
Who Are We?
A/GFTC consists of two principal working groups, the Planning Committee and the Policy Committee. The Policy Committee members include the Chairs of the Board of Supervisors of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, the Mayors of the City of Glens Falls and the Villages of South Glens Falls, Fort Edward, Lake George and Hudson Falls, Supervisors of the Towns of Moreau, Queensbury, Lake George, Fort Edward and Kingsbury, the Chair of the Lake Champlain / Lake George Regional Planning Board, and representatives of the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Thruway Authority. Additionally, one rural area Town Supervisor from each of Warren and Washington Counties is appointed to the committee.The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration serve as advisory members. This Policy Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all planning activities undertaken by A/GFTC and its staff, as well as the MPO Core Documents, that include:
The Planning Committee is a group composed of the technical staffs of the Policy Committee members and Greater Glens Falls Transit. It meets regularly to oversee the operation of A/GFTC and make recommendations to the Policy Committee.
Policy Committee
John Strough, Chair | Supervisor, Town or Queensbury |
Bob Henke, Vice-Chair | Supervisor, Town of Argyle |
Todd Kusnierz | Chairman, Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor, Town of Moreau |
Patrick Barnes, Secretary | Regional Director, NYSDOT Region 1 |
John E. Barton | Mayor, Village of Hudson Falls |
Robert M. Blais | Mayor, Village of Lake George |
Nick Bodkin | Mayor, Village of South Glens Falls |
Dennis Dickinson | Supervisor, Town of Lake George |
Cassie Fedler | Supervisor, Town of Cambridge |
Timothy Fisher | Supervisor, Town of Fort Edward |
Bill Collins | Mayor, City of Glens Falls |
Dana Hogan | Supervisor, Town of Kingsbury |
Joe Moloughney | Eastern Division Canal Engineer, New York State Canal Corporation |
Dave O'Brien | Chair, LC/LG Regional Planning Board |
Mike Geraci | Supervisor, Town of Horicon |
Matthew Traver | Mayor, Village of Fort Edward |
Planning Committee
Michael Valentine, Chair | Senior Planner, Saratoga County Planning Board |
Stuart Baker | Senior Planner, Town of Queensbury |
Jeremy Schneible | City Engineer, City of Glens Falls |
Dan Barusch | Planning Director, Town of Lake George |
Brian Brockway | Superintendent of Highways, Town of Fort Edward |
Deb Donohue | Superintendent, Washington County DPW |
Sasha Eisenstein | Trails Manager and Business Development Specialist, NYS Canal Corporation |
Michael Fiorillo | Superintendent of Public Works, Village of Hudson Falls |
Beth Gilles | Executive Director, LC/LG Regional Planning Board |
Kevin Hajos | Superintendent, Warren County DPW |
Dana Hogan | Supervisor, Town of Kingsbury |
Todd Kusnierz | Supervisor, Town of Moreau |
Wayne LaMothe | Director, Warren County Planning Department |
Keith Lanfear | Superintendent of Public Works, Village of Lake George |
Laura Oswald | Director, Washington County EDC |
Bob Rice | RPPM, NYSDOT R1 |
Scott Sopczyk | Director, Greater Glens Falls Transit |
Matthew Traver | Mayor, Village of Fort Edward |
Advisory Members
Richard Marquis | FHWA Albany Division Director |
Lisa Cataldo | NYSDOT Statewide Planning Bureau |
Richard Lenseth | Passenger Transport Division, NYSDOT |
Maria Chau | Senior Community Planner, FHWA |
Richelle Gosman | Community Planner, FTA |
Greg Wichser | NYSDOT Region 1 |
A/GFTC Staff
Aaron Frankenfeld | Transportation Planning Director |
Jack Mance | Senior Transportation Planner |