Chris joined the AHN Board in 2015 and has been the Board Chair since 2019 while continuing to serve on a number of committees. His mother, Rosemary ’56, his sister Mary ’91 and his daughter Regan ’14 are alumnae. His mother taught in the Lower School for more than 30 years, and his father, Mike, and sister also worked in various capacities at AHN. A graduate of Fordham University GSB ’86 and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chris worked for more than 30 years in the Financial Services Industry in Albany culminating as Chief Operating Officer at CL King. He and his wife Christine are longtime residents of Delmar, the parents of three adult children. Chris serves on the Board in honor of his mother and to further the tremendous contribution that AHN has made to the productive lives of young women in the Capital District for more than a century.

Maryann Pallante McCarthy ’88 joined the board in 2016. She serves as Chair of the Governance Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. Maryanne is Of Counsel at the Government Relations and Strategic Consulting law firm of Brown and Weinraub PLLC, spending more than two decades advising clients on environmental, energy, transportation, procurement, and economic development related matters. Her clients include multinational energy companies where she is responsible for implementing legislative, regulatory, and public policy engagement strategies. Maryann advises CEOs on strategic planning initiatives and the siting of industrial and renewable energy projects, successfully securing state agency permits and economic development incentives while in the process partnering with community leaders to achieve economic and social benefits for their neighborhoods. She brings extensive experience in energy and environmental policy to assist companies in navigating the transition to a clean energy economy. She also works to build coalitions and execute issue driven campaigns through long lasting relationships with organized labor, universities, environmental organizations, utilities, and business groups dedicated to energy reliability, affordability and a sustainable environment. Maryann is a member of Women in Energy, an organization that fosters the advancement of women in the energy sector. She graduated from Providence College and received her law degree from Albany Law. Her daughter, Kate '19 recently graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and is earning an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University.

Lissa McNaughton ’77 P’22 is a Senior Vice President at Atlas Private Wealth Management. She is an experienced financial advisor with more than thirty years of experience in the financial services industry. Lissa received her Bachelor of Science in Multiple Science from LeMoyne College and a Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary. A life-long resident of the Capital Region, graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names, where she has been an active volunteer and board member since 2017. She and her husband, Tom, live in Albany with their three children. With a strong commitment to Catholic education, their children have attended Catholic schools since pre-K. Their daughter, Quinn AHN ’22, is continuing her education at St. Bonaventure University. Tom and Lissa are active volunteers for their church and children’s schools. Lissa also serves on the Board of Regents for LeMoyne College and Board of Trustees for the Teresian House.