Board Members

Meet the Board

NYSSSWA is pleased to have a very hard working board who stand ready to assist you and our profession. Please feel free to contact them with any questions.


General Information, Membership, Website & Professional Development

Dot Kontak
Dot Kontak, LCSW, SSWS
Director of Communications & Member Services

Dot.Kontak@nyssswa.org


State Conference


Wendy Castiglia Amato
President, Board Member
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wendy.castigliaamato@nyssswa.org

Conference: NYSSSWA NYC

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Serve as liaison with NYC regarding Conferences.
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University Liaison

Robin DeLuca-Acconi (DeLuca), Ph.D., LCSW
Board Member:  University Liaison

Robin.Deluca@nyssswa.org

 


Regional Contacts

To contact your regional representative please use the links below:

Buffalo/Western Region

Wendy Castiglia, LMSW
President
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wendy.castigliaamato@nyssswa.org

 

Peg BarrettPeg Barrett, LCSW-R
Past President
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peg.barrett@nyssswa.org


Capitol Region

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Genessee / Rochester Region

James Garner, LMSW
Regional Representative
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jim.garner@nyssswa.org

 

Jody Rumfola, LCSW
Regional Representative
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Jodyrumfola@nyssswa.org

 


Mid-Hudson Region

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Mohawk Valley Region

Tricia Hoyer, LCSW
Treasurer

trish.hoyer@nyssswa.org

 

 

Michelle Williams, LCSW, CSSW
Secretary

Michelle.Williams@nyssswa.org

 


Nassau/Suffolk Region


Stephanie Columbia,  Ed.D, LCSW-R,
BCBA, LBA
Regional Representative
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Scolumbia@nyssswa.org

Mara Kasden,
Regional Representative
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marakasdan@nyssswa.org


New York City Region


Krystal Folk-Nagua, Ph.D., MSSW
Board Member
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kfnagua@nyssswa.org

Carmen Villavicencio-Hein, LCSW-R, MSW, MSEd,
Board Member
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Northern/Central

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Southern Tier

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Syracuse/Central Region

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Tim Hummell
Tim Hummell, LMSW
Past Board Member

tim.hummell@nyssswa.org

 


Westchester Region

Jacqueline Sanchez-Young, LCSW
Board Member
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Jsanchezyoung@nyssswa.org

 


 


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