As part of his community prosecution efforts, District Attorney Hoovler established the Community Advisory Board during the transition between his election in November 2013 and his swearing-in on December 31, 2013. The Community Advisory Board is made up of a number of community leaders and representatives, and is designed to provide the district attorney with advice on how a community prosecution program might work in Orange County. The Community Advisory Board is made up of the following:
Chairperson | |
KellyAnn Kostyal-Larrier | Safe Homes of Orange County |
Members | |
Chief Arnold Amthor | Town of Montgomery Police Department |
Chief Dominick Blasko | Town of Crawford Police Department |
Patricia Bodnar | Orange County Resident |
Leah Canton | Orange County Assistant District Attorney |
Sgt. Keith Conroy | Orange County Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association |
Darlene De Jesus | Orange County Assistant District Attorney |
Debbie de Jong | Mental Health Association in Orange County |
Timothy Dexter | City of Newburgh Fire Department |
Austin DuBois | Partner – Blustein, Shapiro, Rich, and Barone, LLP |
Paul Ernenwein | Attorney – Catania, Mahon, Milligram & Rider |
Michael Essig | Mid-Hudson Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #188 |
Tom Faggione | Orange County Legislator |
Nick Gessner | Orange County Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association |
Maria Gulari | County Director, NHS Human Services |
Chief Robert Hertman | Town of Wallkill Police Department |
Allan Markoff | New York Security Systems, Inc. |
Michele McKeon | Nora Cronin Presentation Academy |
Benjamin Ostrer | Orange County Attorney at Law |
Harry Porr | Orange County Executive’s Office |
Michael Quinn | New York State Police |
Lisa Randazzo | Center for Developmental Disabilities |
Stewart Rosenwasser | Orange County Assistant District Attorney |
Jason Sautter | Orange County Attorney at Law |
Kathy Somerville | Rape Crisis Advocate, Mental Health Assoc.in Orange County |
Scott Wilkinson | Orange County Resident |
Chief William Worden | Port Jervis Police Department |
Chris Zaba | New York State Police |
In addition, the Community Advisory Board is in the process of creating seven regional boards, which will be composed of a cross-section of community representatives in those regions, who will discuss issues of crime and crime-prevention strategies in smaller areas of Orange County. As of February 2016, four regional Community Advisory Boards have begun meeting on a regular basis, and the district attorney’s staff is in the process of getting the remaining three boards established.