Board Officer Elections  

As you are probably aware, SAANYS Region 11 Board serves the entire region including Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, and portions of Wyoming counties. The board holds officer elections every two years and that process is beginning this summer. We are looking for nominations for the following positions:
• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Board of Directors (2 positions)

We currently have nominations for the following positions:
• Chair (Gary Manuse – current Chair)
• Vice Chair (Kelly Zielke – current Vice Chair)
• Treasurer (Eric Windover – current Treasurer)
• Board of Directors (1 position)


We are asking SAANYS members to consider nominating themselves or another member to a position (members must accept the nomination). Nominations should be sent to Scott Morrison at scottcmorrison@yahoo.com by Monday, August 3, 2026. If you are nominating a fellow SAANYS member, please include their phone contact information so that Scott can confirm their willingness to accept the nomination.

Elections will be held the first Region 11 Board meeting in September.

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Congratulations to the 2026 SAANYS Region 11 George Vito Award Winners (and nominators)!

High School 

Dr Jeffrey Green – Hilton CSD (Derek Warren)

Middle School

Alison Cantu – Finger Lakes Secondary Schools (Dan Healy)

Elementary

Margaret Crowley – Rochester City School District (Anthony Rodriguez)

District Level Administrator 

Gary M. Manuse – Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES (Lynda M. VanCoske) 

Retiree 

Karl Thielking (AARH, Jennifer Tomalty)

Friend of Education 

Genesee Central Education Fund – (Michael Salatel) 

Student Scholarship Recipients 2026 

Ananya Bansal – Brighton CSD 

Emmett Ernst – Webster CSD 

Matthew Zygadlo – Livonia CSD 

SAANYS Region 11 State Award Winners 2026 

Jennifer Miller – Avon CSD – NYS Outstanding Educator of the Year  

Jim Belair – Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES – SAANYS Leadership and Support Award Winner 

Mark Turner – Retiree – Irving Schwartz Distinguished Retiree of the Year 

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Region 11  Contacts

Name: Gary Manuse
Title: State Board Member / Regional Chair
Email: gmanuse@monroe2boces.org
Phone: (585) 617-2723

Name: Kelly Zielke
Title: State Board Member / Regional Vice-Chair
Email: Kelly.zielke@newarkcsd.org
Phone: (315) 332-3240

Name: Cheryl Bamford Conte
Title: Regional Representative
Email: cbamford1226@gmail.com
Phone: (585) 737-9550

Name: Dr. Timothy Cliby
Title: Regional Representative
Email: clibycliby@gmail.com
Phone: (585) 506-5272

Name: Mark Turner
Title: Regional Representative
Email: maturner@frontiernet.net
Phone: (585) 474-7403

Name: Stacey E. Brindisi
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: stacey.brindisi@greececsd.org
Phone: (585) 966-2446

Name: Andy Scott
Title: Government Relations Committee, Awards Chair
Email: andy.scott@rcsdk12.org

Name: Heather Eysaman
Title: Secretary
Email: heysaman@icloud.com

Name: W. Bruce Gorman
Title: Retiree Advisory Board 
Email: wbruce.gorman@gmail.com
Phone: 585-451-9129

Name: Eric Windover
Title: Treasurer / Government Relations Committee
Email: ewindovere2@gmail.com
Phone:  585-359-5000

City of Rochester Contacts

Name: Julie VanDerwater
Title: State Board Member / ASAR President
Email: president.asar@gmail.com
Phone: (585) 455-1181

Name: Deon Rodgers
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: Deon.Rodgers@rcsdk12.org
Phone: (585) 530-7327

Name: Coretta Wright
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: coretta.wright@rcsdk12.org
Phone: (585) 991-8611

Name: Bettyjean Callon
Title: Retiree Advisory Board
Email: bcallonasar@gmail.com
Phone: (585) 469-5196