Board of Directors

Leadership and Integrity

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region’s Board of Directors is representative of our community’s rich business, civic, and cultural diversity. With a demonstrated commitment to philanthropic endeavors, Board members inspire the Foundation’s success in strategic grantmaking, philanthropic services, and community leadership. The Board establishes policies, organization-wide priorities, and program strategies, and ensures operational integrity and financial accountability.

Board of Directors

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Robert Audi, CPA
Community Leader
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Jean Bedell,
CPA/PFS, CFP
Treasurer, Chair Elect
The Bonadio Group
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M. Christian Bender
Chair, Governance Committee
Bender Family Foundation
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Christopher Cimijotti, CPA
Chair, Audit Committee
Christopher L. Cimijotti Charitable Fund
MMB+CO
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Aimee Dake
Aimee and Gary Dake Advised Fund
AIM Services
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Eldon Harris, CPWA®, CRPC®
Chair, Scholarships Committee
Morgan Stanley
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David Hollander
LeChase Construction
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Mark Holtzman
Community Leader
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP
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Belinda Hilton
Chair
Business Council of New York State, Inc.
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Walter Klisiwecz, CFP, MBA
Michaelson Family Fund Albany Financial Group
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Heidi Knoblauch, Ph.D.
Chair,
Development Committee
McNamee Knoblauch Fund
University at Albany
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Alicia D. Lasch
Immediate Past Chair
Graypoint, LLC
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Eileen McLoughlin
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Meaghan Murphy, Esq.
Chair, Grants and
Initiatives Committee
Barclay Damon, LLP.
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Chet Opalka
Opalka Family Donor Advised Fund
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Robert S. Reynolds, Esq.
Secretary
Whiteman, Osterman,
and Hanna, LLP
Crickett-Thomas
Crickett Thomas-O'Dell
Workforce Development Insitute
NYS Building and Construction Trades Council
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Walter Thorne
Albany Business Review
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Alex Zhang, CPA
UHY, LLP

Geographic Fund Liaison

Allison Schultz, Ed.D
Geographic Liaison
Niskayuna Community
Foundation

Board Emeriti

Receiving the “Emeritus” distinction is the highest honor the Community Foundation board can bestow on former members. Emeriti are selected because of their long-term dedication and support for the Community Foundation.

They inspire others to action, and show future board members an aspirational level of service and engagement. Emeriti serve as non-voting members of the Community Foundation board, and may serve on select board committees.

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Directors Emeriti

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Phoebe Powell Bender
Bender Family Foundation
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Marvin A. Freedman
Marvin & Sharon Freedman Fund
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Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D.
Community Land Preservation & Planning Fund
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Barbara Hoehn
Hoehn Family Fund
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Paul Hohenberg
Paul & Alane Hohenberg Fund
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A.C. Riley
A.C. Riley Charitable Fund
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Ellen Sax
Sax-Greene Family Fund