Management Team & Volunteers | Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, NY: TEG Federal Credit Union

TEG Executive Management

Ronald Flaherty

President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ronald A. Flaherty, also known as Ron, has been Chief Executive Officer and President of TEG Federal Credit Union since January 2012. Mr. Flaherty joined the credit union in 2000. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Freeplay Energy USA Inc. in Orangeburg, N.Y

Thomas I. Gay

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Tom Gay, has been with TEG since May 1991 in the Accounting department. Prior to his role as CFO, Tom was the Controller. He is originally from New Paltz and currently resides in Ulster County with his wife.

Board of Directors

The Board establishes loan and savings policies and directs the affairs of the credit union. Our Board members are:

Walter V. Behrman, Jr.

Chairman of the Board

Walter has served on the Board of Directors for the past 27 years and has been Chairman since 1998. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board. He currently serves on the following committees: Personnel, Budget, Scholarship, By-law, ALCO, as well as serving as an ad-hoc member for all committees. Walter retired in 2001 from being an English Teacher at Arlington High School after 31 years and is a Board Member for the Arlington Education Foundation.

Andrew Krayewsky

Vice Chairman of the Board

Andrew serves as Controller of Dutchess Beer Distributors, a position he has held since 1993. In this position he is responsible for all aspects of accounting. Prior to joining Dutchess Beer Distributors Andrew served as Assistant Controller at Chelsea Homes for six years. He is a graduate of Ulster County Community College with an Associates of Applied Science in Business Administration and Associates of Applied Science for Liberal Arts. He resides in New Paltz, NY.

Jesse Doughty

Treasurer of the Board

Jesse is a New York Certified Public Accountant and owns J.D. CPA P.C.; with over 15 years of public accounting experience. Previously, he was employed by Deloitte & Touche, LLP as a Senior Auditor in Stamford, CT. Jesse holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Pace University. He currently resides in East Fishkill.

Barbara Hogan

Secretary of the Board

Barbara joined the Board of Directors in 1997. Prior to that, she served on TEG’s Supervisory Committee from 1984 through 2001. She is currently a member of the Budget and Security Committees. Barbara was an original member of the Dutchess County Employees Credit Union and served as Treasurer. She became a member of TEG when several credit unions merged in 1976. Barbara retired from Dutchess County Government as Dutchess County Deputy Comptroller after nearly 38 years of service.

Frank LaRose

Board Member

Frank has been a TEG member for over 40 years and currently serves as Secretary of the Board. He is a member of the Personnel, Retirement and Nominating Committees. After working in higher education administration for over 30 years, Frank retired in 2003 from Dutchess Community College. He has owned and operated La Rose Tax Services (a tax return preparation business) for over 38 years. Since retiring, he enjoys spending time with his 3 grandsons, gardening, and working around the house. He also does volunteer work for the Dorothy E. Albertson Foundation in Pleasant Valley, NY.

Joseph Corrigan

Board Member

Joe has been a member of TEG for over 40 years. He joined the Board in 2002 and is currently the Chairperson of the Security Committee and a member of both the Scholarship and Policy Review Committees. Prior to his retirement, he served as Principal of both Wappingers Junior High School and John Jay High School as well as Assistant Superintendent of Administration for Wappingers Central School District. Joe returned from retirement as the interim Assistant Superintendent during the 2012/2013 school year. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Mount Gulian Society and also served on the Grinnell Library Board of Directors for 18 years.

Joshua Stratton

Board Member

Josh is an independent financial consultant with LPL Financial (Member FINRA/SIPC). He began his career locally in 2007 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University. He also holds various professional designations. In addition to his professional duties, he volunteers at the Hyde Park United Methodist Church, serves as a board member of the Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association and coaches his son’s soccer and basketball teams. Josh was raised in Hyde Park where he met his wife Charlene. They have two children.

Rebekah Garcia-Stevens

Board Member

Rebekah has worked for Quark Software, Inc. since 2001. She currently serves as the Director of Technical Services, North America, and is responsible for maintaining and overseeing North American Technical Services to maximize pre-sales efforts. She is a Certified Project Manager (PMP) and a graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. Rebekah is a member of the Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association as well as other professional networking groups. She resides in Poughkeepsie, NY, with her husband and daughter.

Supervisory Committee

The Supervisory Committee oversees the financial affairs and strength of the credit union. Our committee members are:

Edward W. Hotaling

Chairman

Ed taught Business Education for thirty three years retiring in 2012. He has been a TEG member since the 1990's. Ed has served on the Supervisory Committee since 2004, serving as Chairman for the last six years.

Ann Boehm

Committee Member

Ann has been a member of the Supervisory Committee since 1985. She worked for Dutchess County for 42 years, first as an Auditor in the Comptroller’s Office then as Jail Business Manager. She retired in 2005.

Joe Lombardi

Committee Member

Retired Arlington High School teacher and Adjunct Instructor at Dutchess Community College. Member of the Supervisory Committee at TEG Federal Credit Union since the early 90's.

Victoria Nameth

Committee Member

Vicki has been a member of the TEG Supervisory Committee since the 1980's. She brought the credit union to the Hyde Park Central School district, where she taught for 35 years. She has been a TEG member since the early 1970's.

Bill McCabe

Committee Member

Bill taught English at John Jay High School until he retired in 1998 after 31 1/2 years in the Wappingers District. He has been a member of TEG since its beginning when the original TEG location was in founder Herb Wittel's home.