January 8, 2026

Click here for the biographies of the 2026-2027 Officer and Board of Directors Nominees.

OFFICERS: to hold office for one year, from June 1, 2026:

PRESIDENT

Michael R. Durant, Prager Metis, automatically succeeds Kevin Matz, ArentFox Schiff LLP, as President, in accordance with Article IX, Paragraph 5 of the Bylaws.
PRESIDENT-ELECT    

Orumé A. Hays
Hays CPA LLC

 to succeed

Michael R. Durant
Prager Metis

VICE PRESIDENTS
  


 

Paul E. Becht
Baker Tilly US, LLP

 to succeed

Jamie L. Atkinson
Davidson, Fox & Company, LLP

Ramona Cedeno
FiBrick

 to succeed

Clara M. Cohen
Stratify BCG

Barbara S. Dwyer
Barbara S. Dwyer, CPA

 to succeed

David Evangelista
David Evangelista, CPA

Tracey J. Niemotko
Marist College

 to succeed

Zachary Gordon
Red Five

Renee Rampulla
Rampulla Advisory Services LLC

 to succeed

Patricia A. Johnson
Patricia A. Johnson, CPA
SECRETARY/TREASURER    

Barbara A. Marino
The Hackett Group


to succeed

William H. Dresnack
Rochester Institute of Technology

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE: to hold office for four years, from June 1, 2026:

Steven K. Baierlein
Deloitte & Touche LLP		 to succeed

Nadia-Maria C. Matthie
Withum

Patricia A. Johnson
Patricia A. Johnson, CPA

 to succeed

William F. Schwenk
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Edward N. Lee
KPMG LLP

 to succeed

David G. Young
Young & Company CPAs LLP

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE: to hold office for one year, from June 1, 2026:

David G. Young
Young & Company CPAs LLP		 to succeed

Orumé A. Hays
Hays CPA LLC

DIRECTORS AS CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES: to hold office for four years, from June 1, 2026:

MID HUDSON
Elisha M. Brestovansky
PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

 to succeed

Stephanie A. Gigliotti
Prager Metis CPAs, LLC

NORTHEAST
Andrew A. Matthews
MMB & Co.

 to succeed

Andrew A. Matthews
MMB & Co.

QUEENS/BROOKLYN
Lillian Lent
Retired

 to succeed

Mark M. Ulrich
Queensborough Community College (CUNY)

 

ALL OF THE NOMINEES HAVE CONSENTED TO SERVE IF ELECTED.

Kevin Matz automatically becomes a Director for one year as Immediate Past President in accordance with Article VII, Paragraph 1 of the Bylaws.

DIRECTORS (provided the above nominees are duly elected):

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2027:

Mathieu Aimlon, Aimlon CPA P.C.
Paul E. Becht, Baker Tilly US, LLP
Kurt J. Button, Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP
Ramona Cedeno, FiBrick
Barbara S. Dwyer, Barbara S. Dwyer, CPA
Nicholas P. Eells, The Hoffman Eells Group CPAs, P.C.
Robert J. Huether, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
William C. Huether, Sheehan & Company, CPA, PC
Barbara A. Marino, The Hackett Group
Kevin Matz, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Tracey J. Niemotko, Marist College
Renee Rampulla, Rampulla Advisory Services LLC
Natalie Verbanac, Marcum LLP
David G. Young, Young & Company CPAs LLC

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2028:

Anthony S. Chan, CA Global Consulting Inc.
Elysa K. Dauerman, Emblem Heatlh
Michael R. Durant, Prager Metis
Philip J. London, Wiss & Company LLP
Kelly M. Mandell-Klumpp, Sax LLP
Michael R. Mattick, Mattick CPA PC
Andrew M. Mintzer, Hemming Morse LLC
Andrea M. Pagano, SUNY Oswego

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2029:

Orumé A. Hays, Hays CPA LLC
John M. Iacobellis, BDO USA, LLP
Nick Tsoukaris, Ruiz Associates International Inc.
Lenore C. Sanchez, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Zhoudi Tang, L&T Tax Services, LLC
Marc T. Mallare, Frazier & Deeter, LLC
Bernadette Schopfer, Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2030:

Elisha M. Brestovansky, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Andrew A. Matthews, MMB & Co.
Lillian Lent, Retired
Steven K. Baierlein, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Patricia A. Johnson, Patricia A. Johnson, CPA
Edward N. Lee, KPMG LLP

Respectfully submitted,

2026 Nominating Committee:

Ita M. Rahilly, Co-Chair
F. Michael Zovistoski, Co-Chair
Edward L. Arcara
Jamie L. Atkinson
Harold L. Deiters
Kenneth J. Gralak
Doreen M. Inserra
J. Michael Kirkland
John J. Liguori
Kelly M. Mandell-Klumpp
Steven M. Morse