Leadership
Executive Committee Chair
- Chris Hill
Vice President
I. Gordon Corporation
Immediate Past Chair
- Dr. Joel Frater
Retired
Vice Chairs
- Jim Brown
Executive Director
JAF Rochester Riverside Convention Center - Tim Corcoran
CFO
CGI Communications - Steve Dubnik
President and CEO
The Strong - Brian Flanagan
Partner & General Counsel
Nixon Peabody LLP - Bret Garwood
Chief Executive Officer
Home Leasing - Chris Mannelli
Executive Director
Geva Theatre Center - Roosevelt Mareus
Dean/Executive Director
Rochester Educational Opportunity Center - Joe Rizzo
Manager
Economic Development & Community Relations, NYSEG and RG&E - Victoria Van Voorhis
CEO
Second Avenue Learning - Josh Farrelman
Associate VP, Gov. & Community Relations
University of Rochester - Ebony Miller-Wesley
Director
RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship - Naomi Silver
President, CEO & COO
Rochester Red Wings
Treasurer
- Brie Harrison
CFO
Rochester Public Library
Secretary
- Christine Vargas
Founder & Owner
Vargas Associates
Additional Board Members
- David Beinetti
Principal & CMO,
SWBR - Craig Burton
Senior Vice President & Commercial Real Estate Executive
Five Star Bank - Alex Castro
President & CEO
PathStone Corporation - Keith Cleary
VP/Director — Business Banking
ESL Federal Credit Union - Michael Harrington
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Rochester - Patrick Dutton
President
Dutton & Company - Steve Epping
Senior VP, Commercial Lending
M&T Bank - Ken Greene
Asset Manager, Sibley Square
WinnCompanies - Ken Glazer
Chairman
Buckingham Properties - Andy Gallina
President
Gallina Development Corporation - Melissa Gardner
Chief Population Health Engineer Officer
Excellus BlueCross BlueSheild - Francis L. Gorman III
Senior Counsel
Harris Beach PLLC - Ken Hall
CFO
Riedman Companies - Dr. Hao Zhang
VP, Economic Development Corporation
Urban League of Rochester - Bob Healy
President
LaBella Associates, P.C. - Kate Karl
Partner, Chair of Banking/Real Estate Groups
Underberg & Kessler LLP - Ben Keller
Partner
Real Estate Development & Finance Group, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP - Lisa Kaseman
Senior Vice President
Conifer - Howard Konar
President
Konar Properties LLC - Peter Landers
Managing Member
Landers Management LLC - Eugenio Marlin
President & CEO
Ibero-American Development Corp. - Ebony Miller-Wesley
Director
RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship - Dr. Art Papier
Co-Founder & CEO
VisualDx - Nayan Patel
Owner
Holiday Inn Downtown Rochester - Kelly Pronti
Partner
Harter Secrest & Enery LLP - Andy Raus
Senior Vice President
Bergamann Associates - Rachel Roberts
Director, Institute for Music Leadership
U of R / Eastman School of Music - Roseann Schmid
CEO
Fisher Associates - Steve Webster
Owner
Webster Properties - Dawn Williams-Fuller
Owner
Ambassador Union Street, LLC