Stephen Curro, P.E. Appointed Managing Director of Construction

Manages 350 Employees; $Billions in Projects Statewide

The Board of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) today unanimously appointed Stephen D. Curro, P.E. as Managing Director of the Authority’s construction division.

Curro, a seven-year Dormitory Authority veteran, assumes daily management responsibility for the construction division’s 350 employees - - the Authority’s largest division - - and a portfolio of nearly 700 construction projects statewide with a combined value of $6 billion. Until his appointment as managing director of construction, Curro served in the construction division as head of Construction Support Services where he supervised project administration and construction phase services, job cost accounting and reporting, and software design and implementation, among other responsibilities.

David D. Brown IV, DASNY executive director, said: “I have every confidence that Steve has the right mix of talent, experience, leadership and drive to successfully move our construction division forward. Steve’s private and public-sector experience, strategic vision, management strength and communications skills make him uniquely suited for this position.”

Curro, 45, is a registered professional engineer in Rhode Island and New York. Prior to coming to DASNY in 2001 he worked for a number of engineering and construction firms in New York, including Smith & Mahoney, P.C., and C.T. Male Associates, P.C. He is an adjunct professor in the Civil and Construction Technology Department at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

He succeeds James Gray, who will continue with the Dormitory Authority in a senior role. At today’s meeting, the Board unanimously approved a resolution (attached) commending Gray for his long and continuing service, and for the significant achievements of the construction division under his watch.

DASNY’s construction division provides construction project management services for a wide array of projects to the State University of New York, City University of New York, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the Office of Court Administration, the state departments of Education, Health and Mental Hygiene, special education schools, private colleges and universities, and private-sector hospitals.

As head of the construction division, Curro will be charged with leading the Dormitory Authority’s “All Green-Only Green” initiative in which all new DASNY construction projects will be registered with the United States Green Building Council as LEED Silver buildings featuring high levels of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Curro received a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1984 from the University of Rhode Island. He earned a Master’s of Engineering in Civil Engineering in 1990 and a Master’s of Business Administration in 1993, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Curro lives in Niskayuna with his wife, Abby and their four children.

A RESOLUTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ACKNOWLEDGING WITH APPRECIATION THE SERVICE OF JAMES M. GRAY, R.A.

WHEREAS, James M. Gray has served as Managing Director of Construction for the Dormitory Authority for the last year and one half under two Executive Directors; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gray has helped make the Authority one of the top public building construction agencies in the nation through his dedicated service for the last 22 years, where he formerly held positions of Director of Construction Administration, Director of the State University of New York and Independent Institutions, and other positions within the Authority, and

WHEREAS, under Mr. Gray’s leadership and direction as Director of Construction Administration where he served as a deputy to the Managing Director of Construction , he provided management direction and mentorship to all construction programs, and managed the implementation of the Expedition Project Management System, and

WHEREAS, while also serving as the lead project manager for the $113 million Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, which consists of the University of Buffalo’s Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Center for Genetics and Pharmacology, he completed this model project on time and under budget, and

WHEREAS, during Mr. Gray’s tenure as Managing Director of Construction, he has lead the Construction Division during a time that the Authority’s first two projects have been officially certified as “green” LEED projects by the United States Green Building Council, namely the two residence halls at Binghamton University’s of the State University of New York, as well as most recently the Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, and

WHEREAS, during Mr. Gray’s period of service as Managing Director of Construction, the Dormitory Authority has continued major capital construction programs for the City University of New York, State University of New York residence halls, New York City court facilities, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; as well as countless projects to create world-class research facilities and numerous facilities for New York State government; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gray’s management of the Authority’s largest unit, where he has supervised more than two-thirds of the Authority’s employees, and his dedication to the Dormitory Authority’s mission and to improved public health, higher education, and government facilities has benefited all New Yorkers;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York pauses to reflect and appreciate the dedication and commitment Mr. Gray continues to bring to the Authority during his 22-year career; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board offers its sincerest thanks and best wishes for continued success at the Authority to James M. Gray, R.A.