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