Gregory J. Sorrentino

President/Chief Executive Officer

Gregory J. Sorrentino is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Disability Services. He began his tenure in the position January 2, 2019, and is responsible for the oversight of the Center and its divisions, including St. Margaret’s Center, Prospect Center in Queensbury, Health Innovations Incubator and Technology Center and Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center. He has been with the Center since 1993.

Prior to his current position, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Director of Financial Operations, and Assistant Director of Finance at what was then the Center for the Disabled. In addition to his career at the Center, Mr. Sorrentino was an adjunct faculty member at Sage Colleges Graduate Division for Financial Accounting, in Albany, NY. He also serves on the Sage Colleges Graduate School Advisory Committee.

Mr. Sorrentino received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Siena College in Loudonville, NY, and his Master of Science degree in Health Services Administration from Sage Graduate School in Albany, NY.

Mr. Sorrentino’s professional licenses include: NYS Certified Public Accountant and NYS Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

Mr. Sorrentino and his wife, Sherry, live in Guilderland. They have three children.

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Rosemary Lorello

Chief Program Officer

Rosemary Lorello was appointed Chief Program Officer in 2016 and she provides supervision, oversight and management of the innovative programs and services available to individuals with disabilities and families at the Center for Disability Services, either directly or through a program director or manager.

In 2000, she was appointed Deputy Executive Director of Residential Services for the Center, for Disability Services in 2000. In that role, she and was responsible for the oversight of the agency’s residential homes, supportive living apartment program, respite services, which includes 24 hour/7day and weekend overnight services, Residential Habilitation Services available to individuals who live at home with their families, a Community Skills Program, and Clover Patch Day and Overnight Camp.

At the time of the merger of the Center for Disability Services with Residential Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) in 1999, she was the Assistant Executive Director for Program Operations responsible for the direction, operation and management of all residential and day services. She began her career as a residential direct care worker and has also held various management positions within residential services. She has been with the agency for 29 years.

Ms. Lorello received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from the College of St. Rose.

Ms. Lorello serves on the Board of Greenbush Child Caring and was President for 8 years.

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Marc Antonucci

General Counsel

Ms. Lorello received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from the College of St. Rose.

Ms. Lorello serves on the Board of Greenbush Child Caring and was President for 8 years.

Stephanie Knaust

Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Lorello received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from the College of St. Rose.

Ms. Lorello serves on the Board of Greenbush Child Caring and was President for 8 years.

Maria Kansas Devine, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Maria Kansas Devine, M.D., was appointed Chief Medical Officer at the Center for Disability Services in early 2017. She joined the practice as medical director in June 2014. Dr. Kansas also serves as a family medicine physician in primary care at the Albany facility.

As Chief Medical Officer and physician, Dr. Kansas will pursue an integrated health services model for special needs patients, families and the wider community which reflects her commitment to serving the whole person. In her expanded role as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kansas will serve all people who receive programs and services through the Center. She sees patients of all ages and provides well woman care and health coaching. She is an American Academy of Family Physicians board certified family physician with 25 years of medical practice experience. Dr. Kansas is founding partner of Troy Family Physicians, P.C., a private practice established in 1989.

She is well known in the Capital Region and has been the fire and police surgeon for the City of Troy, the physician for Watervliet Central Schools, nursing home physician at St. Louise House in Latham and medical advisor to the Visiting Nurses Association.

A graduate of Union College and Albany Medical College, Dr. Kansas served her residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, and became its Chief Resident.

In addition to her responsibilities at the Center, Dr. Kansas continues as an Associate Clinical Professor at Albany Medical College and a Cope Certified health coach.

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R. Daniel Shyne

Chief Information Officer

Dan Shyne was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Center for Disability Services in September 2017. Mr. Shyne is responsible for the oversight of all of the agency’s technology and information business functions. This includes but isn’t limited to leading the development of the Center’s ever evolving technology strategy and its successful implementation, as well as management of all mission critical, information technology related, operational functions, such as phones, network, email, help desk, IT security and the data center.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Shyne held several IT leadership positions throughout the Capital District to include; Director of Technology at Finch Paper, Glens Falls, NY, Manager of Technical Services at ADNET, Albany, NY and Network Manager for the Enlarged City School District of Troy, NY.

Mr. Shyne received his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from SUNY Oswego, a Masters of Business Administration from SUNY Albany and a Masters of Science in Health Services Administration from Russell Sage College.