The current DEC chair just announced his resignation but will stay thru budget negotiation$.... Joe Martens - current ORDA Board Chair (also served as ORDA Board Chair from 2007 until 2011):
... He was also the DEC commissioner (2011-2015) when DEC ran Belleayre and transfered Belleayre to ORDA. I guess that there only a limited number of qualified individuals in NYS for these positions, since Mr. Martens is back for a second time as ORDA Chair.

DEC Commissioner Seggos announces departure
Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, announced on Wednesday he will step down from his post this spring.

Seggos quitting as DEC commissioner after 8-year tenure, leaving mixed environmental legacy in Finger Lakes | Fingerlakes1.com
Basil Seggos confirmed late yesterday that he’s stepping down as Commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation after an eight-year term. He plans to continue working in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration through state budget negotiations in the spring, according to a brief...
