2010 Board of Directors
Board Officers: |
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| Margaret Diggs, President | ||
| Nancy J. Andriano, Vice President | ||
| Eugene Farley, Treasurer | ||
| Judeen Byrne, Secretary | ||
| Private Sector: | Public Sector: | Consumer Sector: |
| Judeen Byrne | Nancy Andriano |
Joseph M. Brennan Albany Housing Authority |
| Patrick Cucinelli | ||
| Sara Duncan | Michael Barber Rep. Gerald D. Jennings, Mayor |
Mary Clinton Town of Watervliet |
| Corey Ellis | ||
| Eugene Farley | Bryan Clenahan County Legislator, Guilderland |
Margaret Diggs City of Albany |
| Nathan Lebron | ||
| Carol Shufelt Rep. John McDonald, Mayor |
Ellen Skelly Head Start Policy Council |
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| Shawn Smeltzer Head Start Policy Council |
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| Stacie Watters City of Cohoes |
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The ACAP Board Meetings are available on the Calendar page. |
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The composition of every Community Action Agency (CAA) Board of Directors must include people representing specific sectors of the community as mandated by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. One-third are people from the private sector, one-third must be local government elected officials or their designees, and, most importantly, one-third must be representatives of the low-income community who are democratically elected.
The required one-third representation of low-income people is the most significant difference between CAAs and other community-based organizations. Although many organizations include low-income representation on their boards, only CAAs are legislatively mandated to do so. The tripartite board is instrumental in identifying the types of programs and services needed to bring about true self-sufficiency.