Taconic Associates

Since 1968, our driving school has proudly served Columbia and Greene Counties. True to our community roots, our owners and instructors have always been local residents. Shirley and Al Kasper ran the business for 15 years, teaching classes and lessons themselves with help from their daughter, Linda, and Philip Abitabile. In 1998, Shirley and Al transitioned into semi-retirement and sold the school to Linda and her husband, Jim, along with Phil and his wife, Christine. Phil became the sole owner in 2006. With traffic safety education experience dating back to the 1970s, Phil brings decades of expertise to the road. He spent 10 years as an instructor for the Drinking Driver Education class and is a certified Driver Education teacher for public schools.