About RICs
There are 12 Regional Information Centers (RICs) in New York state, which are organized under the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Typically, a RIC serves several BOCES within their region. Find a RIC in your area
Central New York (CNY) RIC
Chantal Corbin, RIC Director
ccorbin@cnyric.org
Phone: (315) 433-8372
Central New York (CNY) RIC website
Suffolk (SUFF) RIC
Darlene Roces, RIC Director
droces@esboces.org
Phone: (631) 244-4210
Suffolk (SUFF) RIC website
EduTech RIC
Kelli Eckdahl, RIC Director
kelli.eckdahl@edutech.org
Phone: (315) 332-7321
EduTech RIC website
Greater Southern Tier (GST) RIC
Steve Andrus, RIC Director
standrus@gstboces.org
Phone: (607) 795-5350, ext. 1702
Greater Southern Tier (GST) RIC website
Lower Hudson (LH) RIC
Ellen McDonnell, RIC Director
emcdonnell@lhric.org
Phone: (914) 592-4203
Lower Hudson (LH) RIC website
Mid Hudson (MH) RIC
Danielle Yeomans, RIC Director
dyeomans@mhric.org
Phone: (845) 255-1450, ext. 1236
Mid Hudson (MH) RIC website
Mohawk (Mo) RIC
Heather Mahoney, RIC Director
hmahoney@moric.org
Phone: (315) 361-2700
Mohawk (Mo) RIC website
Monroe RIC
Michelle Ryan, Assistant Superintendent
mryan@bocesmaars.org
Phone: (585) 383-2241
Monroe RIC website
Nassau RIC
Meador Pratt, RIC Director
mpratt@nasboces.org
Phone: (516) 832-2744
Nassau RIC website
Northeastern (NE) RIC
Mike Doughty, Assistant Superintendent
michael.doughty@neric.org
Phone: (518) 464-3950
Sara Gavens, Program Coordinator – RIC Director Support
sara.gavens@neric.org
Phone: (518) 862-5322
Northeastern (NE) RIC website
South Central (SC) RIC
Chrissy Choi, RIC Director
cchoi@btboces.org
Phone: (607) 563-3623
South Central (SC) RIC website
Western New York (WNY) RIC
Rosanne Huffcut, RIC Director
rhuffcut@e1b.org
Phone: (716) 821-7028
Western New York (WNY) RIC website
RIC Services
RICs offer 21st-century classroom tools to optimize student achievement. Each RIC offers different services from one another and may support different products or vendors for these services. Collaboration on service and software contracts occurs regularly in the following areas:
- Administrative systems
- Data analysis, integration and verification
- Integration of technology
- Technical support
More information
By regionalizing services, the RICs make a wider range of technology services available to school districts, no matter the size of the district. These relationships increase the buying power of a district and promote consistent technical standards.
Collective Value
- The RICs collectively support more than 95 percent of public school districts in effectively utilizing student management systems.
- The RICs partner with each other to support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.
- The RICs negotiate many contracts cooperatively in order to maximize efficiencies and economies of scale.
- All of the RICs assist providers in obtaining Medicaid reimbursement for eligible services through contracts awarded by NYSED.
- The RICs partner with Gartner, the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, to support the development of high-quality services.
- The RICs offer a statewide catalog of free professional development offerings.