Mr. Farfaglia was elected to the Retirement Board by the New York State Board of Regents on the recommendation of the New York State School Boards Association. He serves on the Disability Review and Risk committees.
He served as an active teacher member on NYSTRS’ Board from January 2009 until his retirement from teaching in July 2019.
Mr. Farfaglia has been a member of the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education since 2015 and has served as president of the Board since 2019.
He serves as an associate member of the Board of the Teachers’ Federal Credit Union. He chairs the Pension Board for the credit union and serves on the Financial Management Review Committee.
A graduate of LeMoyne College and SUNY Oswego, Mr. Farfaglia taught in the Jordan-Elbridge School District for more than 35 years where he served as the local union president for 25 years. He served New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) in a number of capacities, including chair of the NYSUT Pension and Retirement Committee, as well as an at-large director and member of the Executive Committee.