Our Board of Directors

Executive Commitee

  • Joanne Piersma, Esq. - President
  • Daniel B. Berman, Esq. - 1st Vice President
  • Anne Wright - 2nd Vice President
  • Peter Rayhill, Esq. - Treasurer
  • Bartle J. Gorman, Esq. - Secretary

Board Members

Representing Affiliation
Michael J. Balanoff, Esq. Onondaga County Bar Association Green & Seifter Attorneys, PC
Daniel B. Berman, Esq. Onondaga County Bar Association Hancock & Estabrook
Walter Bowler, Esq. Onondaga County Bar Association New York State Office of Proffessional Discipline
Angela Carter Learning Disability Association of the Mohawk Valley Client
Scott Clipplinger, Esq. Chenango County Bar Association Scott Clipplinger, Esq.
Eva Cooper Greater Syracuse Tenants Association Client
Julie Grow Denton, Esq. Oneida County Bar Association McMahon & Grow
Charles W Engelbrecht, Esq. Oneida County Bar Association Charles W Engelbrecht, Esq.
Tina Fitzgerald ARISE Client
Lawrence Golden, Esq. Oneida County Bar Association The Golden Law Firm
Bartle J. Gorman, Esq. Oneida County Bar Association Gorman, Waszkiewicz, Gorman & Schmitt
Lawrence Hasseler, Esq. Jefferson County Bar Association Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall, LLP
David M. Hayes, Esq. Onondaga County Bar Association Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Derrick Johnson Community Outreach, University Methodist Church Client
Lucy Johnson Kennedy Square Tenants Association Client
EdieMarie Lind Southern Tier Independence Center Client
Tamara McGill AIDS Community Resources Client
Nancy Norrs Community Action Program for Madixon County, Inc. Client
Delphine O'Rourke, Esq. Broome County Bar Association Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP
Mary Parliman Opportunities for Otsego, Inc. Client
Joanne Piersma, Esq. Oswego County Bar Association Joanne Piersma, Esq.
Christopher Pogson, Esq. Broome County Bar Association Christopher Pogson, Esq.
Peter Rayhill, Esq. Oneida County Bar Association Kernan & Kernan, PC
Mark Rappaport, Esq. Broome County Bar Association Coughlin & Gerhart
George Sims, Sr. Mohawk Valley Frontiers Club Other
Donald J. Snyder, Esq. Herkimer County Bar Association Cosentino, Snyder & Snyder
Suba Viswanathan, Esq. Onondaga County Bar Association Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Anne Wright Mohawk Valley Community Action, Inc. Client

Commitees

Audit and Finance

  • Peter Rayhill, Esq.
  • Scott Clippinger, Esq.
  • Lawrence Hasseler, Esq.
  • Suba Viswanathan, Esq.
  • Anne Wright

Client Grievance

  • Michael Balinoff, Esq.
  • Angela Carter
  • Tina Fitzgerald

Corporate Governance

  • Peter Rayhill, Esq.
  • Eva Cooper
  • Lawrence Hasseler, Esq.
  • Donald Snyder, Esq.

Facilities

  • Dennis Kaufman, Esq.
  • EdieMarie Lind
  • Paul Lupia, Esq.
  • George Sims, Sr.
  • Donald Snyder, Esq.

Nominating

  • Bartle J. Gorman, Esq.
  • EdieMarie Lind
  • Joanne Piersma, Esq.

Personnel, Benefits and Pension

  • Walter Bowler, Esq.
  • Delphine O'Rourke, Esq.
  • George Sims, Sr.

Resource Development

  • Michael Balinoff, Esq.
  • Tina Fitzgerald
  • Bartle J. Gorman, Esq.
  • Delphine O'Rourke, Esq.
  • Joanne Piersma, Esq.
  • Peter Rayhill, Esq.

Service Delivery and ProBono

  • Derrick Johnson
  • Joanne Piersma, Esq.
  • Peter Rayhill, Esq.
  • Anne Wright

Stratigic Planning

  • Scott Clippinger, Esq.
  • Bartle J. Gorman, Esq.
  • Lucy Johnson
  • Tamara McGill