New York Association for Continuing and Community Education |
The NYACCE Board 2026-2027 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE BOARD |
KATIE LABONTE President Adult Literacy Coordinator Champlain Valley Educational Services |
AMY MAZUR Immediate Past President Director of Operations Literacy Buffalo Niagara |
MICHELLE STOCKWELL President Elect Administrator for Adult Programs Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES |
NELL ECKERSLEY VP of Communications Director of Digital Equity Projects Literacy Assistance Center | ![]() COLEEN MACALUSO VP of Events Assistant Director for Adult Education Ulster BOCES |
ALYSON TRUDEAU Treasurer Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES |
CODY NETZBAND Secretary New York State's Customer Manager BurlingtonEnglish |
DELEGATES AT LARGE
SUSAN DIEMERT West Literacy Specialist Orleans-Niagara BOCES | MARIA HUNTINGTON Capital/North Adult Services Administrator Champlain Valley Education Services (CVES) BOCES |
JESSE ROYLANCE Capital/North Director of Adult Education Schenectady City School District |
JOE CAMPBELL Capital/North Adult Education Program Director Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES |
PAULA DASILVA MICHELIN New York City Director of Programs Center for Immigrant Education and Training and NYC Welcome Back Center Division of Adult and Continuing Education LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) |
KAREN DISPO-DE-BOOS Capital/North Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties |
BARBARA EGLOFF Long Island Divisional Administrator for Career, Technical, and Adult Education Eastern Suffolk BOCES |
LIA FESTENSTEIN Finger Lakes Executive Director Office of Adult and Career Education Services (OACES) Division of Rochester School District |
CHANTAL MICHAUX West Case Manager Buffalo Public Schools |
EMMA SCHREINER Capital/North |
NICOLE PIERSALL Finger Lakes ESOL Program Supervisor Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Center for Workforce Development | ![]() ELAINE ROBERTS New York City Director of Programs Catholic Charities Community Services- Archdiocese of NY |
CHRISTINE THOMAS Hudson Valley Adult Education Literacy Coordinator Dutchess BOCES |
RANDY RAUX Central/Southern Tier Director of Adult & Continuing Education Madison-Oneida BOCES |
AMANDA VELLAKE West Director of Adult Education Buffalo Public Schools |
NIKEISHA SMOTHERS New York City Manager of Operations, Adult Learning Centers Brooklyn Public Library |
OTHER REPRESENTATIVES |
LAURIE BARGSTEDT Historian
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES
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KATHY HOUGHTON STAC Liaison - Upstate STAC Director/Executive Director Literacy New York |
BRIAN SMITH West Teacher Representative Buffalo Public Schools |