J. Dennis Cafaro has spent many tireless years dedicated to the children of the South Colonie Central School District as a member of the Board of Education and founding member of South Colonie Dollars for Scholars campaign.

Cafaro served on the school board for 10 years from 1995-2005. During his tenure he was school board President for two years (2001-2003), Vice President for three years (1998-2001) and a member of every school board committee during his tenure. He also served over the years as chairman of the board’s Finance, Communications, Transportation and Government Relations Committees. He was a former treasurer of the Capital District School Boards Association and a frequent presenter at National and New York State School Boards Associations conferences. 

His many accomplishments on the school board included serving as a member of the South Colonie Schools 50th Anniversary Steering Committee in 1999 (where the Alumni Scholarship Fund was born) as well as helping to oversee a variety of capital improvement projects. Today, he is Second Vice President and Immediate Past President of the South Colonie Dollars for Scholars chapter and a member of the Project Lead the Way Partnership Team at Colonie Central High School.

His community involvement includes former president and current member of the Financial Stewardship Committee of the Church of St. Clare, former manager/coach in the Colonie Little League and assistant pack leader for the Cub Scouts. Cafaro has worked for 23 years with Clough Harbour & Associates LLP in Colonie.

Today, he is an associate with the company and Manager of Office Operations and a member of the National Association of Purchasing Management — Eastern New York. He graduated in 1970 from Oklahoma City University with a bachelor of science degree in Marketing and Management.