Biography

Board Chair, Joseph Camerino, Ph.D.

Joseph P. Camerino, Ph.D., of Baldwinsville, N.Y. is chair of the board for the Scleroderma Foundation. His term ends on June 30, 2010.

Dr. Camerino is the District Superintendent/Executive Officer for the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services. In this position he oversees all Oswego BOCES programs. He supports the educational needs of some 25,000 students and leads an organization of 800 employees.

Prior to his appointment at Oswego BOCES, Dr. Camerino was the assistant superintendent for administrative services at the Liverpool (N.Y.) Central School District. While at Liverpool, he managed the district’s $100 million budget and supervised the instructional support services, including the business office, maintenance, transportation and food service. Dr. Camerino has worked as a state aid planning specialist, where he prepared, coordinated, and presented workshops for some 225 school districts and their superintendents, school business officials and boards of education.

Dr. Camerino is past president of the New York State Association of School Business Officials. He has served on the board of the directors of that organization since 1997. He is also a group leader for Sunshine Friends, a group that brings pets to local nursing homes and hospitals.

His association with the Scleroderma Foundation dates back to 2003 when he was elected as a board member. Prior to being elected board chair, Dr. Camerino served the board as its treasurer.