Region 6
Region 6 Event – Dec. 4 @ SAANYS HQ – Difficult Conversations
Tips for Handling Difficult Conversations with Staff
Sponsored by: Fullmind Learning
Region 6 Support a Scholar – Charity Golf Tournament
July 17, 2025
Thank you to everyone for a very successful event in which Region 6 raised over $2,000 for its scholarship fund.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
| Adirondack School Portraits |
| Bryant Asset Protection, Inc. |
| First New York Federal Credit Union |
| Franklin Covey Education |
| Gene Gordon |
| Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C. |
| Honeywell Law Firm |
| Region 6 Retirees |
| SAANYS |
| Saratoga Admin Unit |
| Thomas Sands |
| Wolf Hollow Brewing |
| Karen Urbanski |
Region 6 Leadership Breakfast and Awards Program
Region 6 held their annual leadership breakfast and awards program on May 19, recognizing numerous student leadership award winners and scholarship recipients. Pictured below are Excelsior Award winners Scott Hale, Chris Sanita, & Stephen Tomlinson, as well as Friend of Education John Norton, Glens Falls School Resource Officer.
Regional Structure
Under the leadership of the regional chairperson, elected committee members provide collegial support for administrators and administrative units in the region. Your regional representatives are your local contact for state-level representation and coordination of services.
Region 6 Contacts
Serving members in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington counties.
Name: Linda Klime
Title: SAANYS Past President, Executive Committee Member
Email: lklime3@gmail.com
Phone: (518) 233-6850
Name: Jason Thompson
Title: State Board Member
Email: jthompson@mohonasen.org
Phone: (518) 356-8435
Name: Jim Conway
Title: State Board Member
Email: conwayj@lkgeorge.org
Phone: (518) 668-5714
Name: Jessica Rossetti
Title: Regional Chair
Email: jrossetti@queensburyschool.org
Phone: (518) 824-1600
Name: Mike Riggi
Title: Vice Chair
Email: Michael.Riggi@neric.org
Name: Bill Levett
Title: Treasurer
Email: wlevett@gfsd.org
Name: Alicia Goodman
Title: Secretary
Email: alicia.goodman@neric.org
Name: Karen Urbanski
Title: Retiree Advisory Board
Email: kurbanski@nycap.rr.com
Phone: (518) 437-1533
Name: Tom Sands
Title: Regional Representative
Email: tsandsjr@hotmail.com
Phone: (518) 587-6777
Name: Francis Cocozza
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: cocozzaf@lkgeorge.org
Phone: (518) 668-5452
Committee Members:
Gregory Bearup, Robin Gawrys, Kristy Goergen, Jeff Holcomb, Amy Irwin, Steve Karandy, Kate Kloss, Nick McPartland, Matthew Van Dervoort
