NYSAWA has a value-driven, female-led, cross-generational leadership team with decades of collective industry experience. Our board members come from diverse backgrounds, bring various perspectives, and are driven by the organization’s mission.
The board is NYSAWA’s acting governing body and is charged with overseeing the organization’s strategic planning, finances, policies, membership, and membership benefits.
Meet the Board
Lauren Gemmill
NYSAWA Chair; District Superintendent, Capital Region BOCES
Harmony Booker-Balintfy
NYSAWA Vice Chair, Associate Director of Equity, Assessment, and Accountability Liverpool Central School District
Lauren Morley
NYSAWA Secretary, Associate Superintendent for Operations, Capital Region BOCES
Anita Murphy
NYSAWA Treasurer, Retired Superintendent, Coach, Special Projects Administrator
Bryna Moritz
Immediate Past NYSAWA Chair; Deputy Superintendent, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Dr. Lynn Allen
Assistant Superintendent, Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES
Dr. Colleen Carroll
Deputy Superintendent, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District
Dr. Nicole Eschler
Executive Director of Innovation and Program Development, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Dr. Laura Feijoo
Retired Superintendent, Educational Consultant
Dr. Aurelia Henriquez
Superintendent, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District
Kristine Orr
Retired Superintendent
Shannon Pitcher-Boyea
Superintendent, Whitney Point Central School District
Sarah Hornung
Assistant Superintendent, Orchard Park Central School District
Rebecca Stone
District Superintendent, Broome-Tioga BOCES
Lisa Wiles
Superintendent, Ellenville Central School District
Dr. Elizabeth Wood
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy District Superintendent, Capital Region BOCES