Meet the 2021-22 NYSRPS Executive Board

President: Peggy Kenyon, Town of Manlius

Treasurer: John Hirliman, City of Saratoga Springs

Region II Representative: Jack Davison, Town of Onondaga President-Elect: Julie LaFave, City of Syracuse

Secretary: Kyle Derry, Town of Ogden

Region III Representative: Joseph Menter, Grand Island Immediate Past President: Linanne Conroy, Town of Perinton

Region I Representative: Jessica Dickinson, Town of Pawling

Region III Representative: Nick Berlin, Town of Perinton Vice President of Programs & Services : Tom Venniro, Town of Hilton-Parma

Region I Representative: Bob Kaczmarek, Village of Scarsdale

Honorary Representative: Yolanda Bostic Williams, NYSPRHP Vice President of Professional Development: Jason Marra, Great Neck Parks District

Region II Representative: Heather Maltby, Town of Bethlehem

New Faces on the NYSRPS Board

Meet Kyle Derry, Secretary

After Earning my Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies and Graphic Design from SUNY Brockport, I entered the Parks and Recreation field ready to explore. I was able to land my first full time position out of college in Pittsburgh, PA where I started my career as a Recreation Program Assistant and Social Media Coordinator. This position gave me a variety of experience with seasonal programming, special event coordination, and social media account management. Although Pittsburgh was a great stepping stone, I was given an opportunity at my old stomping grounds in Ogden, NY, where I had my first camp counselor position as a teenager. Since Ogden was where my interest in the Recreation field sparked from, I made the decision to uproot from the Steel City and head back home to be a member of the Ogden Parks and Recreation team. My (recently wedded) wife Megan, Jack Russell named Lulu and I have recently purchased a home in Brockport, NY and look forward growing as a family. I strongly believe my personal parks and recreation philosophy goes hand in hand with NYSRPS and I am very excited to contribute and learn from this wonderful opportunity. Here’s to adapting, surviving, and thriving!

Meet Heather Maltby,

Region II Representative

Hi my name’s Heather Maltby, Assistant Administrator for Town of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation Department. I am very pleased to join the NYSRPS Executive Board and look forward to my term serving as Region 2 Representative. I joined the Executive Board to learn more about NYSRPS, the Central Region affiliates and to further my professional growth. In my free time I enjoy live music, camping, hiking, and spending time with my kids.