Each local social studies council is affiliated with the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Please visit each local council’s website or contact their President for more information. If you are interested in starting a local council, please contact our Vice-President for more information.

ATSS/UFT Association of Teachers of Social Studies/United Federation of Teachers
President/Chair: Ollie Fields-Thacker

Capital District Council for the Social Studies
President: Tom Michalek

Central New York Council for the Social Studies
President: Erica Martin

Long Island Council for the Social Studies
Co-Presidents: Gloria Sesso and Brian Dowd

Mid-Hudson Social Studies Council
President: Dawn Vandervload

Niagara-Frontier Council for the Social Studies
President: Rich Pyszczek

Rochester Area Council for the Social Studies
Co-Presidents: Jeremiah Bergan and Melissa Mawn

Westchester-Lower Hudson Council for the Social Studies
President: Susan Chester