ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP.

Our leaders believe there is no higher calling than making a difference in the life of a child. Meet the dynamic team leading the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady’s efforts to ensure every young person that walks through our doors has the great future they deserve.

A man standing outside the Adelaide Wright Graham Boys & Girls Club building, smiling, wearing a light blue shirt.

Shane Bargy, Executive Director

Our Staff

Board of Directors

Charles Assini, Jr. [VP]

Nicholas Clay

Justin Cresswell

Anthony Durante

David P. Fusco

Michael Godlewski

Debra Hotaling

Thomas Isabella

Philip Kaufman

Peter Keigley [President]


Caroline Ahl [Co-President]

Cindy Ball

Michelle Ballou

Linda Breault

Sandra Buhrmaster

Mary Burch-Macherone

Gwynne DeLong [Treasurer]

Auxiliary Board Members

Charles Kilbourne

Paul K. Male, P.E.

Omar McGill

Brittnay McAvoy [Advisor]

Larry Mossey

Debby Mullaney

Mark Nagelsmith

Cindy Phillippe

Joseph Pryba

Ashok Ramasbramanian

Louise DiFabbio

Rosemary Faulkner

Lisa Ford [VP]

Barrie Handelman

Sandy Kaplan

Elaine Kennedy

Janet Kristel

Sid Ramotar

Haileab Samuel

Carol Schweizer

Cynthia Shultz

Matthew Sypniewski

Matthew Tedeschi [Treasurer]

Jon Winslow [VP]

Sarah Witbeck [Secretary]

Nic Zarrelli

Rachel Kusaywa

Lorraine McConnelee [Co-President]

Beth Milton

Debby Mullaney

Meghan O’Connor

Cindy Phillippe

Linda Reilly [Secretary]

Honorary Members

Charles Assini

Arthur Bianchi

Robert Coan

Michael Gelfand, M.D.

Roger Greenwood

Carl Liss

Kathleen Messitt

Joann Paulsen

Kenneth Petersen

J. Richard Phillippe

Robert Sullivan

Eugene Zeltmann

Carol Schweizer

Cynthia Shultz

Paula Strauss

Coleen Stevens

Patti Azar Van Valkenburgh

Sarah Witbeck

“The first thing to understand about working with children's dreams is that adults need to listen up.”

— Robert Moss