Jonathan Drapkin stepping down as Pattern for Progress president/CEO

Jonathan Drapkin will step down from his role as president and CEO of nonprofit Hudson Valley Pattern For Progress at the end of the year.

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Pattern for Progress is a policy, planning, advocacy and research nonprofit that has promoted regional, balanced, sustainable, and equitable solutions for the Hudson River Valley since 1965.

The organization said that Drapkin”™s career experience in government and the private sector helped him earn the trust of New York State administrations, serving as a member of two commissions focused on the restructuring of local government.

Since its inception, he also served on the Executive Committee of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council. During the pandemic he was a member of the Mid-Hudson”™s Regional Control Room.

Notable Pattern programs launched during his tenure include the Urban Action Agenda to assist municipalities with their pathway forward; the Pattern Fellows, a mid-career training program on regionalism; Community Rebuilders, which assists residents in bringing ideas to fruition on how to better their communities; and the newest program, the Board Institute, which will create a pathway from the community to board service for underrepresented people.

“I wish to thank all of the board and staff ”“ past and present ”“ who I have had the privilege to work with,” Drapkin said. “I have always considered being the CEO and president of Pattern to be the best job in the Hudson Valley.”

Incoming Pattern Board Chair and Vice President of Customer Services and Gas Operations at Central Hudson Anthony Campagiorni commented, “Jonathan always brought a passion for the region and he will be missed. Looking ahead we will build on Jonathan”™s legacy, continuing to address and bring visibility to the region”™s most pressing issues in order to ensure a growing economy and vibrant quality of life for all of the residents of the Hudson Valley.”

A search committee of the board has been formed and has begun the process of finding Drapkin”™s replacement.