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) 433-8426
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
Patrick Mangino, RIC Director
pmangino@gstboces.org
Phone: (607) 795-5350, ext. 1702
Greater Southern Tier (GST) RIC website
Lower Hudson (LH) RIC
Ellen McDonnell, Executive Director
emcdonnell@lhric.org
Phone: (914) 922-3331
Lower Hudson (LH) RIC website
Mid Hudson (MH) RIC
Katherine Hammill, RIC Director beginning 1/31/25
khammill@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) 361-2804
Mohawk (Mo) RIC website
Monroe RIC
Bridget Harris, Assistant Superintendent
bridget_harris@boces.monroe.edu
Phone: (585) 338-2258
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
Northeastern (NE) RIC website
South Central (SC) RIC
Tom Guillon, RIC Director
tguillon@btboces.org
Phone: (607) 763-3221
South Central (SC) RIC website
Western New York (WNY) RIC
Elizabeth Freas, Assistant Superintendent
efreas@e1b.org
Phone: (716) 821-7322
Western New York (WNY) RIC website
Director Support – All RICs
Anne Kelly, Confidential Assistant Northeastern NE (RIC)
anne.kelly@neric.org
Phone: (518) 862-5399
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.