2005–2006 Officer Bios

THOMAS E. RILEY
Thomas E. Riley, CPA, is a principal with the Fagliarone Group CPAs, P.C., in Syracuse, N.Y. A member of the Society since 1982, he currently serves on the board of directors and on the Executive Committee and as chair of the Quality Enhancement Policy Committee. He previously served as Society vice president, secretary and board member, as an AICPA Council member, as a member of the Executive Committee and FAE Board of Trustees, as chair of the Membership Committee and as president of the Syracuse Chapter. Riley has also served on numerous other NYSSCPA committees. Additionally, he is treasurer and a board member of the Francis House and the Onondaga County Historical Association, as well as a member of the Le Moyne College Board of Regents. Riley received his bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from Le Moyne College and holds the AICPA’s PFS Designation. He and his wife, Shae, reside in Camillus, N.Y., and have three children, Shannon, Kathleen and Thomas.

VICTOR S. RICH
Victor S. Rich, CPA, is a senior partner with McGladrey & Pullen LLP in New York City. A member of the Society since 1966, he currently serves on the board of directors and on the Executive Committee and as chair of the Large and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management Committee. He previously served as Society vice president and as a board member, as a member of the FAE Board of Trustees, as an AICPA Council member, and as a chair of the Furtherance, Management of an Accounting Practice, Members in Public Practice, and Public Relations committees. Rich has also served on numerous other NYSSCPA committees. Additionally, he is a former chair and Planning Board member of the Environmental Conservation Board for Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y., and two-term treasurer and board member of the Accountants Club of America and the Accountants’ Forum. He received Dartmouth College’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 1997. Rich received his bachelor’s of arts degree from Dartmouth College and his master’s of business administration degree, with a major in accounting, from Columbia University. He resides in Old Westbury, N.Y., and has two adult children, Melissa and Jason.

SUSAN R. SCHOENFELD
Susan R. Schoenfeld is a principal and associate fiduciary counsel with Bessemer Trust in New York City. A member of the Society since 1989, she currently serves on the board of directors and on the Executive Committee and as vice chair of the Tax Division Oversight Committee. She previously served as chair of the Estate Planning Committee, as a member of the Committee on Committee Operations and the Entertainment and Sports Committee and as president of the Westchester Chapter. Additionally, Schoenfeld is treasurer of the Broadway Training Center of Westchester, Inc., a not-for-profit performing arts school in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. She received her master’s of business administration degree (with distinction) from Pace University, her juris doctorate from Pace University School of Law and her master’s of law degree in taxation from New York University School of Law. She resides in Edgemont, N.Y., with her husband and daughter.

STEPHEN P. VALENTI
Stephen P. Valenti, CPA, is a professor of accounting and finance at New York University. A member of the Society since 1983, he currently serves on the board of directors and as a member of the Executive, Quality Enhancement Policy, Tax Division Oversight, Consolidated Returns, Affiliated and Related Corporations, and Mergers and Acquisitions committees. He previously served as a board member and as chair of the Tax Division Oversight, Higher Education, Closely Held and S Corporations, and Taxation of Individuals committees. Valenti has also served on numerous other NYSSCPA committees and was instrumental in the development of the Society’s Web site. Additionally, the United Nations selected him to serve as guest lecturer of accounting in China in 1998. He received his bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from Bucknell University and his master’s of business administration degree in finance from Fordham University. He and his wife, Mary Lou, reside in Plainview, N.Y., and have two daughters, Laura and Diana.

RAYMOND M. NOWICKI
Raymond M. Nowicki, CPA, is managing partner with Nowicki and Company, LLP, in Buffalo, N.Y. A member of the Society since 1979, he currently serves on the board of directors and on the Executive and Peer Review committees and as a member of the Peer Review Committee. Previously, he served on the Peer Review Board for the American Institute of CPAs. He previously served as Society vice president and board member, as a member of the Executive Committee, as chair of the Committee on Committee Operations and as president of the Buffalo Chapter. Nowicki has also served on numerous other NYSSCPA committees. Additionally, he is an advisory board member and chairman emeritus of the New York State Small Business Development Center, a board member and secretary emeritus of the Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association, and an advisory board member of the Response to Love Center Soup Kitchen. He received his bachelor’s of science degree in accounting, cum laude, from Canisius College. He and his wife, Maryann, reside in Buffalo and have three daughters, Jennifer, Kathryn and Melissa.

NEVILLE GRUSD
Neville Grusd, chartered accountant, is an executive vice president with Merchant Factors Corporation and Merchant Financial Corporation in New York City. A member of the Society since 1979, he currently serves on the board of directors and on the Executive Committee. He previously served as a board member, as a member of the Executive Committee, as chair of the Industry Oversight, Management Tools and Techniques, and Consulting Services Oversight committees and as chair of the Task Force of Financial Statement Users. Grusd has also served on numerous other NYSSCPA committees. Additionally, he is a director and member of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Finance Association. He received his bachelor’s of commerce degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He and his wife, Velma, reside in Great Neck, N.Y., and have four children, Gavin, Andi, Ian and Cammy.

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Directors with Continuing Terms

Terms expiring in 2006:

William Aiken, Retired
Ann B. Cohen, S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo
Michelle A. Cohen, Rotenberg & Company, LLP
Robert L. Ecker, Ecker Loehr Ecker & Ecker, LLP
Mark Ellis, Michael C. Fina Company
Neville Grusd, Merchant Factors Corporation
Raymond P. Jones, Watson Rice, LLP
John J. Kearney, Jaeckle, Kearney & Lepselter
Nancy A. Kirby, Kirby Beals Maier CPAs, PLLC
David J. Moynihan, Testone Marshall & Discenza, LLP
Raymond M. Nowicki, Nowicki and Company, LLP
Richard E. Piluso, Loews Corporation
Victor S. Rich, McGladrey & Pullen LLP
Susan R. Schoenfeld, Bessemer Trust
Stephen P. Valenti, New York University
Robert N. Waxman, Own Account
Philip G. Westcott, Johnson Lauder & Savidge, LLP

Terms expiring in 2007:

Deborah L. Bailey-Browne, Deborah Bailey-Browne, CPA & Associates
Thomas Patrick Casey, Casey & Cunningham
Anthony G. Duffy, Dorfman-Robbie, CPAs, P.C.
David Evangelista, Korn, Rosenbaum, Phillips & Jauntig, LLP
Phillip E. Goldstein, Levitan Yegidis & Goldstein LLP
Don A. Kiamie, Windsor Management Corporation
Stephen F. Langowski, KPMG, LLP
John J. Lauchert, Jr., John Lauchert Consulting
Howard B. Lorch, Ohel Children’s Home & Family Services
C. Daniel Stubbs, Jr., Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc.
Edward J. Torres, Edward Torres, CPA, Accounting & Tax Services

Terms expiring in 2008:

Debbie A. Cutler, Kramer Love & Cutler LLP
Joseph M. Falbo Jr., Swiantek & Falbo LLP
Myrna L. Fischman, Long Island University
Daniel M. Fordham, Martindale Keysor & Co., PLLC
Beatrix G. McKane, Holtz Rubinstein Reminick LLP
Ian M. Nelson, Own Account
Jason M. Palmer, Palmer Computer Services Inc.
Robert T. Quarte, Albrecht Viggiano Zureck & Company
Thomas E. Riley, Fagliarone Group CPAs P.C.
Anthony J. Tanzi., Del Ray & Company, CPAs LLP
Ellen L. Williams, Eastman Kodak Company
Richard Zerah, Zerah & Company CPAs P.C.