New York State Council of SHRM Officers and Directors
The following is a list of the 2024 officers and directors of the New York State SHRM Council.
Note: All local chapter presidents are voting members of the Council.
Council Members: Please use this expense for your State Council Expenses
State Director & Annual Conference Co-Chair
Mat Petrin, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CEBS
Director Elect & Annual Conference Chair
Dan Higham, PHR, SHRM-CP
Immediate Past State Director
Kathleen Pascucci, PHR, SHRM-SCP
Finance Director
Mary Stone
Secretary
Anita Lyndaker
SHRM Field Services Director
Monique Akanbi, SHRM-CP
1800 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314
Social Media Director
Alton Wilson, MS, MBA, PMQ, RACR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
State Leadership Director
Michele Wilkes Hawkins, PHR, SHRM-CP
Certification Director
Jon Helmin, PHR, SHRM-CP, SPHR
General Counsel
John Bagyi, Esq, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Government Affairs Director
Jeanne Stewart, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CDP
Federal Advocacy Director
Janet Giannetta, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Sponsor & Vendor Director
Bobby Killmer, SHRM-CP
Workforce Readiness Director
Theresa Jalowiec, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Best Companies NY Initiative Director
Ned Hirt
Membership Director
Sandy Whitmore, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
College Relations/Young Professionals Director
Laurie Valentino
Foundation Director
Laurie-Ann Platt
Diversity Director
Natalie Loeb, M.S.
District Director, Hudson South (Long Island, Middletown, NYC, Poughkeepsie, White Plains)
Jeanne Stewart, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CDP
District Director, Northwest (Buffalo, Jamestown, Rochester)
Pam Nicastro, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
District Director, North County (Jefferson/Lewis Counties, Potsdam)
Anita Lyndaker
District Director, Central
Iolanda A Cooper, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
District Director, Southwest (Corning, Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton)
Matthew Burr