COMMITTEES
 

Board Of Directors

Sr. Maureen Joyce, RSM
President
CEO, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany, serving 14 counties in Northeastern New York State, Founder of Community Maternity Services, well-known advocate for economic and social justice in our region.

Lisa Malone
Vice-President
Vice President of Lending for Empire Corporation Federal Credit Union, Former Director of Business Development for Schenectady County Community Business Center, formerly Director of Lending for Cohoes Savings Bank. Loan Committee Chair.

Harry Harder
Treasurer
Owner of Harder's Beauty & Barber Supply, one of the oldest African-American owned businesses in Albany County, bringing an active businessperson's perspective to the Loan Committee. 

Peggy Barmore
Secretary
Assistant to the President, NYSUT, Vice Chair of the American Federation of Teachers Black Caucus, and Board Member of the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York. Experienced public relations, advertising and marketing communications director.

Kirsten Keefe, Esq.
Staff attorney in the Consumer Housing and Community Development Unit of the Empire Justice Center.  She is a consumer law expert representing victims of consumer fraud in the greater Capital District and serving as legal advisor to HomeSave, an anti-predatory lending initiative.  She trains and advises housing advocates about consumer issues statewide. A graduate of Temple University School of Law.

Doug Kallenburg
Retired Vice President, Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank.

Michael Mathews, DBA
Assistant professor in the School of Business of the College of St. Rose and director of their Small Business Institute.  Previous experiences include serving as the director at the small business development center for Louisiana Tech, managing partner at a technical consulting firm, regional sales manager for O.E. Parts, and owner of a retail business. Teaches our business planning class. DBA Louisiana Tech University. 

Harry Moran
Certified Financial Planner with Cornerstone Financial Advisors, with a specialization in socially responsible investing. Member of the Social Investment Forum, Member of multiple other boards in the Capital Region, such as the Galway Public Library.

William J. Przylucki
Associate Executive Director of the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies, Former Associate Executive Director of Catholic Charities. MSW SUNY Albany. Board member of Maternity & Early Childhood Foundation, Fontbonne Manor Senior Apartments & Father Leo O'Brien Senior Community.

Michael Slik
Case Manager for the Committee for Physicians Health, Former Executive Director of the housing group Helderberg House, Inc, Manager of outpatient clinic for Hope House.  Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from SUNY Albany.