Albany Executives Association

About Us

History of the Albany Executives Association
The Role of an AXA Member
Dues Outline
AXA Officers & Directors

History of the Albany Executives Association
In 1955, a member of the Newark, New Jersey Executives Association met with Don Lewis and 13 other area businessmen with a vision of organizing an Albany Executives Association. The Association was incorporated September 29, 1957 with 14 Charter Members. In the year 2005, 2 of these members still remain; Key Bank, and Rose & Kiernan. Over the years, the meetings have been held at Keelers, Ten Eyck Hotel, Petit Paris (all now defunct), the Crossroads, Italian American Community Center and Shaker Ridge Country Club. Since the association’s inception, there have been four Executive Directors and two attorneys (the first for two years, and the other since that time). Harold Rissberger of National Commercial Bank (now Key Bank) was permanent Chairman of the Board of Directors until he retired from the Bank in 1965. At that time, Greg Hatt became Chairman and served for 9 years until the association established that the Chairman position rotates among past Presidents.

The Role of an AXA Member
The membership of this Association shall be composed of persons, firms, or corporations, each representing a different business, trade, occupation or profession and classified accordingly. The member is the firm, corporation, association, partnership, sole proprietor, or the branch office, not the individual designated as the representative or alternate.

Each designated representative shall be of good moral and business character, and shall either have the authority within his or her company to make decisions relating to his/her company's policies in areas of operations that could benefit other AXA members, or have enough influence within his/her company so that their attendance at AXA meetings could benefit other members.

Members shall attend each and every regular meeting of the Association. If said member does not attend at least two-thirds (2/3) of the regularly scheduled meetings in each quarter, or misses four consecutive meetings, membership shall be automatically terminated. Attendance at any social functions offered by the membership is at the sole discretion of each and every member.

Weekly luncheon meetings are currently held every Monday at 12:00 (noon) at the Italian American Community Center. An annual meeting will be held on the last meeting day in the Month of May every year.

It is each member's responsibility to familiarize themselves with the various businesses represented in the Association, and appropriately mention to friends and other business associates the merits of the various members of our Association.

Dues Outline

$221.00/ quarter ( $63.00 Dues, $70.00 Meals, $88.00 Lead Sheet Subscription )

AXA Officers & Directors - 2008/2009

Officers
Directors
Committee Appointments

Officers

President:
	Matthew Duddy Lamar Advertising 2 Airport Park Boulevard Latham, NY 12110	mduddy@lamar.com Bus: 783-7784 Fax: 783-7805 Home: 280-4036

Vice President:
	Karen Howard Dunham’s Bay Sea Ray 889 Troy-Schenectady Road Latham, NY 12110 Committee: Strategic Planning	dboatcoinc@aol.com Bus: 785-6172 Fax: 786-6669 Home: 792-6383

Treasurer:
	Tom Kretzler Albany Fire Extinguisher 18 Walker Way Albany, NY 12205	tomk@albanyfire.net Bus: 456-3700 Fax: 456-3979 Home: 456-7917

Secretary:
	Lee Oliver Alpha Omega Office Automation 67 Exchange Street Albany, NY 12205 Committee: Attendance	alphomeg@nycap.rr.com Bus: 482-7202 Fax: 482-0803 Home: 674-2108

Chairman of the Board:
	Ed Granka The Business Brokerage Group 421 New Karner Road Albany, NY 12205-3838	egranka@businessbrokeragegroup.com Bus: 869-5444x25 Fax: 869-5469 Home: 374-9050

Past President:
	Karen Zalewski-Wildzunas Kay Bank NY-31-66-0500 66 South Pearl Street, 5th Floor Albany, NY 12207	karen_zalewski-wilzu@keybank.com Bus: 257-8937 Fax: 257-9446 Home: 374-5980

Counsel:
	Vincent Valenza McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C. 677 Broadway, P.O. Box 459 Albany, NY 12207 Committee: Grievance	valenza@mltw.com Bus: 447-3200 Fax: 426-4260 Home: 374-0546

Executive Director:
	John Graziano Capitol Hill Management Services,Inc. 90 State Street, Suite 1009 Albany, NY 12207	(Bus. Ph): 463-8644 (Fax): 463-8656

Directors

	Chris Bovenzi Bovenzi Architects 121 Menemsha Lane Wynantskill, NY 12198	bovenzi@mindspring.com (Bus. Ph):283-4294 (Home Ph:): 434-4911 (Fax): 283-4295

	Michael Hart Troy Management Group, Inc. PO Box 928 Troy, NY 12181-0928 Committee: Leads	mhart@troymanagementgroup.com (Bus. Ph): 272-9990 (Home Ph:): 663-8055 (Fax): 272-8955

	Frank Salamone Hoosick Street Wine Cellar 260 Hoosick Street Troy, NY 12180 Committee: Special Events	franksal@nycap.rr.com (Bus. Ph): 273-0970 (Home Ph:): 393-5709 (Fax): 273-0971

	Diane Montes Functional Communications Corp., Muzak Greenbush Commerce Park, 23 Krey Blvd. Rensselaer, NY 12144 Committee: Membership	d.montes@muzakfcc.com (Bus. Ph): 286-1061 (Home Ph:): 429-6591 (Fax): 286-1065

	Jim Long Coldwell Banker Prime Properties, Inc. 10 Osgood Avenue Green Island, NY 12183 Committee: Leads	jlong@cbpp.com Bus: 640-4008 Fax: 456-8980 Home: 436-13000

	Lisa Norgrove Rumors/Rumors IV Men 595 New Loudon Road Latham, NY 12110 Committee: Red Carpet	lisa@rumorsinc.com Bus: 786-1777 Fax: 690-7109 Home: 446-9896

	Samuel Goldstein Samuel M. Goldstein Productions, Inc. 426 State Street, 3rd Floor Schenectady, NY 12305 Committee: Special Events	Masterfx1@nycap.rr.com Bus: 366-8889 Home: 235-2628

Committee Appointments 2008-2009:
Membership	Diane Montes
Leads	Jim Long
Attendance	Lee Oliver
Strategic Planning	Karen Howard
Red Carpet	Lisa Norgrove
Orientation	Mike Hart
Special Events	Sam Goldstein/Frank Salamone
Nominating	TBA
Grievance	Vincent Valenza
Special Awards	Past recipients and one other

TABLE CAPTAINS FOR 2008-09

Table 1
Karen Howard
Mike Mangione

Table 2
Lee Oliver
Karen Zalewski-Wildzunas

Table 3
Tom Kretzler
Ed Granka

Table 4
Mike Hart
Melissa Carrier

Table 5
Jim Long
Jeanette Bowers

Table 6
Lisa Norgrove
Renee Sayers

Table 7
Chris Bovenzi
Sandy DenBesten

Table 8
Sam Goldstein
Lorraine Ferguson

Table 9
Diane Montes
Les Dubb

Table 10
Frank Salamone
Joan Heffler