About Us

Our Zone is made up of members living and/or working in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington counties. We host monthly meetings, a local conference, and webinars. We invite you to join us and become a part of a diverse and robust organization that continually works to enhance our members knowledge and skills, ensuring their students have the highest quality health and physical education programs possible.


If you have questions or want to get involved, we encourage you to reach out to the Zone President.

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Capital Zone Executive Leadership

Past President

Jen Murphy-Fries

President-elect

Vacant

Secretary

 Paddy Bailey

Treasurer

Allison Relyea

Member-at-large

Tamara Bryngelson-Eppard

Member-at-large

Barb Wurz

President

Dr. Pete Stapleton

ZONE President

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Dr. Pete Stapleton

Russell Sage College

Capital Zone Conference

Save the Date for the 2027 Capital Zone Conference

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

Russell Sage College


Thank you to all who attended our past conferences. 

Click here for our Conference History.

2027 Capital Zone Conference poster with pastel red and teal shapes, March 10, 2027, Russell Sage College
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Zone meetings

Please join us for our Capital Zone Meetings!

Meetings rotate between in person and virtual with professional development programs being offered during some meetings.


Click here for meeting details.

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Awards

Capital Zone recognizes excellence among our dedicated professionals with our Professional of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Zone Service Award & Amazing Person. We celebrate our outstanding students with the Elementary PE Student Leadership Awards, the Sandra G. Morley MS PE Student Leadership Awards and the High School PE Leadership Awards.

Click here to learn more.

Congratulations to PaddY Bailey Capital Zone grant recipient; gymnastic equipment in school gym

Zone Grants

Capital Zone offers annual mini grants to our members. Funds are available for current Zone members for the purpose of funding new or existing physical education, health or dance related programs needs within their school districts. Applicants may apply for up to $700 in total or partial funding in grant requests.

Click here for details and an application.

Student LEadership Award sponsors

Thank you to our Capital Zone Elementary Physical Education Leadership Award Sponsors, we could not do this without their help.


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Photo Gallery

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Sandy Morley, Past President of Capital Zone and NYS AHPERD greeted students at the 2026 Middle School Physical Education Student Leadership Awards,

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Dustin Verga passed the baton to Jessica Hull in 2021!

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A Capital Zone Mini Grant supported the purchase of equipment

Congratulations Jessica Verrigni, 2023 Adapted PE TOY

The first Carol A. Atkins Memorial Scholarship was awarded at Scotia-Glenville HS on Friday, June 2, 2023. This scholarship was created by the Capital Zone to honor Carol who passed in 2021, after a 5-year battle with cancer. The inaugural award was presented by Carol's sister Bev Spencer, close friend Ellen Montanaro and Capital Zone member Barb Wurz. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Stephanie James. Stephanie will be attending the College of ST. Rose in the fall majoring in biology. She was very pleased to be the recipient of an award that honored one of her former teachers that she so admired.


Photo on the left, pictured left to right: JoAnn Sabourin, Sandy Morley, Barb Wurz, Stephanie James, Bev Spencer, Ellen Montanaro and Maryanne Ceriello

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Additional information

Zone Meeting Details

Conference History

Awards

Grants

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