New York State Council of SHRM Officers and Directors
The following is a list of the 2021 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
Kathleen Pascucci, PHR, SHRM-CP
Superior Lubricants Co., Inc.
716-260-1685
Kathleen_pascucci@yahoo.com
Director Elect & Annual Conference Chair
Matt Burr
607-227-4386
matthew@burrconsultingllc.com
Immediate Past State Director
Ned Hirt, PHR
Benefit Services Group
518-669-6232
nedhirt@gmail.com
Finance Director
Mat Petrin
192 Benson Street Albany, NY 12206
518-229-9397
matpetrin@gmail.com
Secretary
Christine DePeters
cdepeters@computersosinc.com
716-635-0086, ext. 108 (w)
716-912-7869 (c)
SHRM Field Services Director (DC, MD, NC, NY, VA)
Nicole Belyna, SHRM-SCP — Society for Human Resource Management
1800 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314
nicole.belyna@shrm.org
703-647-5078
Director District, Hudson South (Long Island, Middletown, NYC, Poughkeepsie, White Plains)
Jeanne Marrin, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CDP
212-537-3519
jeanne@hronthemove.com
Communications Director
Kristin Devereaux, SHRM-CP
716-807-9437
kdevereaux@envisionbenefitsgroup.com
NYS Leadership Director
Michele Wilkes Hawkins, PHR, SHRM-CP
mmwhawkins@yahoo.com
Certification Director
Jon Helmin, PHR, SHRM-CP, SPHR
716-842-5525 OR 716-816-6312
jhelmin@mtb.com OR helmin7@gmail.com
General Counsel
John Bagyi, Esq, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
518-533-3229
jbagyi@bsk.com
NYS Governments Affairs Director
Vincent Polsinelli
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
518-512-8755
vincent.polsinelli@jacksonlewis.com
Federal Advocacy Diriector
Ann Maynard, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
ann.maynard@gmail.com
Sponsor & Vendor Director
Open Position
Workforce Readiness Director
Fannie Glover
Early Care & Learning Council
518-690-4217, ext. 18
fglover@earlycareandlearningcouncil.org
Best Companies NY Initiatiive Chairperson
Lorri Zelman
Beacon Hill HR
212-823-5835
lzelman@beaconhillstaffing.com
Membership Director
Sandy Whitmore, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
585-719-5537/585-475-5453
swwpro@rit.edu
College Relations/Young Professionals Director
Dan Higham, PHR, SHRM-CP
607-321-9048
Diversity Director
Open Position
District Director, Southwest (Corning, Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton)
Open Position
District Director, Northwest (Buffalo, Jamestown, Rochester)
Pam Nicastro, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
716-249-4771
District Director, North County (Jefferson/Lewis Counties, Potsdam)
Anita Lyndaker
alyndaker@fdrhpo.org
District Director, Central NYS
Mary Stone
Hermatology Oncology Associates of CNY
315-472-7504, ext. 1366
mstone@hoacny.com