Officers 2011-2012
President	Mary Beth Scumaci
	Mary Beth Scumaci is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the School of Education for Medaille College. She enjoys sharing her elementary teaching experience with future teachers. Mary Beth is currently serving as President Elect for the NFRC and will serve as President during the 2011-2012 academic year. She also serves on the International Reading Association (IRA) Technology Committee. Mary Beth's favorite part of working with the NFRC is supporting the community service outreach programs that put books into the hands of children.
Past President	Kimberly M. McCartan
	Kimberly M. McCartan is the current president of the Niagara Frontier Reading Council. She currently works for the West Seneca Central School District.
President Elect	Patricia Oliphant
Vice-President/Programming	Pamela Garabedian
Recording Secretary	Amy Bartell
Corresponding Secretary	Karen Sunderland
Treasurer	Dr. Fenice Boyd
	Fenice B. Boyd received her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University in 1996. She joined UB in 2001 after serving as a faculty member at the University of Georgia for six years. Dr. Boyd’s first faculty position was at Livingstone College, one of the Historically Black Colleges/Universities in Salisbury, NC. She started her teaching career as a music teacher in grades 2–9, and as a reading specialist in grades 7–9. For almost 20 years Dr. Boyd has provided service to the education profession internationally as well as nationally. Her most recent accomplishment was winning a seat on the Board of Directors of the Literacy Research Association (formally the National Reading Conference) through an international election. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Niagara Frontier Reading Council where she serves as treasurer, and Chairperson for the Board of Trustees for Pinnacle Charter School located in the City of Buffalo. In her administrative role at UB, Dr. Boyd is leading the Graduate School of Education in its continuing accreditation with the Teacher Education Accreditation Council
Director of Membership	Carol Bush
Board of Directors
2010-2012
	Judy Bradbury
	Judy Bradbury (www.judybradbury.com) is the author of The Read-Aloud Scaffold: Best Books to Enhance Content Area Curriculum, the Children’s Book Corner series of resource books for teachers, librarians, and parents; and the Christopher Counts! series of picture books for ages 4-7. She writes regularly for Children’s Writer, LibrarySparks, and the annual Writer’s Guide. Judy teaches graduate courses in Children’s Literature and offers workshops nationally on the topic of reading aloud to children. An advocate for promoting reading through community initiatives, Judy has received awards from NYSRA and the NFRC, for whom she is the Professional Development Chair.
	Claudia Conway
	Wendy Huss
	Dr. Elizabeth Tynan
2011-2013
	Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
	Dr. Michelle Ciminelli
	Dr. Cathleen March
	Kim Krug
Committee Chairs 2011-2012
Audit Chair	Dr. Keli Garas-York
Council Awards Chair	Stacey Williams
	Stacey Williams is a 5th grade Elementary Education Teacher for the Buffalo City School District. She is also an Adjunct Professor with the School of Education at Medaille College and a Junior Varsity Volleyball Coach at her school. Stacey is currently working as the Awards Chair for the NFRC during the 2011-2012 school year.
Conference 2011 Chair	Amy Bartell
Finance / Budget Chair	Robert Hirsch III
Professional Development Chair (Ad Hoc)	Judy Bradbury
History Chair	Mary Georger
Liaison Chair	Carol Bush
Nominating Chair	Kim McCartan
Mini Grants Chair	Roxanne Wallace
Outreach Chair	Susan Busch
Service Project Chair	Janet Gorfien
Spotlight Editor	Kristin Jordan
Social Media Network	Mike Piatko
Web Contact Editor	Mary Beth Scumaci
Western Regional Representative	Susan Hirsch