NYSSBA's Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of the Association’s president, first vice president, second vice president, treasurer and the immediate past president, as well as one director from each of NYSSBA’s 13 geographical areas, a representative of the Conference of Big 5 School Districts and Caucus of Black School Board Members. Representatives of the National School Boards Association serve as ex officio members. The board promotes the interest of education throughout the state, determines general policies of the Association, appoints NYSSBA’s executive director and adopts the Association’s annual budget.

Directors are nominated and elected by member school boards in their designated geographic areas. The officers of the Association – the president, first vice president, second vice president and treasurer – are nominated by the Board of Directors, and then elected by delegates to NYSSBA’s Annual Business Meeting.

Sandra H. Ruffo President	Christine Schnars 1st Vice President and Area 3 Director	Rodney George 2nd Vice President and Area 2 Director	Thomas J. Nespeca Treasurer
Peggy Zugibe Immediate Past President	David Lowrey Area 1 Director	Pete Nowacki Area 4 Director	William L. Miller Area 5 Director
Wayne Rogers Area 6 Director	Cathy Lewis Area 7 Director	Brian LaTourette Area 8 Director	Bishop John Williams Area 9 Director
Sheryl Brady Area 10 Director	Charmise P. Desiré Area 11 Director	Catherine M. Romano Area 12 Director	Melissa Aviles-Ramos Area 13 Director
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Conference of Big 5	Robin Bolling Caucus of Black School Board Members	Michael A. Jaime NSBA Director – National Black Council of School Board Members