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Standing and Special Committees

Liaison to FASNY

Donald Farrell

County Vice Presidents

Liaison Yale Frank

Chair County Vice Presidents

LuAnn Edele

Co-Chair County Vice Presidents

Dorothy Brown

Liaison to the HV Ladies Auxiliary

Victoria Dichian

 


Auditing

Liaison: Robin Reynolds

Chair: George Hill

Vice Chair: LuAnn Edele

Members:

Bob Boddie

Mike Cesare

John Pomarico

 


Budget and Finance

Liaison: Robin Reynolds

Chair: Harry Barrett

Vice Chair: Dorothy Brown

Members:

George Hill

 Joe Mellan

Santo (Chan) Rivera

 

By-Laws

Liaison: James Hartwick

Chair: Thomas McKinney

Vice Chair: Joe Mellan

Members:

Angela Outhouse

Fred Pettingell

Jack Delaney


Certificates

Liaison Jeri Mehan

Chair: Michael Karashay

 Vice Chair: Robert Schrader

Members:

Robert Fritsche

Eric Orr

Barbara Fischer


Chaplains

Liaison: Tom Totten

Chair: Victoria Dichian

Albany, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer Firemen’s Home

Vice Chair: Tom With

Albany, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer Firemen’s Home

Members:

Stuart Gates

Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester

Robert Ruston

Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester

Rev James Van Houten

Orange, Ulster, Sullivan

Fred Van Loan - Emeritus


Convention Steering

Liaison: Presidents

Chair: Chris Kilmartin

Vice Chair: Santo (Chan) Rivera Members:

Donald Farrell

Eric Orr

Thomas McKinney  


Accident and Fire Prevention

Liaison: Jeri Mehan

Chair: Victoria Dichian

Vice Chair: Robert Schrader Members:

Robert G. Lehmann

Peter Alberti

Ken Clair, Jr

Mark Dinkelacker


Fire Police

Liaison: Yale Frank

Co-Chair: Douglas C. Mann

Co-Chair: Thomas With

Members:

Robert Ruston

Wilson McKay

Gidget Orr

 John Pomarico


Firefighters Club

Liaison: Edward Butler

Chair: Santo (Chan) Rivera

Vice Chair: James Farrell Members:

Victoria Dichian

Christopher Kilmartin

Paul O’Brien

Brian Martin

Harry Barrett


Fundraising

Liaison: Jim Hartwick

 Golf

Chair: Robert Outhouse

Co-Chair: Don Farrell

Lottery

Chair: Paul O’Brien    

Vice Chair: Angela Outhouse    

Vice Chair: Jeanne O'Brien


Good and Welfare

Liaison: Tom Totten

Chair: Jim Lamb    

Vice Chair: Debbie Lamb


Home Day

Liaison: Edward Butler

Chair: Yale Frank

Vice Chair: Edward Babcock, Jr.     

Members:

Gregory Walker

Thomas Walker

Michael Carter

Vincent Galvin

Brian Martin

Joseph Loeffler – Emeritus


Haz-Mat, Homeland Security and Training

Liaison: Ed Butler

Chair: Kurt Mulligan

Vice Chair: Tim Boel

Members:

William Rosenhagen

Victoria Dichian

Fred Pettingell

Barbara Fischer


Insurance

Liaison: Tara Scarduzio

Chair: Gidget Orr

Vice Chair: Dorothy Brown

Member

Eric Orr


Hudson Valley Historian

Hudson Valley Historian

Liaison: Yale Frank

Chair: Michael De Vittorio

Vice Chair: Open

Members:

James Burns


Information Technology

 Liaison: Eric Orr

Chair: Tom Totten

Vice Chair: Joe Mellan

 Members:

Harry Barrett

Barbara Fischer

Angela Outhouse

Robert Outhouse

Michael Karashay


Law Committee

Liaison: Thomas Totten

Chair: Brian Edwards

Vice Chair:


Legislative

Liaison: Michael Carter

Chair: James Hartwick

Vice Chair: Mike Karashay

Members:

Paul O’Brien

Kurt Mulligan

 Robert Schrader

Jack Delaney


Lifetime Achievement

 Liaison: Jeri Mehan

 Chair: Rick Dillion

Vice Chair: Donald Farrell

Members:

Frank Patterson

Timothy Boel

Evan Humphreys


Membership

Liaison: Robin Reynolds

Chair: Angela Outhouse

Vice Chair: Tara Scarduzio

Members:

Joe Mellan


Parade Rules

Liaison: Yale Frank

Chair: Donald Farrell

 Vice Chair: Ed Butler

Members:

Ken Gordon


Presidents Memorial Award

Liaison: Tom Totten

Chair: John O’Brien

Vice Chair: Robert Outhouse

Members:

Paul Schlagel

Don Farrell

 Rick Dillion


Procedures and Traditions

Liaison: Michael Carter

Chair: Thomas McKinney

 Vice Chair: Jack Delaney

Member:

Eric Orr

Tom With


Publications

Liaison: Eric Orr

Chair: Fran Galu

Vice Chair: Marilyn Schrader

Members:

Vinnie Galvin

All County VPs


Resolutions

Liaison: Robins Reynolds

Chair: Barbara Fischer

 Vice Chair: Robert Fritsche


Steering

Liaison: Presidents

 Chair: John Farrell

Vice Chair: James Farrell

Members

Santo (Chan) Rivera

James Burns

Paul O’Brien

Jack Delaney

Eric Orr


Tax Exempt (Ad Hoc)

Liaison: Mike Karashay

Chair: Robert Outhouse

Vice Chair: Jim Hartwick  

Members:

Robin Reynolds


Ways and Means

Liaison: Michael Carter

Chair Eric Orr

Vice Chair Dorothy Brown

Members:

Vincent Galvin


Web Page and Social Media

Liaison: Tara Scarduzio

Chair: Tom Totten

Vice Chair: Vincent Galvin

Members:

Robert Outhouse

Angela Outhouse

Eric Orr

Barbara Fischer


Yearbook and Solicitaion

Liaison: Tara Scarduzio

Chair: Michael Karashay

Committee Reports

Robert Schrader

Ads and Letters

Robert Fritsche

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