Section Staff

Alan Seamans

Alan Seamans is the CEO of the CNY PGA. Seamans joined the section in 2007 as Tournament Director before becoming its Executive Director in 2010. Seamans also is the President of PGA Reach CNY which is the fundraising arm of the CNY PGA.

Seamans, a native of Cortland, supervises a staff of 8 full- and part-time section employees and works in conjunction with the section’s Board of Directors. His administrative skills include working with community partners to promote the game of golf and elevate the stature of PGA Professionals.

Seamans, who became a PGA Professional in 2014, oversees the business operations of the section and the section’s foundation.  Seamans, a 2003 graduate of Le Moyne College, also helped direct the section home-site acquisition and renovation of the CNY PGA headquarters in Jamesville.

Seamans’ vision and leadership has been integral to the development of CNY PGA programming. He is dedicated to the growth of the sport and is active in facilitating tournaments and player development initiatives on both the local and national levels. He was awarded the 2018 CNY PGA Horton Smith Award for outstanding and continuing contributions to professional education.

Seamans and his wife, Caitlin, reside in Syracuse with their three children.

Joe Tesori

Joe Tesori is the Executive Director of the PGA Reach CNY Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Central New York PGA. Tesori oversees the day to day operations of the foundation and will be responsible for managing all fundraising initiatives and events benefiting PGA Reach CNY. Tesori, a PGA Member, additionally works very closely with all section partners & sponsors.

Tesori graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School in 2004, Le Moyne College in 2008 and completed his masters degree at Cortland State in 2012. At Le Moyne, he was named Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year in his sophomore season and his junior season was a member of the first Dolphins team in program history to compete in the NCAA National Championship.

Tesori followed in the footsteps of his father, PGA hall of famer Joe Sr., into the coaching ranks. He coached the Cortland State Women’s Golf team for 8 seasons where he earned Empire 8 Coach of the Year honors in 2017-2018 and Northeast Women’s Conference coach of the year in 2019-20 . Tesori guided Cortland State to 8 school records in his 7 seasons along with the program’s first trip to the NCAA National Championship in 2014.

Tesori is also currently the assistant Men’s & Women’s golf coach at his alma mater, Le Moyne College.

The former owner of the Pro Shop at The Pompey Club, has a wealth of golf knowledge and takes great pride in being a PGA Professional.

Tesori, his wife Sarah and children Charles & Anthony and their dog Arnold reside in DeWitt.

Brittany Siechen

Brittany Siechen is the Director of Foundation Programs & Marketing for the CNY PGA.  Siechen oversees the section’s Junior Tour, Drive Chip and Putt programs, the section’s PGA Jr. League, Player’s Card sales, Women’s Golf Association and other player development initiatives. She also monitors the CNYPGA’s social media accounts, website and marketing.

A Niagara University graduate, Siechen competed for 4 years on the women’s golf team. Most recently, Siechen served as the assistant golf professional at Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina. Siechen also spent time in the same role at The Cavalry Club and Lakeshore Yacht & CC.

Siechen is the prior Women’s Golf Coach at Le Moyne College. As a former player with the CNY PGA Junior Tour, Siechen has a great understanding of what’s needed to help the next generation of golfers and is committed to the idea of giving back to the golf community.

Siechen resides in Chittenango with her husband Andrew , son Charlie and their dog Monte.

Dylan Plis

Dylan Plis is the Tournament Director for the CNY PGA. Plis oversees the sections Assistants Association events, Apogee Investment Management Championships, and Section events along with the Junior Tour.

Plis is also the Assistant Golf Coach at Le Moyne College for the Men’s and Women’s programs.

Plis, a graduate of West Genesee High School, competed for the Franklin Pierce men’s golf team for four years. He earned Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference honors twice and was the NE-10 Rookie of the Year. Dylan earned his college degree in Sports and Recreation Management and minored in Marketing.

Fran Piraino

Fran Piraino assists the Section as a Communications Manager. Piraino contributes to the Section’s social media presence by creating and posting content on its platforms in an effort to promote the Section and its members.

Her duties also include covering and photographing Central New York PGA Section tournaments and providing website content as well as photo galleries from events. Piraino is responsible for writing the biographies of CNY PGA Hall of Fame members.

Piraino, a graduate of Le Moyne College, worked for more than 20 years with The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com as sports reporter covering varsity sports and bowling until 2009. Her byline (M.F. Piraino) has appeared in numerous local and national publications such as the Central New York Good Life Magazine, the CNY Golfer, the Syracuse New Times, the Auburn Citizen, the Utica Observer-Dispatch and Bowlers Journal International Magazine.

Piraino and her husband Bob reside in Syracuse.

Don Zorn