Our Community Advocate

Kyle McCauley Belokopitsky, Esq., her husband Doug, and their two sons are longtime residents of North Greenbush. Kyle is a tireless community volunteer and leader, a mom, attorney, and child advocate, serving as Executive Director of the NYS Parent Teacher Association.   She has committed her life to supporting children and families.  

Kyle was named a NYS Senate Women of Distinction, honored as a “Hometown Hero” by former NYS Senator Daphne Jordan, named a "Power Players in Education" and honored as a “Education Power 100”.  She has been awarded the prestigious NYS PTA Distinguished Service Award and the NYS PTA Lifetime Membership Award.  

Kyle specializes in education, law and policy after years of working in both the New York State Senate and Assembly. Before her service to the state’s Parent Teacher Association, she represented the NYS United Teachers, the NYS Council of School Superintendents, and the NYS Catholic Conference. Since 2006, she has taught Law and Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College, Schenectady County Community College and The College of St Rose Graduate School of Education. 

Kyle was named to the State's Reimagine Education Advisory Council, and served as legal staff to Chief Judge Judith Kaye's New York State Commission to Promote Confidence in Judicial Elections, was Research Assistant for Judge James P. King, Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas W. Keegan,  Law Clerk at the Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office, and at McNamee, Lochner, Titus and Williams, P.C.  She has appeared in all levels of NYS courts, including assisting in complex litigation before our highest court, the NYS Court of Appeals. 

Kyle is wholly devoted to her greater community and her son’s school.  Kyle lives by her favorite Dr. Seuss quote: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” 

She is extremely active in PTAs at Gardner Dickinson, leading family engagement programs, wellness programs, and worked with school officials to support the ability for Gardner Dickinson to remain open full time during the pandemic. She also serves on the school’s policy review committee, and is a true collaborator with parent and school leaders in North Greenbush. 

She is Past President of Twin Town Little League, and currently serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary.  As President, she focused on community outreach, and when COVID-19 struck,  she quickly mobilized a successful  food drive program - supporting Twin Town families in need, the Hope 7 Food Pantry, and multiple senior housing centers.   During the pandemic, she also spearheaded collections of needed donations for St. Joseph’s House, Unity House, Hope 7, Vanderheyden Hall, and Rensselaer County Seniors.

Kyle continues to be a member of the Junior League of Troy, currently serving as Treasurer, offering her leadership and  experience to younger women and members. She previously served as President, and was named Volunteer of the Year.  She also volunteered with North Greenbush Youth Makes a Difference, and organized events and programs for children in town. 

Kyle serves as Vice Chair of the NYS Educational Conference Board, on the WMHT Community Advisory Board, she is a past Knight in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for Rensselaer Lodge 2073, and was the past fundraising chair for the East Greenbush Miracle League for Disabled Children. 

She is a past firefighter and EMT at Defreestville and Menands Fire Departments, and she proudly served on the NYS Urban Technical Search and Rescue Team, NY Regional Response Team-1, and was deployed to Ground Zero on 9/11. Suffering from multiple 9/11 illnesses herself, she now dedicates her time to support other 9/11 responders in their health journey, ensuring they have adequate medical care and services. 

She has also served on the NYS Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law,  Women’s Bar Association of NY Convention Committee, Capital District Women’s Bar Association, National Association of Legislative and Political Education Specialists, and the NYS Management Association for School Law Attorneys. 

She received her Juris Doctorate in 2005 from Albany Law School of Union University, with dual concentrations in civil litigation and criminal justice. At Albany Law, she served as Managing Editor of Symposium for the Environmental Outlook Journal, and senior editor of the Government, Law and Policy Journal. Kyle served on the Student Bar Association, and was a 2005 Inductee to Who’s Who in American Law Students. 

She received her Masters of Arts from Nelson Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy in 2001, and her Bachelors of Arts in 2000 in criminal justice and psychology from SUNY Albany, graduating magna cum laude.