About the Commissioners
Jonathan S. Kaiman
Jonathan S. Kaiman was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul and confirmed by the State Senate to serve as a Commissioner of the Tax Appeals Tribunal, and was also designated President of the Tribunal, in June 2024. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kaiman served as Deputy County Executive of Suffolk County.
Mr. Kaiman began his professional career as North Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner and was later elected to serve as a Nassau County District Court Judge. He went on to serve as Town Supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead from 2004 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed by the Governor to help lead the clean-up and recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy and was also named Chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority.
Mr. Kaiman received both a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University and a Master in Public Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Cynthia M. Monaco
Cynthia M. Monaco was nominated by Governor Andrew Cuomo and confirmed by the State Senate in June 2021 to serve as a Commissioner of the Tax Appeals Tribunal. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Monaco served as a Special Counsel for Ethics, Risk and Compliance with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.
Ms. Monaco's legal career includes the private practice of law where she focused on representation of individuals and businesses in a wide range of legal matters including white collar and criminal tax matters and IRS regulatory violations.
Ms. Monaco began her professional career first as a law clerk to Hon. Francis X. Altimari on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, after which she was appointed Special Assistant to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, which position was followed by service as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Monaco subsequently became an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, where she investigated and prosecuted a wide array of federal crimes including tax and financial fraud. In that office, she headed the Long Island Criminal Division and was awarded the Director's Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Assistant United States Attorney.
Ms. Monaco received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
Kevin A. Cahill
Kevin A. Cahill was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul and confirmed by the State Senate in June 2023 to serve as a Commissioner of the Tax Appeals Tribunal. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Cahill served as Assemblymember for the 103rd District (Ulster and Dutchess counties) in the New York State Assembly from 1999-2022, and previously from 1993-1994. Most recently, he was the chair of the Assembly Insurance Committee and served on the Health, Higher Education, Ways and Means, and Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committees. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Mr. Cahill was a litigator with the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance and Administrative Law Judge at the NYS Division of Tax Appeals. He was a member of the Ulster County Legislature from 1986-1992, where he also served as minority leader. He also directed a Medicare health care plan under contract with the Health Care Financing Administration (now CMS).
Mr. Cahill received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School. He resides in Kingston, NY.