Board Members and Affiliation
Executive Committee
Mark Schachner, Esq., NYPF President, Miller, Mannix, Schachner, Hefner, LLC
Elaine McClung, NYPF 1 st Vice President, Planning Board Chair, Village of Goshen, Orange County
Jon Kanter, AICP, NYPF 2 nd Vice President, Planning Board Chair, Town of Fishkill
Tim Stalker, NYPF Treasurer, Columbia County Planning Board
Katherine Ember, AICP, NYPF Secretary, Founding Principal – Planning4Places, LLC
David Plante, AICP CEP, NYPF Immediate Past President, Director of Energy, Fisher Associates
Regional Directors:
Sarah K. Yackel, AICP, NYPF Regions 1 & 2, Principal, BFJ Planning
Jean Shultz, NYPF Region 3, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Wallkill
Judith Breselor, NYPF Region 4, NYPF Past Executive Director
Andrea Smith, AICP, NYPF Region 5, Interim City Manager, City of Ogdensburg
Danny Lapin, AICP, NYPF Region 6, Revitalization Specialist 1, NYS Department of State
Paul W. Phister, Jr., Region 7, Zoning Board Chairperson, Town of Lee
Vacant, Region 8
Vacant, Region 9
Directors At-Large:
Nina Peek, AICP, NYPF At-Large, Planning Board Member, Town of Amenia, U.S. Manager, SLR Consulting
Aaron Enfield, MRP, NYPF At-Large, Senior Planner, Fulton County
Alison LaPointe, Esq., NYPF At-Large, Assistant Village Attorney, Village of Port Jefferson
Dan Barusch, AICP, NYPF At-Large, Director of Planning and Zoning, Town and Village of Lake George
Two At-Large Vacancies
New York Planning Federation
Nancy W Perry, Ph.D., Executive Director, Zoning Board Member, Town of Sand Lake
Leila Jabour, NYPF Bookkeeper
Julia Voss, Administrative Assistant