire District
polson@afdsny.org
516-242-0132
Region 9 Directors
Wading River Fire District
tdeveny@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Rudy Sunderman
Mastic Fire District
rsunderman@afdsny.org
West Babylon Fire District
jmanzi@afdsny.org
631-484-6327
Region 10 Directors
Cronomer Valley Fire District
dgreene@afdsny.org
845-542-3726
Kauneonga Lake Fire District
jholland@afdsny.org
914-799-5024
Region 11 Directors
Champlain Fire District
wkissel@afdsny.org
800-520-9594
Association Staff
Cathy Deluca
Administrator
(C) (518) 275-6585
cdeluca@afdsny.org
Association Committees
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Past Presidents
| Years | President | County |
|---|---|---|
| *1944 | Colonel Thomas M. Sherman | Nassau |
| * 1945 to 1947 | Albert W. Fleck | Erie |
| * 1947 to 1949 | Ernest Stoll | Suffolk |
| * 1949 to 1951 | Charles E. Jahne | Westchester |
| * 1951 to 1953 | Chester H. Hoffman | Erie |
| * 1953 to 1955 | Stephen P. Fox | Nassau |
| * 1955 to 1957 | Raymond A. Griffin | Monroe |
| * 1957 to 1959 | Alex Schultz | Suffolk |
| * 1959 to 1961 | James H. Holmes | Erie |
| * 1961 to 1963 | Michael J. Zerucha | Nassau |
| * 1963 to 1965 | John L. Haplin | Schenectady |
| * 1965 to 1967 | Martin Reichenberger | Monroe |
| * 1967 to 1968 | Harold P. Cahill | Suffolk |
| * 1968 to 1970 | Robert M. Jones | Erie |
| * 1970 to 1972 | Benjamin J. Moleno | Nassau |
| * 1972 to 1974 | Jack W. Dolny | Westchester |
| * 1974 to 1976 | Kenneth B. Smith | Saratoga |
| * 1976 to 1978 | William C. Johnson | Monroe |
| * 1978 to 1980 | G. Wilbur Morrell | Suffolk |
| * 1980 to 1982 | Robert H. Schultz | Erie |
| * 1982 to 1984 | Henry W. Rose | Nassau |
| * 1984 to 1986 | Albert F. Spawn | Albany |
| * 1986 to 1988 | John J. Austen | Suffolk |
| * 1988 to 1990 | Richard M. Siebert | Monroe |
| * 1990 to 1992 | John DePaoli | Westchester |
| * 1992 to 1994 | Edward "Ned" Carter | Nassau |
| * 1994 to 1996 | Ernest R. Jarvis | Albany |
| * 1996 to 1998 | James McCormick | Suffolk |
| * 1998 to 2000 | George Paul | Erie |
| 2000 to 2002 | Kenneth Hoffarth | Westchester |
| 2002 to 2004 | Frank Nocerino | Nassau |
| 2004 to 2006 | Kenneth Hoffarth | Westchester |
| 2006 to 2008 | Randall J. Rider | Erie |
| * 2008 to 2010 | Lawrence Pierce | Monroe |
| 2010 to 2012 | John Loscalzo | Suffolk |
| 2012 to 2014 | Paul Napoli | Nassau |
| 2014 to 2016 | Thomas E. Herlihy, Jr. | Onondaga |
| 2016 to 2017 | Anthony J. Gallino | Suffolk |
| 2017 to 2019 | Thomas J. Rinaldi | Saratoga |
| 2019 to 2021 | Frederick G. Senti, Jr. | Nassau |
| * 2021 to 2023 | Kenneth B. Preston | Monroe |
| 2023 to 2024 | Donald Corkery | Suffolk |
* (Indicates Deceased)