August 2002

Society Invites Candidates for 2003 Nominating Committee

Article IX of the New York State Society of CPAs’ bylaws contains the procedures for Nominating Committee selection. A copy of the bylaws can be obtained at www.nysscpa.org/society/bylaws.htm or by contacting Society staff.

The membership at large nominates seven Nominating Committee members, and the board of directors designates the remaining two members. Nominations for the seven members selected by the membership are made by filing a petition with the NYSSCPA secretary between Sept. 1 and the morning of the first general meeting of the Society membership after Oct. 1 (scheduled this year for Nov. 13, at the Sheraton New York, 49th Street and 7th Avenue). Members can obtain a petition form by contacting Pat Agard at (212) 719-8302 or pagard@nysscpa.org.

Each petition must be signed by at least 10 members other than the nominee. Petition signers must certify that the nominee would serve if elected. Petition signers must have been NYSSCPA CPA members for at least five consecutive years.

A candidate for the Nominating Committee must not be a current member of the board of directors or a member of the Nominating Committee for either of the two preceding fiscal years. In addition, he or she must have been a member of the Society for at least five continuous years, including at least two years of committee participation.

Nominating Committee candidates should know that Nominating Committee members may not themselves be nominated by the committee for any position. The first meeting date for the 2002 Nominating Committee will be Jan. 16, 2003.

The following members are ineligible because of current membership on the board of directors or because of service on either the 2001 or the 2002 Nominating Committee:

William Aiken
Frank J. Aquilino
Spencer L. Barback
Michael G. Baritot
Rosemarie A. Giovinazzo-Barnickel
Susan M. Barossi
Charles A. Barragato
Peter L. Berlant
Arthur Bloom
Robert S. Cheskes
Andrew Cohen
Walter Daszkowski
Michael J. DePietro
Katharine K. Doran
Barbara S. Dwyer
Andrew M. Eassa
David Evangelista
Robert Fagliarone
Franklin H. Federmann
George T. Foundotos
Peter H. Frank
Angelo J. Gallo
Jo Ann Golden
Neville Grusd
David W. Henion
Arthur Hoffman
Jeffrey R. Hoops
Robert L. Israeloff
Laurence Keiser
Nancy A. Kirby
Stephen F. Langowski
Carol C. Lapidus
Norman W. Lipshie
Vincent J. Love
Anthony J. Maltese
Sandra Napoleon-Hudson
Ian M. Nelson
Nancy Newman-Limata
Raymond M. Nowicki
Francis T. Nusspickel
Kevin J. O’Connor
Robert S. Peare
Mark A. Plostock
Gerald H. Ranzal
Thomas E. Riley
Joseph J. Schlegel
Robert E. Sohr
Robert A. Sypolt
Leslie S. Thompson
Edward Torres
Samuel B. Traum
Beth Van Bladel
Howard D. Weiner
Mary Ann Winters
Philip Wolitzer

Thomas E. Riley is secretary of the NYSSCPA and a shareholder of the Fagliarone Group P.C., Syracuse, New York.