Our President

Nicholas G. Licata, M.A. is a communications professional with experience in advertising, public relations, publishing, and electronic journalism.

Mr. Licata received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1989 from New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY and his Master of Arts in Communication Arts in 1992 -- also from NYIT.

He has served on the faculty of the Department of Communication and the Arts at Marist College in Poughkeepsie and the Department of Arts and Letters at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh.

An active supporter of community organizations, Mr. Licata served from 1998 - 2002 as a member of the Newburgh Committee of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Orange County United Way, and served on its Allocations and Marketing Committees. He is an active Rotarian, and the 2003/04 President of the Newburgh Rotary Club.

Mr. Licata holds a 2nd degree black belt in Nihon Goshin Aikido, a Japanese martial art. He teaches aikido in Walden, NY.