ACAE

Officers:

Robert La Rocca (President)

Ken Mortensen (Vice President)

Michael Kane (Treasurer)

Jim Salengo (Secretary)

Board Members:

Ben Chi:

Benjamin E. Chi was graduated from Antioch College with a B.S. degree and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Ph.D degree, both degrees in physics. His field of research was low-energy nuclear theory.

He has held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota, Universität Würzburg, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and was a research fellow at Western Reserve University. He is a member of the scientific honorary society Sigma Xi and is listed in American Men and Women of Science and in Who’s Who in America.

Ben serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Albany City Carillon, the Albany Charity for Arts in Education, and the Albany Symphony Orchestra.

Mark Kemler:

Colin McKnight:

Colin McKnight is the Deputy Director of the New York State Rural Housing Coalition. He also serves on the Church Council of First Lutheran Church in Albany, and represents his neighborhood association on the Council of Albany Neighborhood Associations. He lives in the historic Mansion neighborhood of Albany, where he is restoring a Victorian-era row house.

Gloria Savino:

Gloria Savino is a District Administrator for the City School District of Albany (Departments: Magnet Schools, Art, Music and Foreign Language.) From 1983 – 1995 Gloria taught at Greenville Central School grades: kindergarten, first, second and fourth. She once owned and operated a pre-kindergarten from 1977-1983.

Gloria holds degrees from the College of St. Rose in Elementary Education BS, Remedial Reading MS, and School Administration MS and from Columbia Greene Community College in Accounting AAS. She has also been accepted into Doctorial Program with NOVA University.

Gloria lives by the mottos:

Treat all children the way I want my own children to be treated.

Be proud of my accomplishments.

Do for others before I do for myself

Nancy Wawrla:

Nancy J. Wawrla teaches Art in the City School District of Albany. She began teaching in 1971, in Austria, then returned "States-side" to earn her Masters in Studio Art, from UAlbany. She taught at the University for a year, then married, had a baby, renovated a downtown Albany townhouse and began working, designing rehabs through the Community Development Program. Nancy's love for architecture and the full emersion in neighborhood improvement projects led her to a second Master's degree from RPI's Urban and Environmental Studies Program. After almost 10 years of City and County government work, she left her position as Albany County Senior Planner to return to teaching, which she finds the most difficult, yet rewarding work ever.

Officers: Robert La Rocca (President) Ken Mortensen (Vice President) Michael Kane (Treasurer) Jim Salengo (Secretary) Board Members: Ben Chi: Benjamin E. Chi was graduated from Antioch College with a B.S. degree and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Ph.D degree, both degrees in physics. His field of research was low-energy nuclear theory. He has held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota, Universität Würzburg, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and was a research fellow at Western Reserve University. He is a member of the scientific honorary society Sigma Xi and is listed in American Men and Women of Science and in Who’s Who in America. Ben serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Albany City Carillon, the Albany Charity for Arts in Education, and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Mark Kemler: Colin McKnight: Colin McKnight is the Deputy Director of the New York State Rural Housing Coalition. He also serves on the Church Council of First Lutheran Church in Albany, and represents his neighborhood association on the Council of Albany Neighborhood Associations. He lives in the historic Mansion neighborhood of Albany, where he is restoring a Victorian-era row house. Gloria Savino: Gloria Savino is a District Administrator for the City School District of Albany (Departments: Magnet Schools, Art, Music and Foreign Language.) From 1983 – 1995 Gloria taught at Greenville Central School grades: kindergarten, first, second and fourth. She once owned and operated a pre-kindergarten from 1977-1983. Gloria holds degrees from the College of St. Rose in Elementary Education BS, Remedial Reading MS, and School Administration MS and from Columbia Greene Community College in Accounting AAS. She has also been accepted into Doctorial Program with NOVA University. Gloria lives by the mottos: Treat all children the way I want my own children to be treated. Be proud of my accomplishments. Do for others before I do for myself Nancy Wawrla: Nancy J. Wawrla teaches Art in the City School District of Albany. She began teaching in 1971, in Austria, then returned "States-side" to earn her Masters in Studio Art, from UAlbany. She taught at the University for a year, then married, had a baby, renovated a downtown Albany townhouse and began working, designing rehabs through the Community Development Program. Nancy's love for architecture and the full emersion in neighborhood improvement projects led her to a second Master's degree from RPI's Urban and Environmental Studies Program. After almost 10 years of City and County government work, she left her position as Albany County Senior Planner to return to teaching, which she finds the most difficult, yet rewarding work ever. ACAE Board of Directors LINKS
		To promote, develop and fund arts in education programs in the Albany City Schools.