Board of Directors
Patrick Bender, President
Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Albany Pyramid Agency Inc.- Benefits Consultant
- Chairman of the Parish Council Mater Christi Parish
- Board Member – McCloskey Community Service Corp.
Rev. Francis A. O’Connor, Vice President, Founder
Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Chaplain of the Shrine Church of our Lady of the Americas
- Hospitality House- Board Member
- Founder of St. Charles Lwanga Center Albany, NY
Stanley Kaltenborn, Jr., Treasurer
- Attorney for NYS Insurance Department, 1975-2004 (retired)
- Octavo Singers member
- Bethlehem Senior Chorus member
- Delmar Reformed Church Choir member
- Delmar Reformed Church Bell Choir member
Diane Avery, Secretary,
Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Supervisor of the NYS special education quality assurance eastern regional office
- NYS Regional Associate for the Education of Students with Disabilities
- Test writer for teacher certification exams for NES
- Special education teacher in Cobleskill Richmondville CSD
- Remedial math instructor in Guilderland CSD
- Volunteer Director of Albany Chapter American Red Cross
- Elder in Bethany Reformed Church and former Christian Education Director and choir member
Stephanie Abuzaid, Board Member
- Former Case Manager Mercy House
- Eligibility Worker Albany County Department of Social Services
Ariffa Bevin, Board Member
- CDPHP, Community Engagement Specialist
- Revival Health Coaching, owner and health coach
Kathleen Burgess, Board Member
- NYS Department of Public Service, Secretary to the Commission
- Saint Pius School Board, President of Executive Committee
- Albany Community Land Trust, Development Committee
Anthony Marturano,
Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Principal – Ichabod Crane Middle School
Gary McCann, Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Jaeger & Flynn Associates Inc. Assistant Vice-President- Marketing
- The International Community of the Capital Region
- Whitney Young Legacy Committee
- Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation
Donald Smith, Board Member since the formation of FPCR
- Saint Catherine’s Center for Children, as a clinical consultant
- The Consultation Center of the Albany Diocese
- Board Member for Peter Young Housing, Industries and Treatment
- Residents Encounter Christ Prison Ministry
Rebecca Marvin, Board Member
- Co-Chair Social Action Committee, B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation
- Office Administrator, B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, Albany, NY (retired 2015)
Adele O’Connell, Board Member
- CDPHP, Coordinator, Community Relations & Corporate Events
- Ronald McDonald Charities, Board of Directors

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