NYCLASS Relationship Team
Meet your NYCLASS Relationship Team. Superior service is one of the trademarks of NYCLASS. We are client focused and committed to assisting New York municipal corporations with their cash investment needs.
The NYCLASS Relationship Team can assist you with the following:
Joining NYCLASS
Questions regarding your existing NYCLASS Account
NYCLASS informative presentations
Meet the team at any of these events!
Drinks & Appetizers with NYCLASS
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Click Here to Contact Shawn Cullinane
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Get to Know Your Relationship Team
Joel Friedman
Regional Director of Marketing
Joel joined the NYCLASS program as Regional Director of Marketing in 2017, bringing with him more than 25 years of investment management experience and a strong analytical background. Prior to joining NYCLASS, Joel most recently served as a Senior Director for S&P Global Ratings where he led their global fund ratings activities representing more than $2 trillion of rated mutual funds, ETFs, and separate accounts. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Master of Business Administration from Pace University.
Joel has assigned ratings to and was a committee chair for hundreds of fund ratings and evaluations throughout his career. He has been devoted to maintaining key relationships with various institutional funds and separate account clients.
Lyn Derway
Lyn joined NYCLASS as Regional Director of Marketing in 2017 and has a long history with the program as she previously served on the NYCLASS Governing Board, most recently as Chairperson. Prior to joining NYCLASS, Lyn spent her entire career working with various school districts in New York state where she retired as the Assistant Superintendent of Business for the Brunswick Central School District in New York's Capital Region. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master's and Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
In addition to serving on the NYCLASS Governing Board, Lyn sat on the Board for the New York State Association of School Business Officials for more than a decade, most recently as President.
Shawn Cullinane
Shawn joined NYCLASS as Regional Director of Marketing in 2017 and has a long history with the program as he previously spent six years serving on the NYCLASS Governing Board. Before joining NYCLASS as an employee, Shawn held the position of Clerk-Treasurer for the Village of Lindenhurst for nearly thirty years. He has previously presented at the New York Conference of Mayors and the International Institute of Municipal Clerks on topics such as municipal finance. Shawn received a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego and went on to receive a Juris Doctorate from the Touro College of Law.
Shawn has previously been certified as a Master Municipal Clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and received their prestigious Quill Award for outstanding services and dedication to the Clerk's profession.
Kathy Saville
Kathy is a Regional Director of Marketing for NYCLASS where she is responsible for strengthening and preserving current relationships with municipal corporations in New York, the upkeep of participant data, and expanding relations across the state. Kathy has a long working history with NYCLASS, having served on the Governing Board for ten years including nine years as Chairperson. Prior to joining NYCLASS, she was a finance director in city and town government in western New York, the Director of Grants and Business Office for the Rochester City School District, and has held similar administrative roles. She received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the State University of New York Empire State College and a Master's in Public Administration and Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY College at Brockport.
In addition to previously serving on the Governing Board of NYCLASS, Kathy is currently President-Elect of the New York Government Finance Officers' Association and a member of the NYS Association of School Business Officials.