Leadership
FASNY Leadership

President
jfarrell@fasny.com
John P. Farrell, Jr.
John P. Farrell, Jr. of Athens, Greene County, previously served as a trustee of the FASNY Firemen’s Home from 2001 to 2014, including a stint as president of the Board.
Mr. Farrell has dedicated much of his life to the volunteer fire service in New York State. In 1971, he joined the Catskill Fire Department, eventually rising to become captain of its Citizen Hose Rescue Squad No. 5. In 1977, Mr. Farrell joined the nearby West Athens/Lime Street Fire Co., also rising through its line officer ranks to become chief from 1987 to 1991. He also served in the department’s civil officer ranks as its president and treasurer. He is currently a commissioner of the West Athens/Lime Street Fire District, a position he has held since 1993.
Mr. Farrell’s service has not been limited to his local fire departments. He has served as president of three fire-related organizations: the Greene County Firemen’s Association, the Greene County Fire Chiefs Association and the 16-county Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association, for which he is current Steering Committee chairman. Mr. Farrell is also a member of the New York State Fire Coordinators’ Association and currently sits on the Revolving Loan Committee.
Mr. Farrell has served as the director of emergency services for Greene County since 2002. He and his wife, Marilyn, have been married for 41 years. Mrs. Farrell is an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of FASNY, and has previously served as president of LAFASNY. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell are parents to four sons and one daughter, and have nine grandchildren.

First Vice President
etase@fasny.com
Edward Tase, Jr.
Edward Tase, Jr. has served in a number of leadership roles within FASNY, most recently as a member of its Board of Directors.
He has been a member of the fire service for nearly 50 years – serving as a lifetime member of Frontier Volunteer Fire Co., which he joined as a Junior member when he was 14 years old.
He has always been active in the operations and management of the Frontier Fire Co., holding a number of company offices, including Trustee, Financial Secretary and Recording Secretary, which he held for 14 years.
Ed rose to become President of the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen’s Association in 1998 after serving as Third Vice President, Second Vice President, First Vice President and Financial Secretary.  He also served on the county’s Fire Advisory Board for 15 years.
He has been actively involved with the Western New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association, where he has also held a number of leadership posts since 1976.
In addition to his service as FASNY Second Vice President, Tase has served on a many FASNY Committees including: Membership, Member Services, Budget, Audit, Legislative, Resolutions, and Fire Prevention and Life Safety.  He has also served as Vice President of the FASNY Foundation, Print Project Manager for FASNY and served as Exhibit Chairman at the FASNY Convention.
He and his wife, Linda, are married 38 years, all of which they have spent in Lockport. They have two daughters, two grandsons and one granddaughter who reside in North Carolina.

Second Vice President
eperry@fasny.com
FASNY Appointed Officers

Secretary
jdalessandro@fasny.com
County
Saratoga

Director of Operations / Treasurer
adoyle@fasny.com
County
Niagara

Chaplain
barrielynz@gmail.com
County
Cayuga

Chaplain Emeritus
wjagow@fasny.com
County
Niagara

Sergeant-at-Arms
twith@fasny.com
County
Albany

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
FASNY Staff

Office Business Coordinator
fconnell@fasny.com

Building Facilitator
dmackey@fasny.com

Associate Accountant
jmcmann@fasny.com

Director of Finance
pphesay@fasny.com

Director of Information Technology
croberson@fasny.com

Events Manager
arounds@fasny.com

Director of Human Resources
csimo@fasny.com

Administrative Assistant
mvandebogart@fasny.com

Director of Development
kwendling@fasny.com
FASNY Board of Directors

President
jfarrell@fasny.com
County
Greene

First Vice President
etase@fasny.com
County
Niagara

Second Vice President
eperry@fasny.com
County
Suffolk

Immediate Past President
sklein@fasny.com
County
Nassau

Member
mcaron@fasny.com
County
Onondaga

Member
jdarocha@fasny.com
County
Nassau

Member
lhance@fasny.com
County
St. Lawrence

Member
kholmes@fasny.com
County
Oneida

Member
mkrummenacker@fasny.com
County
Nassau

Member
dpfersick@fasny.com
County
Monroe

Member
apilecki@roadrunner.com
County
Niagara

Member
dfarrell@fasny.com
County
Westchester
FASNY Firemen's Home Trustees

President
gowenburg@fasny.com
County
Suffolk

Vice President
pcincotta@fasny.com
County
Suffolk

Secretary
deickhoff@fasny.com
County
St. Lawrence

Trustee
wframe@fasny.com
County
Nassau

Trustee
ademarco@fasny.com
County
Livingston

Trustee
mdevittorio@fasny.com
County
Westchester

Trustee
weck@fasny.com
County
Albany

Trustee
dvanetten@fasny.com
County
Cortland

FASNY President
jfarrell@fasny.com
County
Greene

Trustee
fgriffiths@fasny.com
County
Oneida

Trustee
marsha925@hotmail.com
County
Chautauqua

Trustee
jinterdonati@fasny.com
County
Nassau

Trustee
dschmidt@fasny.com
County
Niagara

Trustee
mschrader@fasny.com
County
Greene

Trustee
mthomas@fasny.com
County
Onondaga

Trustee
away@fasny.com
County
Monroe