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BOARD
Board Of Directors
Senior Management Team
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2007 Board of Directors
Timothy Easley, President
Joshua Sabo, Esq., 1st Vice President
Ellen Kotlow, 2nd Vice President
Linda Christensen, Treasurer
Alan S. Harris, Esq., Secretary
Christopher Andreucci, Esq.
Barbara Bartoletti
Chungchin Chen
Henry Cohen
Rev. Donna Elia
Julie Floch, CPA
Howard Hartnett
Peggy Liuzzi
Robert P. Mascali, Esq.
Paula Mia Rollins
Lauri Rosmarin-Plattner
Robert Stevens
Margie Van Meter
Lynn Videka, Ph.D.
Ex-Officio Members
Martin Conroy
Harriet Comfort
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Doug Sauer
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.
Doug Sauer is the Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Community Services of New York State,
Inc. (CCSNYS), where he has provided leadership since 1980. CCSNYS is an 81 year-old charitable association with a rapidly growing membership of over 1,400 diverse nonprofit members and has offices in Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Poughkeepsie and Oneonta. Under Doug’s leadership, CCSNYS has emerged as a nationally recognized leader in the state association movement and in nonprofit capacity building. Doug is highly experienced and skilled in providing technical assistance and training, including curricular development, to nonprofits in such areas as governance, executive leadership, strategic planning, strategic alliances and mergers, organizational renewal, program development, human resource, financial and risk management. He is also an experienced community organizer and health and human service planner. Doug is currently Board Chair of the National Council of Nonprofits, is President of the Board of Directors of Council Services Plus (a for-profit insurance brokerage subsidiary of CCSNYS), and serves on the board of the National Association of Planning Councils (NAPC) where he previously served as President and Treasurer. Past board service includes the NYC-based Governance Matters, the Center for Women in Government at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, the Grafton Free Library, the Albany Community Development Credit Union, and, as an elected official, to the Berlin Central School District. Doug also served as a gubernatorial appointee on the NYS National Commission on Community Service.).
Doug holds a Masters degree in Social Work with a concentration in community organization from the University of Pittsburgh. He also has a Bachelor’s in Social Work from the University at Albany and an Associates Degree in Human Services from Hudson Valley Community College. Doug has taught graduate courses on nonprofit leadership and financial management at the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany and has taught undergraduate classes at the College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College.
Michelle Jarvais, CFO
Kelly S. Mathews
Sr. Vice President, Financial Accountability and Compliance Services,
Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.
Joining CCSNYS’ fiscal team in November 1997, Kelly Mathews, since 1999, has led CCSNYS’ Financial and Accountability and Compliance Services (formerly the Nonprofit Accounting Service Center), an innovative program providing financial management technical assistance and training to nonprofit staff and boards of directors throughout New York State. Kelly’s areas of expertise include accounting information systems analysis, selection, conversion, implementation and training; fiscal procedures review and documentation; internal control review and documentation; fiscal manual development and revision; compliance assessment; preliminary audit preparation; financial report development/review; IRS form 990 preparation; fiscal staff oversight, support, and coaching; fiscal infrastructure analysis; chief financial officer search assistance; job description development and review; ongoing fiscal staff coaching; board/staff training and facilitation regarding nonprofit financial management, reporting, and governance structures. She developed and now coordinates CCSNYS’ financial management conference, Camp Finance, held annually in October at Mohonk Mountain House. For four years, Kelly also served as Director of CCSNYS’ wholly-owned nonprofit subsidiary, Innovative Charitable Initiatives, Inc., which provides an employment and administrative home for nonprofit organizations, collaboratives and consortiums. Kelly is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Institute of Management Accountants, the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Women in Development of Northeastern New York, the National Association of Female Executives, and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, for whom she serves on its Not-for-Profit Committee and co-chaired its Nonprofit Conferences in 2006. Having provided specific training and technical assistance for many sub-sector groups, including community and rural health centers, volunteer fire departments and districts, arts organizations, libraries, and a variety of health and human service organizations, Kelly speaks regularly on financial management and regulatory compliance topics effecting nonprofit organizations throughout New York and nationally.
Valerie Venezia
Vice President of Membership & Marketing
Valerie Venezia
Vice President of Membership & Marketing
Valerie has been with CCSNYS since August of 1999. She currently oversees membership development and membership services as well as various educational events such as the Build A Better Nonprofit Training Series and the Money for Mission Conference. Valerie produces the CCSNYS Update, the CCSNYS e-mail Newsletter, and is the editor of the online version of Nonprofit FOCUS. She is the co-developer of the NY Nonprofit Executive Director’s Blog, and has developed basic trainings and articles on Web 2.0 and its use in the nonprofit community. Valerie is also responsible for corporate relationships, group purchasing programs, and customer service for CCSNYS’ 1,400 members. Valerie began her career in the music business working both at A&M Records and as an assistant for various recording artists. She has worked as a “cultural librarian” at such internet companies as eGroups (now Yahoo Groups) and has a background in desktop publishing and database management. Valerie is a member of The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of New York City (YNPN) and has served on the website committee for Governance Matters, on the Advisory panel for First Nonprofit Companies and currently serves on the Membership Committee of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations. Valerie attended New York University and San Francisco State University, and has a B.A. in Psychology and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Guidance & Counseling.
David Watson
Sr. Vice President, Legal Accountability & Compliance Services
Susan Weinrich
Vice President of Organizational & Community Development
Susan provides capacity building training and technical assistance services to strengthen nonprofits and communities. Susan provides organizational assistance in strategic planning; board and committee development; and staff and organizational development. She also conducts community needs assessments by collecting and analyzing data, facilitating focus groups, and developing surveys. Before joining the Council in 2003 she worked as the Program and Training Coordinator with the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of NYS, Inc. where she developed, coordinated, and implemented the Coalition’s training and technical assistance services including the development of regional trainings and an annual statewide conference for 500 representatives of community-based organizations and local, state, and federal agencies. In this capacity she served as a Project Manager for several DHCR Technical Assistance contracts. also researched, wrote, and edited the Coalition’s monthly newsletter, Neighborhood News, which provides funding, legislative, training, and program information to housing professionals. In addition, she wrote funding proposals and served as program administrator for state and federal contracts.
ShaKing Alston
Vice President of Metro NY Initiatives
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