ALBANY ROUNDTABLE

civic luncheon series

PO Box 7101 Albany, NY 12224
FOUNDED 1979 WWW.ALBANYROUNDTABLE.COM

CONTACT: Chris Burke, President, Albany Roundtable

518-992-5360, albanyroundtable@gmail.com

Christopher Burke elected President of Albany Roundtable

ALBANY, September 20, 2017 -- The board of directors of the Albany Roundtable has elected
Christopher Burke of Albany as its President. Burke succeeds Chris Hawver, who was elected in 2013.

The Albany Roundtable is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that presents a unique

opportunity for people from around the region and from all walks of life to gather to hear speakers with
diverse viewpoints on timely subjects.

Hawver, who serves as Executive Director of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, will remain
on the board as Immediate Past President. Vice President Steve Boisvert of McFarland-Johnson, Inc.;
Secretary Penny Vavura of Pierce Communications and Treasurer Eileen Rosen of Keller Williams
Realty were re-elected to their posts.

Burke is the fourth president of the civic luncheon forum, which was founded by Paul Bray in 1979. He
served as president for 30 years and was succeeded by Colleen Ryan in 2008.

Chris Burke is Executive Director/CEO Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc. where he
has worked since 2003. Prior to that he served as Director of Business Development for the American
Red Cross; Project Manager for the New York State Science and Technology Foundation; and as a
Budget Analyst for the New York State Assembly Ways & Means Committee. He serves on the board of
NYS Employment Resources for People Who Are Blind; the Blind Employment Network of New York;
the University Club Foundation and the Albany Parking Authority. He served previously on the Albany

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County Legislature, and holds a Master of Arts in Business from the State University of New York
Empire State College and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the State University of New
York at Binghamton.

Burke will preside over the first Albany Roundtable meeting of the 2017-18 season on Wednesday,
October 11, when the featured speaker will be Gene Bunnell, author of Transforming Providence:
Rebirth of a Post-Industrial City. The lunches are held at the National Register-listed University Club,
141 Washington Avenue at Dove Street in Albany. The meeting is open to the public. For more
information, or to RSVP visit the Roundtables website at www.albanyroundtable.com .

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