The LivingADK Board is comprised of people like you representing the communities that we serve. If you have an interest in being on the Board or volunteering for any of our working committees, please contact us at info@livingadk.org
Meet The Team
Current Board Members
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- Owner Kate Hanley Cominsky Associates LLC
- Former National Director of Not-For-Profit & Higher Education Strategies & Solutions, Cathedral Corporation
- Campaign Finance & Event Chairperson, Richard Hanna for Congress
- Adjunct Professor, Utica College, founded by Syracuse University
- Board of Trustees, member, Mohawk Valley Hospital System, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital & St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital, Ethics & Governance Committee, Patient Quality Care Committee, Visiting Nurse Association Board Representative
- Foundation committee, Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center
- Jewish Federation of the Mohawk Valley
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- Owner/Manager of Blue Spruce Motel
- Owner/Manager of Viking Village Family Camp
- Board Member, Kinderwood
- Former YMCA Camp Gorham Administrator & Assistant Director
- Education: Master of Arts/Preservation Planning @ Cornell University, BA in Art & Architectural History @ College of Wooster, OH
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- Retired Partner KPMG
- Former Partner-in-Charge NY Asset Management - Tax
- Former Partner-in-Charge NY Financial Services - Tax
- Former member Siena Board of Associate Trustees
- Former Board Member - Capital City Rescue Mission
- Former Board Member - Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Capital Region
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- Director Actuarial, Optum/United Health Group
- President, Alces Health Insurance Consulting
- Former Sr. Director Specialty Underwriting, Magellan Rx
- Former VP Informatics, Independent Health Association
- Former Director Actuarial, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western NY
- Former Board Member of Erie Community College Foundation
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- 34+ year resident
- Manager of Community Bank NA, Boonville
- CAA Board Member
- Volunteer EMT for Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services (IVES) 20+ years
- Past Treasurer/IVES, assist with annual IVES Golf Tournament, Membership Committee
- Finance Committee and Food Pantry Volunteer, St. Anthony’s/St. Bart’s.
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- Program Coordinator, IENA Inc.
- Former Director of Business Development/Speicalist, and East Valley Ranch Director, Frost Valley YMCA
- Former Volunteer Services & Staffing Manager, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
- S. Degree in Organizational Leadership
- Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
- S. with Second Class Honors, In Psychology with Professional Placement
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- Resident of Inlet, NY
- Assistant VP/Branch Manager of Adirondack Bank, Old Forge
- Community Involvement – Inlet youth Commission, American Youth Soccer (AYSO) Treasurer, Town of Webb Health Center Fund Treasurer, Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary Treasurer, member of Plattsburgh Chamber of Commerce and Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
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Founder/Owner of Fortina Senior Solutions, expert guidance for all things aging
- 3rd & 4th generation part-time resident of Old Forge, NY
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30+ years’ experience in senior living and aging services
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Member of the Aging Life Care Association (ALCA), the Estate Planning Council and the Financial Planning Association of Northeast NY, and the American Society on Aging
- BA in Communications, University at Buffalo
- Graduate Certificate in Marketing Strategy, Cornell University
- Fundamentals of Gerontology Certificate, USC Davis School of Gerontology
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Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) and Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT®) – August 2025
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Certified Grief Recovery Specialist – August 2025
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Former VP of Marketing & Sales at Cadence Senior Living, LivGenerations/IPA Management (senior living and multifamily developer/operator), Marketing Consultant at Thoma-Holec Design (national senior living interior design firm), VP Marketing & Sales Support at Countrywide Bank - Reverse Mortgage Division, SW Division Sales & Marketing Director at Alterra Healthcare (now Brookdale Senior Living)
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