Environmental group hires new CFO

Scenic Hudson, a nonprofit in Poughkeepsie, has hired a new CFO who will oversee the organization”™s $27 million capital budget.

Jason Camporese will manage the environmental nonprofit”™s finances, its land trust, and information technology, and will be in charge of human resources for Scenic Hudson”™s 55 employees.

Camporese, a certified public accountant, was most recently the finance director for Asphalt Green, a nonprofit that provides sports and recreation programs in New York City. During his four years there, Camporese helped the organization open a new facility and adjust to legislative changes that affected New York nonprofits.

Before entering the nonprofit sector, Camporese worked as an auditor for accounting firms O”™Connor Davies in Harrison and EisnerAmper LLP in New York City.

Camporese, who earned a bachelor”™s degree in accounting from SUNY New Paltz, started his new job in December and is replacing Joseph Kazlauskas, who will retire in April.