Past NYSPA Presidents
| Years | Name | Position |
| 1986 - 1988 | Solan Chao, M.D. (deceased) |
Chairman, Ob/Gyn; St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital |
| 1988 - 1989 | L. Stanley James, M.D. (deceased) |
Director of Perinatology; College of Physicians & Surgeons; Columbia University |
| 1989 – 1990 | Elizabeth Cooper, CNM, Ed.D. | Nurse; Midwife; Strong Memorial Hospital; Rochester, NY |
| 1990 – 1991 | Donna O’Hare, M.D. | Project Director; Maternity Infant Care Health Planning Projects/MHRA; NYC |
| 1991 - 1992 | Thomas Foels, M.D. | Pediatrician; Buffalo, NY |
| 1992 – 1993 | Richard Olson | Informatics; Computer software; Syracuse, NY |
| 1993 – 1994 | Rita Harper, M.D. | Chief, Perinatal Medicine; North Shore University Hospital |
| 1994 – 1995 | Iffath Hoskins, M.D. | Chief of Obstetrics; Director, Perinatal Diagnostic Unit; Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center |
| 1995 – 1997 | Paul B. Yellin, M.D. | Senior VP for Medical Affairs and Graduate
Medical Education, New York Downtown Hospital |
| 1997 – 1999 | Donna M. Cashman, PHN |
Regional Maternal Child Health Nurse Consultant
- NYS Department of Health, Syracuse, NY |
| 1999 – 2001 | Wayne Mitteer, RN, MS |
Director of Planning; Lourdes Hospital,
Binghamton, NY |
| 2001 – 2002 | Elizabeth Walker, RN,CCE | Registered Professional Nurse |
| 2003 – 2004 | Richard Aubry, M.D. (deceased) | Director - Central New York Regional Perinatal Center |
| 2005 – 2006 | Debbie C. Lis, MSN, PNP | Assistant Vice President and Chief Learning Officer - Lourdes Hospital |
| 2007 – 2008 | Bernadette Hoppe, MA, JD,
MPH |
Attorney - Buffalo, NY |
| 2009 – 2011 | Janet Press, RNC, BSN, CT | Coordinator - Perinatal Bereavement Services, Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY |
| 2011 – 2013 | Luba Djurdjinovic, MS | Executive Director - Ferre Institute |
| 2013 – 2015 | Caren Fairweather | Executive Director - Maternal-Infant Services Network |
| 2015 – 2017 | A. Garry Finkell, MS | President - Perinatal Data Solutions Inc. |
| 2017-2019 | Joy L. Henderson, PhD, RNC-NIC, CPNP | Manager, Regional Perinatal Centers |
| 2019-2021 | Adriann Combs, DNP, NNP-BC | Winthrop University Hospital |
| 2021-2023 | LuAnne Brown, R.N. BSN, USN | Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network |