The Construction Contractors Association of the Hudson Valley (CCA) has named Dan Depew as Executive Director effective January 1, 2026.  Depew will replace Alan Seidman, who is retiring after 17 years with the association.

Depew, a lifelong resident of Orange County, has been a CCA board member for the past 4 years. 

“Under Alan’s leadership, CCA has grown into a major player in the construction in the Hudson Valley”, says Jim McGowan, CCA Board President and owner of McGowan & Son Masonry in Kingston. “Dan’s experience in construction, property management, property development as well as local and state government makes him the perfect successor to Alan. He has a reputation for success with complex projects, negotiations, and policy implementation. The board and I are happy to have Dan steering the CCA ship.”

Depew has more than 19 years of experience as an elected official in the Hudson Valley and has served in the public sector as Deputy County Manager in Sullivan County and Supervisor of the Town of Wallkill. He also served as a Legislator for the 18^th District of Orange County and was a Councilperson on the Wallkill Town Board.

Dan currently serves as President of the Board of Governors for NYMIR which ensures over 1000 municipalities in the State of New York, is Co-Chair for Alliance for Balanced Growth, a Board member of the Hudson Valley Construction Contractors. He has served on the Hudson Valley Boys Scouts nominating committee, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Board of Directors in Orange County, and currently is a member of the Board of Directors for Ulster Savings Bank.

He holds a Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations degree from SUNY New Paltz and an Associate of Arts degree from SUNY Orange in Middletown. He lives with his wife Marybeth in the town of Wallkill and is the father of three children who attend Pine Bush schools.