Board Meetings Are Open To The Public
Pre-Board meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Town Board Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Meetings begin at 6:00pm. Please visit the calendar to view meeting schedules.
Town Board Meetings are held in the Court Room of East Greenbush Town Hall, 225 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY, 12061. Minutes from past Town Board meetings are now available for download.
- View Town Board meeting agendas. Meeting agendas are TENTATIVE and subject to change, even in rare cases, up until time of each actual meeting.
- View Town Board resolutions and other documents.
- Recordings of meetings can be found on the Town's YouTube Channel (for vitural meetings) or Town Hall Streams (in-person meetings).
Your Current East Greenbush Town Board Members
Jack Conway, Supervisor
Jack Conway was elected Town Supervisor for a four-year term beginning in January 2016. Jack and his wife Jo Ann have lived in Hampton Manor since 1988 where they raised their sons Brian and Kieran. They are the proud grandparents of Brian and his wife Carissa's daughters Kayla and Julia Conway and of Kieran and his wife Ashley's son Jack. Jack and Jo Ann recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.
Jack has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Brown University and has conducted scholarly research on politics and political conflict in New York City, Cork and Kilkenny City, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was an assistant professor of Anthropology at Skidmore College, the University of Albany and Connecticut College. His areas of teaching expertise include politics and government, comparative religion, symbolic analysis, social theory and Native American Studies.
Jack worked for fifteen years in State and local government, including twelve years in New York State's Office of Community Development in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal. He is a retired member of the Public Employees Federation (PEF).
In 2010, Jack was appointed to the Town Board of Ethics and in 2011 was elected Chair of that board.
Phone: 518-477-4775
E-mail: JConway@eastgreenbush.org
Term: expires 12/31/2027 (four year term)
Rick Matters, Town Board Member
Rick Matters was elected to the East Greenbush town council in 2007, 2009, 2017, and 2023, having most recently assumed office on January 1, 2024 for a four-year term. He has accepted designation as town-board liaison to the following: the board of ethics, the department of public works, and the office of the town clerk.
Rick is a member of several community and service organizations, among them: the board of trustees of the Greenbush Cemetery Association, Inc.; the Rensselaer Elks, Lodge No. 2073; the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron No. 1231; and the National Eagle Scout Association.
Rick formerly served as the chairman of the board of ethics; is retired from having served as the real estate officer for the New York State Thruway Authority; and is an honors graduate of Russell Sage College with a bachelor of science in public administration.
A town and county resident for nearly 40 years and 60 years, respectively, Rick and his wife, Mary Ann, reside on Bonnie Court.
Email: rmatters@eastgreenbush.org
Term: expires 12/31/2028 (four-year term)
Jim McHugh, Board Member
Bio coming soon.
Email: jmchugh@eastgreenbush.org
Term Expires 12/31/2027 (Four year term)
Hollie Kennedy, Town Board Member
Hollie Kennedy was elected to the East Greenbush Town Board for a four year term that commenced January 1, 2018.
Hollie earned a Masters in Social Work degree from University at Albany School of Social Welfare. She is currently employed by the NYS Department of Health in the Office of Health Insurance Programs. Previous experience includes working in NYS Department of Health Bureau of Early Intervention Services, OPWDD Capital District Developmental Services, and Rensselaer County Mental Health Unified Services for Children and Adolescents.
A town resident and home owner since 1987, Hollie raised her children in East Greenbush and is the proud parent of two children (Tim and Megan).
Hollie has been designated Town Board liaison to: Town Community and Recreation Services, the Library, and Town Receiver of Taxes
E-mail: hkennedy@eastgreenbush.org
Term: expires 12/31/2025 (four year term)
Ed Nestler, Town Board Member
Ed Nestler was elected to the East Greenbush Town Board for a four year term that commenced January 1, 2022.
Ed Nestler has spent his life serving country and community. He grew up in East Greenbush, graduating from Holy Spirit School and Columbia High School and as a teenager, joined the U.S. Army. He served in Germany and a combat tour of duty during the Persian Gulf War, earning the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding service. In 1998, Ed aided residents with the National Guard during ice storms in northern New York. After deployment, Ed joined the Army National Guard and returned to East Greenbush.
He married his wife Suzanne in 1994 and they raised their children in town.
Ed is a DAV Member and since 2017, the current commander of the East Greenbush VFW Post 7338. He currently works for Rensselaer county in the Information Technology Services Office.
E-mail: enestler@eastgreenbush.org
Term Expires: 12/31/2025 (Four year term)