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Registration Packet
Convention Fees
Workshop Descriptions
Schedule at a Glance
Exhibitor Information

Hotel reservations are to be made on your own (under the NYS PTA room block) at Saratoga Hilton using the hotel booking link (below). Reserve before October 13, 2026, at the room rate of $174/night (two night minimum), or $209/night for one night only, per standard room (not per person). Availability of rooms cannot be guaranteed after October 13. Parking is available at the hotel at a reduced rate of $12 per car, per day.

Saratoga Hilton
534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Hotel Phone Number: 518-693-1002
Check in: 3:00pm; Check out: 11:00am

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If your PTA region, unit, or council is responsible for your overnight expenses, please present your PTA unit check with two signatures, and your unit tax exempt form with the same name, at time of check in to have room tax removed.

All meetings, workshops, sessions, meals and other planned activities for the NYS PTA Annual Convention are being held at the Saratoga Hilton and City Center (connected to the hotel).

2026 Nominating Committee Announcement

Patricia Genco, Nominations Chair 

The Nominating Committee of the New York State PTA will present its report at the NYS PTA Convention in November 2026.

The following individuals have been nominated for the 2026–2028 term:

  • President – Sonya Verrillo 
  • 1st Vice President – Roberto Rijos 
  • Vice President – Lissa Zukoff 
  • Secretary – Lynn Petrofsky 

The Nominating Committee has received written acceptance from each nominee.

Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the NYS PTA Convention. In accordance with NYS PTA Bylaws, any individual seeking nomination from the floor must submit a copy of the candidate’s qualifications, along with written consent, no later than September 15, 2026. Materials should be emailed to the Nominating Committee Chair, Patricia Genco, at nominations@nyspta.org.

The Nominating Committee

Patricia Genco, Chair

Jennifer Collazo, Alternate Chair

Sonya Verrillo

Dana Platin

Anthony Cruz

Alternate Members: Patrice Rachlin, Patricia Assortato, Lori Fontana, Lynn Petrofsky, Maria Sanders.

Bylaws Reference
Article VIII – Officers: Elections and Vacancies

  • Section 10d: The proposed slate shall be posted on the NYS PTA website by June 1. Additional nominations may be made by the membership at large, provided written consent of the  nominee has been secured. Candidate qualifications must be submitted to the Nominating Committee Chair by September 15. 
  • Section 6: To be eligible for election as an officer, except for the office of President, a member shall have served at least two (2) years on the Board of Directors of the New York State PTA OR shall have served at least one (1) year on the Board of Directors and at least two (2) years as a Region Director or Specialist.
  • Section 7: To be eligible for election to the office of President of the New York State PTA a member shall have served at least one (1) year on the Executive Committee of the New York State PTA and at least two (2) years on the Board of Directors OR at least two (2) years on the Executive Committee of the New York State PTA and at least one (1) year on the Board of Directors.

A list of eligible candidates is available upon request from the Nominating Committee Chair.

 

Past Conventions:

129th Annual Convention 2025

128th Annual Convention 2024

127th Annual Convention 2023

126th Annual Convention 2022

125th Annual Convention 2021

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