Natalie McKay

Natalie McKay is one of three teacher members on the 10-member Retirement Board. She was first elected to her position in 2025.

McKay has taught in the Schoharie Central School District since 2005, with classroom experience in first, third and sixth grades, and has served as a teacher mentor since 2017. She serves on the Disability Review Committee.

A NYSTRS delegate prior to joining the Board, McKay has served as president of the Schoharie Teachers Association since 2016 and served on its executive board since 2010. She has represented her region as an at-large director on the NYSUT Board of Directors and is a graduate of the AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute.

McKay received a bachelor’s degree in childhood education from the College of Saint Rose and a master’s degree in educational policy and leadership from the University at Albany.