Meet Our Board Members

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Bill Apgar, President of Cops, Kids, and Toys
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Donald Lyke, Vice President
Tyler Mix, Second Vice President
Jodi Condzella,
Secretary
Kelly A. Daley,
Treasurer

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Tom L. Ferretti, Board Member
Megan Sotir, Member
 
Bill Apgar, a twenty-five year veteran with the Tompkins County Probation Dept., has been involved with Cops, Kids and Toys for twenty years, serving as President for the last four years. 
 
Bill’s primary duty at Probation is supervising community service projects throughout the county.  In that capacity, he has worked with many of the area’s not for profits including Friends of the Tompkins County Libraries, Dump and Run, GIAC, United Way and many more. 
 
As CKT president, Bill’s focus is to insure no child in Tompkins County is overlooked during the Christmas season.
 Donald Lyke is the Vice President of Cops Kids and Toys.  I have been Vice President for three years.  He has been a Road Patrol Sergeant at Ithaca College for the last 4 years.  He has worked at Ithaca College for the past 22 years.  He started out as a Security Officer and was promoted to Patrol Officer, Master Patrol Officer and then Sergeant.  Along the way, he has received the Mike Hammer Officer of the Month, been recognized by Ithaca College for helping a suicidal person and for helping the community with Cops, Kids and Toys.

Don started volunteering at an early age.  He was a volunteer at Wilson Hospital back in 1984 where he was able to play Santa Clause for the first time handing out presents to the patients over the holidays.  Fast-forward to 2008 when he met George Sutfin and started helping out with Cops, Kids and Toys.   Don continues to play Santa at during the holidays for fundraisers for Cops, Kids and Toys.  

Don believes that Cops, Kids and Toys is a wonderful organization which he is so proud to be a part of.  He has brought in two grants from Home Depot, where there staff also come and volunteers their time helping us during the year.   
Tyler Mix, was appointed Second Vice President in 2022.  Tyler works as a project supervisor for the Tompkins County Probation Department.  He operates a beef farm with his family in Brooktondale.  Tyler is an avid hiker, skier, and gardener.

Jodi Condzella, appointed Secretary of Cops, Kids & Toys, has been a Cornell University Police Officer since 2007 and a Crime Prevention Officer since 2017. I am a wife and a proud mom of two boys and believe that every child should feel the magic of the season on Christmas morning. Cops, Kids & Toys is an organization run by dedicated and selfless people that helps to make that happen for our community. 




Kelly A. Daley retired in 2018 as a Zone Sergeant with the New York State Police after 30.6 years.  Kelly has been involved with CKT for more than ten years and currently serves as CKT Treasurer. 
My name is Tom Ferretti and I am just shy of 77 years old. I have been with Cops Kids & Toys close to its inception in the early 1980’s and I was the treasurer from 2015-2021.
 
Marriage and Kids – I have been happily married for 53 years and raised 9 children.
 
United States Navy – I started service to my country in 1962 for four years and five months during the Vietnam War. I had always wanted to be a policeman, even before I joined the Navy; so, I placed my letter of interest to the Sheriff’s department, hopeful I would get a job when my enlistment ended.
 
Cornell University Safety Division – In 1967, after I left the Navy, I worked as a University Patrolman for a little over a year and gained experience for what would be my passion as a police officer.   
 
Tompkins Country Sherriff’s Department – In 1968, I was hired as a deputy sheriff, and was first promoted to head the civil division, became a sergeant, and then a detective.
 
Trumansburg Police Department - In May of 1976, I was appointed Chief of Police for Trumansburg and I remained as a deputy sheriff for many years after my selection. I continuously modernized the police department by bringing new police methods such as low profile police cars and body cams. I served as chief for 42 years and I retired in 2018.
 
Summary – I have served my country, the State of New York, and the public for over 56 years.


Megan Sotir  is a graduate of Penn Yan Academy and Finger Lakes Community College where she earned an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. She enlisted in the Army reserves in 2014 and was assigned to the 490th Quartermaster Company in Rochester NY. She was hired by the Yates County Sheriffs Office in August of 2017 and attended the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Academy. She transferred to the Tompkins County Sheriffs Department in April of 2019.  Megan serves as a board member of Cops, Kids and Toys.

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