Leadership

Executive Committee Chair

  • Steve Dubnik
    President & CEO
    The Strong National Museum of Play

Immediate Past Chair

  • Chris Hill
    Vice President
    I. Gordon Corporation

Vice Chairs

  • Jim Brown
    Executive Director
    JAF Rochester Riverside Convention Center
  • Josh Farrelman
    Assoc. VP, Gov’t & Comm. Rel.
    University of Rochester
  • Bret Garwood
    Chief Executive Officer
    Home Leasing
  • Roosevelt Mareus
    Dean/Executive Director
    Rochester Educational Opportunity Center
  • Victoria Van Voorhis
    CEO
    Second Avenue Learning
  • Ebony Miller-Wesley
    Director
    RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
  • Naomi Silver
    President, CEO & COO
    Rochester Red Wings
  • Tim Corcoran
    CFO
    CGI Digital
  • Dr. Joel Frater
    Dean
    Roch. General School of Health Careers

Treasurer

  • Brie Harrison
    CFO
    Rochester Public Library

Secretary

  • Christine Vargas
    Founder & Owner
    Vargas Associates

Additional Board Members

  • Alex Castro
    President & CEO
    PathStone Corporation
  • Andrew Gallina
    President
    Gallina Development Corporation
  • Andy Raus
    Senior Vice President
    Bergmann Associates
  • Ben Keller
    Partner, RE Dev. & Finance Group
    Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
  • Bob Healy
    Principal
    LaBella Associates, P.C.
  • Brie Harrison
    Finance Director
    Rochester Public Library
  • Bret Garwood
    CEO
    Home Leasing
  • Brian Flanagan
    Partner & General Counsel,
    Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Charles Russell –
    Commercial Real Estate and Banking Partner
    Harris Beach PLLC
  • Chris Hill – Vice President
    I. Gordon Corporation
  • Christine Vargas
    Founder & Owner
    Vargas Associates
  • Craig Burton
    Sr. VP, Comm. Real Estate Exec.,
    Five Star Bank
  • David Beinetti
    Principal & Chairman
    SWBR Architects & Engineers
  • Dawn Williams-Fuller
    Owner
    Ambassador Union Street LLC
  • Ebony Miller-Wesley
     Director
    RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
  • Eugenio Marlin
    President & CEO
    Ibero-American Dev. Corporation
  • Gail Morelle
    Vice President/Owner
    Christa Construction
  • James Haskins
    Executive Director
    Geva Theatre Center
  • Jay Rettberg
    General Manager
    Hyatt Regency Rochester
  • Jim Brown
    Executive Director
    JAF Rochester Riverside Conv. Center
  • Joel Frater
    Dean
    Roch. Gen. College of Health Careers
  • Josh Farrelman
    Assoc. VP, Gov’t & Comm. Rel.
    University of Rochester
  • Kate Karl
    Partner, Chr. Banking/RE Groups,
    Underberg & Kessler LLP
  • Ken Glazer
    CEO
    Buckingham Properties
  • Ken Greene
    Sibley Square Asset Manager WinnCompanies
  • Ken Hall
    CFO
    Riedman Companies
  • Kimberly Frisbee
    Vice President
    Excellus BCBS
  • Lisa Kaseman
    Senior Vice President
    Conifer
  • Naomi Silver
    President, CEO & COO
    Rochester Red Wings
  • Nayan Patel
    Owner
    Holiday Inn Downtown Rochester
  • Patrick Dutton
    President
    Dutton & Company
  • Peter Landers
    Managing Member
    Landers Management LLC
  • Rachel Roberts
    Dir., Institute for Music Leadership,
    U of R/Eastman School of Music
  • Roosevelt Mareus
    Dean/Executive Director
    Roch. Educational Opportunity Ctr.
  • Roseann Schmid
    CEO
    Fisher Associates
  • Steve Dubnik
    President & CEO
    The Strong
  • Steve Epping
    Executive VP
    Commercial Banking, M&T Bank
  • Steve Webster
    Owner
    Webster Properties
  • Tim Corcoran
    CFO
    CGI Communications
  • Tim Schmid
    President
    Konar Properties
  • Victoria Van Voorhis
    CEO
    Second Avenue Learning