Peter R. Crouse, Albany Director of Government Relations for Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP, served for ten years on the staff of the New York State Senate. During his tenure with the Senate, he served as a Senior Budget Analyst for the powerful Senate Finance Committee and as Executive Director of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, where he had primary responsibility for the review and recommendation of all environmental, natural resource and parkland legislation. Mr. Crouse also serves as Chairman of Green Thumb Environmental Beautification Inc., a non-profit organization providing employment opportunities for senior citizens. At the local government level, Mr. Crouse serves as a board member on the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Colonie. Mr. Crouse holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and is celebrating his eighteenth year of lobbying in Albany.