Chair

Daniel Freedman

Chair Elect

John Edwards

Past Chair

John Galbraith

Treasurer

Joan Skinner

Secretary

Neil Fitzgerald

Councilor

David Straus 

Alternate Councilor

Timothy McMahon

Member-at-Large

Cynthia McMahon

Member-at-Large

Mary Dery

Member-at-Large

Joseph Tanski

Program Chair

John Edwards

Publicity Chair

Open

Membership Chair

Open

Awards Chair

Patti Cusatis

Olympiad Chair

Lynn Maelia/Sarjit Kaur

Government Affairs Chair

David Straus 

National Chemistry Week Chair

Web Master

John Edwards

Mid-Hudson Chemist: Editor

Gissel Mentore

Mid-Hudson Chemist: Publisher

Gissel Mentore

High School Liaison

Women Chemist Committee Chair

Mary Dery

Occupation:

Associate Professor of Chemistry, SUNY-New Paltz, since 1999

Previously, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Bard College

Education:

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1992

BA Chemistry, McAlester College (St. Paul, MN), 1986

Affiliations:

Member of American Chemical Society 

Activities

Secretary of Mid-Hudson Section 2002-2004;

Chair-elect of Mid-Hudson Section (2005)

Occupation:

Manager of Process and Analytical NMR Services,

Process NMR Associates, LLC

Education:

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 1990

B. Sc. Chemistry, University of Durham, U.K., 1986

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 1988; Society of Applied Spectroscopy

Member - Chemical Consultants Network, Member American Oil Chemists Society

Activities

ACS Section Secretary 2005

Occupation:

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Marist College , Current

Research/Teaching post-doctoral, University of Washington, 1999-2001

Post-doctoral, Hebrew University, 1997-1999

Education:

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Georgia , 1997

B.A. Chemistry, Colorado College , 1992

Affiliations:

Member of American Chemical Society 

Activities

Hosted Mid-Hudson Section 2003/2004 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Occupation:

Information Scientist

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Douglas College

M.S. Computer Science / Information Systems, Marist College

Affiliations:

Member ACS since 1991

Member ACS Mid-Hudson Section

Member ACS Chemical Information Section

Activities:

Production of Monthly Publication--ACS Mid-Hudson Chemist 1999-2001

Mid-Hudson Section Treasurer, 2000-2005

Occupation:

Asst. Professor, Biochemistry, SUNY Buffalo, 1965-72

Assoc. Professor, Chemistry, SUNY New Paltz, 1973-present

Education:

B.A. Chemistry, Reed College, 1953

Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1960

Affiliations:

Member ACS since 1953

Member ACS Biochemistry Division since 1954

Member AAAS and Sigma Xi

Activities:

Mid-Hudson Section Executive Board Program Chair, 1993-1995

Councilor, Mid-Hudson Section ACS, 1995

NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation Air Management Advisory Committee, 1992-present

Ulster County Environmental Management Council, 1978-present; Chairman 1983-85

Small Business Clean Air Act Compliance Advisory Committee, 1994-present

Occupation:

Assistant Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Marist College

Education:

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 1999

B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K., 1991

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 2000

Member Royal Society of Chemistry since 1994

Activities

Co-Organizer – 2003 and 2004 Mid-Hudson Section Undergraduate Research Symposium

National Chemistry Week Coordinator - 2005

Occupation:

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vassar College

Education:

Ph.D. Columbia University, Inorganic Chemistry, 2000

A.B. Vassar College, Chemistry, 1995

Affiliations:

Member of the ACS, since 1996

Member Council of Undergraduate Research

Activities:

Chair - 2005 Mid-Hudson Section Undergraduate Research Symposium

Research Interests: 

Occupation:

High School Teacher, John Jay, Wappingers School District -Present

Previously employed by BOC gases, Texaco, Millipore

Education:

M.S., Computerized Organic Chemistry, Perdue University

B. S. Chemistry, Drew University

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 1988; STANY

 Occupation:

 President, Integrated Technical and Education Resources, Inc.

Education:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Ph.D., Chemistry – 1989

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

National Science Teacher's Association
National Association for Female Executives
Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the Mahopacs
Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors - Putnam Valley Economic Revitalization Corporation
Youth Council Member of the Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board

Occupation:

 Associate Professor of Chemistry

Education:

B.A. Chemistry Rutgers University

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry Perdue

Affiliations:

ACS Member

Occupation:

 Associate Professor, Mt. Saint Mary College

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Wilkes College

Ph.D. In Inorganic Chemistry from SUNY, Stony Brook, 1985

Affiliations:

ACS member for 22 years

Council on Undergraduate Research

Activities

Mid-Hudson ACS: chair-elect (1999); chair  (2000);

 past-chair (2001)

Awards Committee Mid-Hudson, 1997-1998

Chemistry Olympiad Chair, Mid Hudson ACS 2001-present

Member at Large, Mid-Hudson Section, 1997-1998, 2002-2004

Co-PI on NSF grant for improving math and science teaching

Occupation:

 Chemist, Texaco Research Center

Education:

BS. Chemistry, SUNY New Paltz

MS. Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts

Affiliations:

Member ACS since 1985 

Member ACS Analytical Division

Activities

Participated in National Chemistry Week Events-1989, 1991,1993

Secretary, Mid-Hudson Section: 1995-1996

Mid-Hudson Section: Chair-elect (1998); chair (1999); past chair (2000)

Editor of Mid-Hudson Chemist: 1994-1997, 2000-2003

Mid-Hudson ACS awards chair: 2004, 2005

Occupation:

 Lecturer at SUNY New Paltz, Fall 04-Present

Education:

B.Sc.,Chemistry,Polytechnic University 1991

Ph.D.,Physical Chemistry,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2001

Affiliations:

Iota Sigma Pi (since 2000)

Americal Chemical Society (since 1992)

Sigma Xi (from 1998,Ramapo College chapter secretary, since 2002)

Society for Applied Spectroscopy since 1998

Activities

Participated in Family Night National Chemistry Week Events at SUNY New Paltz

Mid-Hudson Chemist editor/publisher since 2004