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E. Virgil Conway, Thruway Board of Directors
E. Virgil Conway was first confirmed by the New York
State Senate as a member of the Thruway Authority/Canal
Corporation Boards in December 2006. His first term expired
on January 1, 2008. Mr. Conway was reconfirmed by the New
York State Senate on June 18, 2008; his current term will
expire on January 1, 2017.
A financial consultant and corporate director for more
than 50 years, Mr. Conway had served most recently as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the New York State
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA serves
as the umbrella organization for the various agencies that
operate the public transportation systems in the 14-county
metropolitan New York area.
Prior to serving as MTA’s Chairman, Mr. Conway served as
the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council Chairman
from 1992-1995; from 1968-1988, Mr. Conway served as the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director of The
Seaman’s Bank for Savings, PSB.
Mr. Conway received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and his LLB from
Yale University Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. He
resides in Bronxville, New York with his wife, Elaine.
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Erin M. Crotty, Thruway Board of
Directors

Erin M. Crotty was nominated by the Governor and
confirmed by the New York State Senate as a member of the
Thruway Authority Canal Corporation Board in June 2006. Ms.
Crotty is the President of The Crotty Group, LLC., located
in Troy, New York, a management consulting firm that assists
corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations
with the complex issues relating to the environment, energy,
economic development and land use. The corporate practice
area focuses on corporate social responsibility: the
integration and alignment of the environmental and social
aspects of a company into its business strategy to gain
competitive advantage. Her term expired on June 13, 2009.
Ms. Crotty served as the Commissioner of the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation from March
2001 through February 2005. Her responsibilities included
the strategic, policy, legislative, public and media
relations development and implementation of the executive
agency charged with environmental protection and natural
resource conservation.
Prior to that, Ms. Crotty served as Director of State &
Local Government Relations for Plug Power, Inc. a leading
provider of stationary fuel cell systems. Ms. Crotty also
served as Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Water
Quality & Environmental Remediation for the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, as the Director of
Special Environmental Projects for Governor George Pataki
and as a policy analyst for the New York State Senate.
Ms. Crotty presently serves on the Board of Trustees of
Emma Willard School and the Board of Directors for Audubon
New York. Ms Crotty has received several awards for her work
in protecting the environment, including the Conservationist
of the Year award from The Adirondack Council, the
Environmental Law Section Award from the New York State Bar
Association and the Long Island Sound Guardian Award.
Ms. Crotty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from Russell Sage College and a Master of
Science in Urban and Environmental Studies from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. She resides in Brunswick, New York.
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Richard N. Simberg, Thruway Authority Board of Directors
Richard N. Simberg was nominated by the Governor and
confirmed by the New York State Senate as a member of the
Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation Boards on June 3, 2009.
His term will expire on September 14, 2017.
Mr.
Simberg’s extensive experience in transportation and bridge
operations, capital construction and maintenance throughout
New York State will greatly benefit the
Authority/Corporation.
Prior
to retirement, Mr. Simberg was Assistant Commissioner for
Engineering and Chief Engineer at the New York State
Department of Transportation; responsible for all
engineering activities throughout New York State for the
12,000-employee department, its consultants and
contractors. He assumed the position to strengthen the
State’s bridge safety assurance program, overseeing the
development and implementation of a statewide bridge
reconstruction priority system and maintained design and
reconstruction supervision of long span bridges throughout
the State, including the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg
and Queensboro bridges. Since retirement, Mr. Simberg has
remained active in engineering education and professional
ethics, and has consulted with the City of Alexandria,
Virginia, on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Draft Environmental
Impact Statement.
Mr.
Simberg received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from
Clarkson University and a Master of Civil Engineering degree
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He
resides in Oneida, New York.
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Brandon R. Sall, Thruway Board of Directors

Brandon R. Sall was nominated by the Governor and
confirmed by the New York State Senate as a member of the
Thruway Authority Canal Corporation Board in June 2008. Mr.
Sall will serve in a term that expires on January 1, 2014.
Mr. Sall, a partner at Schuman Sall & Geist (White
Plains, NY), Schuman & Sall (White Plains, NY), and Gellert
& Rodner (White Plains, NY), specializes in real estate law,
trusts and estates, tax certiorari, litigation, and
transactional work representing numerous businesses and
individual parties.
Mr. Sall’s vast experience with real estate law and
knowledge of the process involved with land transactions
will benefit the Authority/Corporation during complex real
property negotiations, as well as land sales and leases.
With more than 22 years of experience, prior to becoming
partner at the abovementioned law firms, Mr. Sall has
practiced law at the Law Offices of Brandon R. Sall
(1991-1992), Rothschild, Esposito, Himmelfarb, Sher & Pearl
(1988-1990), and Jacobs, Sieratski & Zinns (1986-1988).
Admitted to the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Florida Bars, Mr. Sall is also a member of the New York
State Bar Association and has lectured on estate
administration for the New York State Bar Association’s
Continuing Legal Education program.
Mr. Sall received his B.B.A from the University of Miami
in Miami, Florida, and attended the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law in New York, New York. He resides in Rye, New
York.
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Donna J. Luh, Thruway Board of Directors

Donna J. Luh was nominated by the Governor, and confirmed
by the New York State Senate as a member of the Thruway
Authority/Canal Corporation Boards in June 2008. Ms. Luh
will serve in a term that expires on June 22, 2017.
Ms. Luh’s extensive experience in budget analysis,
planning and community affairs will greatly benefit the
Authority/Corporation.
Ms. Luh is currently the owner of Luh Consulting
Services, an organization that serves as liaison between the
public and private sector. Luh Consulting Services provides
public participation facilitation, project coordination,
governmental affairs, community relations and a host of
other client services.
Prior to founding Luh Consulting, Ms. Luh served as the
Airport Project Coordinator for the Niagara Frontier
Transportation Authority in Buffalo, New York, from
1989-1996.
Additionally, she is the co-creator of the successful
Peer Review Group of airport executives from across the
nation. The Peer Review Group has been featured in a number
of aviation trade magazines.
Ms. Luh also serves on the Board of Directors of the
Cheektowaga Economic Development Corporation.
Ms. Luh received her Bachelor of Science degree and
Master of Science in Education Administration from Canisius
College in Buffalo, New York. She resides in Depew, New
York. She has two adult sons.
All Board members, including the Chairman, are
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
State Senate. The members of the Board receive no salary in
connection with the performance of their duties. Vacancies
in the Board occurring other than by expiration of the term
are filled for the unexpired term in the same manner.
Pursuant to the Public Officers Law, members of the Board
whose terms have expired continue to serve until a successor
is appointed and qualified.
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