Region 6
SAANYS Region 6 Day at the Races on August 7
Join Region 6 at the Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY on August 7. Cost is $25 per member and guests, $20 for admin assistants. Cost includes lunch and drinks. Various raffles will round out the day.
Sponsored by:
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 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: Robin Gawrys
Title: Vice Chair
Email: GawrRobi@shenschools.org
Phone: (518) 824-1600
Name: Karen Urbanski
Title: Treasurer, 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: Chris Sanita
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: sanitac@guilderlandschools.net
Phone: (518) 357-2770
Name: Craig Chandler
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: cchandler@mohonasen.org
Phone: (518) 356-8300
Name: Bonnie Tryon
Title: Government Relations Committee
Email: btryon12@gmail.com
Name: Mike Riggi
Title: Secretary
Email: Michael.Riggi@neric.org
Committee Members:
Alicia Goodman, Bill Levett, Jaymes White,
Bryan Wood, Kristy Goergen, and Jeff Holcomb
