Board of Directors

The NYSDB Board of Directors is comprised of the Executive Committee, a forge master or representative from each of the five regions and the newsletter editor.  The Executive Committee has four officers a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.  Members can access meeting reports here.

  • Our current Board of Directors consists of:

President:

Candace Martens
1026 Washington St
Spencerport, NY 14559
(585) 617-9644
cmarten1@rochester.rr.com

Vice President:

Al Butlak
1351 Walden Ave
Buffalo, NY 14211
(716) 894-7185
butlak1@mindspring.com

Treasurer:

Brian Martens
1026 Washington St
Spencerport, NY 14559
(585) 617-9644
bmartens@rochester.rr.com

Secretary:

Keith Price
4794 Meyer Rd
N. Tonawanda, NY 14120
(716) 625-9577
pricewingK@aol.com

  • Regional Forgemasters:

Adirondack: Martin Snye, (315) 375-4433, theriverforge@yahoo.com

Genesee: John Rausch, (585) 225-1177, jhrausch@rochester.rr.com

Mohawk: Currently an open position

Niagara: Peter Parry, (905) 894-4843, blacksmithpeter@live.ca

Southern Tier: George Treichler, (607) 569-2272, gtreichler@frontiernet.net

  • Newsletter Editor

Mike Nelson, (315) 856-0401, mnelson7@rochester.rr.com Please send Mike any articles or article requests for the newsletters.

  • Our other committee directors consist of:

Membership Committee Chairperson

Gene Beamer, (716) 694-3932, gene@ckfs.com

Check the Membership Information Page

Scholarship Committee Chairperson

John Scarlett, (315) 324-5635, littletreefarm@cit-tele.com

Check the Scholarship Information Page

Librarian

Martin Snye, (315) 375-4433, theriverforge@yahoo.com.

Check the Library Pages for available titles

Webmaster

Candace Martens, (585) 617-9644, webmaster@nysdb.org

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