Meet the NYCOM Staff

Peter Baynes
Executive Director
Chief executive officer, with overall responsibility for managing the association and implementing NYCOM policies.
peter@nycom.org

Barbara VanEpps
Deputy Director
barbara@nycom.org

Coordinates NYCOM's state legislative advocacy efforts. Municipal finance, budget development and implementation, state aid, local tax issues, and New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR).

Wade Beltramo
General Counsel
wade@nycom.org

Oversees NYCOM's legal department and amicus curiae program.  General legal inquiries, including: property maintenance, government reorganization, traffic and parking, economic development and zoning and planning. 

John A. Mancini
Counsel
jmancini@nycom.org
    
General legal inquiries, including: civil service and employee relations, emergency management, prevailing wage and volunteer fire departments.

Jennifer L. Purcell
Publications and Advertising Editor
jennifer@nycom.org
    
NYCOM publications, including the Municipal Bulletin and Directory of City & Village Officials, publication and conference advertising, photography, and administrator of the NYCOM website.

Richard J. Sinnott
Counsel
richard@nycom.org
    
General legal inquiries, including: first amendment, parks and recreation, property taxes, libraries, games of chance, and animal issues.

Jane E. Tsamardinos
Counsel
jane@nycom.org
    
General legal inquires, including: energy, environment, justice courts, public health, telecommunications, village elections and water and sewer.

Deanna M. Walker
Director of Administration & Finance
deanna@nycom.org

Chief fiscal and human resources officer; coordinates NYCOM’s administrative, publication and research functions; manages training events and conferences.

Ursula Cook, Receptionist
Publication orders, public service certificates, and legislative bill tracking.

Lisa Earing, Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant to Executive Director, membership dues, and receivable payments.

Norma Jean Sheehy, Administrative Assistant
Label requests, database updates, accounts payable, receivable billings, NYCOM website, and Fall Training School and Public Works certificates.

Eileen Silva, Receptionist
Associate Membership, publication orders, survey management, and Labor Agreements Database Service (LADS) contracts.

Thomas Burns
In-house Printer
Printing of NYCOM newsletters, management series and special reports.