James Carr Elected President of the St. Catherine’s Center Board of Directors

Hinman Straub Government Analyst James J. Carr has been elected to serve as president of the St. Catherine’s Center for Children Board of Directors.

St. Catherine’s Center has been serving the Capital Region since 1886, offering programs and services that address the challenges our children and families face. St. Catherine’s helps families to find answers to many of life’s struggles.

Carr is a member of the firm’s Education, Health and Government Relations departments. Before joining Hinman Straub, he was president of Carr Public Affairs, Inc., a lobbying, public affairs and association management firm serving clients with interests in education, health care and transportation, and environmental policy. He also has served as legislative analyst in the State Senate’s Office of Federal Affairs in Washington, D.C., and as a legislative associate with the State Senate Education Committee.

Carr is also active in a number of community groups, including as a board member of the Albany Roundtable. He is a former trustee of the Guilderland Public Library, the Upper Hudson Library System and is a former board member of Historic Albany Foundation. He is a past president of the Albany County Land Conservancy, and the former chair of the American Diabetes Association Capital District Chapter Board of Directors.

Donald A. Robbins, who is also a member of the firm’s Government Relations Department, has served on the St. Catherine’s Center Board since 2013. Robbins areas of expertise include health care, human services and mental hygiene. Prior to joining Hinman Straub, Mr. Robbins served as principal legislative coordinator for Health and Human Services on the New York State Assembly program and counsel staff.