Board of Directors
The Center for Economic Growth’s board of directors is comprised of business, government, education, and community leaders. This group is instrumental to the success of the organization and ultimately sets the agenda to execute organizational vision, initiatives, and goals needed to stimulate regional growth. CEG thanks them for their committed, ongoing support.
Executive Committee
Chair of the Board
Mr. Robert E. Blackman
Vice President
Realty USA
Executive Vice Chairperson
Mr. Michael J. Hickey
Executive in Residence
Siena College
Secretary
Ms. Christine A. Horne
Manager, Communications & Public Affairs
GE Energy
Treasurer
Kenneth F. Deon, CPA
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
Immediate Past Chair
Mr. David M. Buicko
Chief Operating Officer
The Galesi Group
General Counsel
Gregory J. Champion, Esq.
Member
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
President & CEO
F. Michael Tucker, Esq.
Center for Economic Growth
Mr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Executive Vice President
Center for Economic Growth
Mr. Thomas Amell
Regional President
First Niagara Bank
Mr. James J. Barba
President and CEO
Albany Medical Center
John D. Bennett, MD
CEO
Capital District Physician’s Health Plan
Mr. Gary Balfour
President
Solid Sealing Technology, Inc.
Chair – CEN
Charles F. Carletta, J.D.
Secretary of the Institute & General Counsel
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mr. Robert M. Curley
Chairman – New York
Berkshire Bank
Patricia Fusco
President
Fusco Personnel, Inc.
Chair – Membership Committee
Mr. Alan P. Goldberg
Community Partner
Mr. George E. Hearst, III
Publisher
Times Union
Hon. Kathleen M. Jimino
County Executive
County of Resselaer
Hon. Gerald D. Jennings
Mayor
City of Albany
Alain E. Kaloyeros, Ph.D.
V.P. & Chief Administrative Officer
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York
Mr. John F. LaRow
VP, District Manager
Gilbane Building Company
Mr. John J. Nigro
President
Nigro Companies
Jeffrey Rothenberg, Esq.
Managing Partner
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC
Chair -Technology Council
Laura W. Schweitzer, Ph.D
President
Union Graduate College
Jeffrey D. Stone
President, Capital Region District
KeyBank, N.A.
Mr. Charles Wait
President
Adirondack Trust Company
Members
Mr. Stephen P. Baboulis
Vice President and General Manager
WNYT
Mr. Kenneth L. Blass
President
Blass Communications
Mr. J. David Brown
President & CEO
Capital District YMCA
Quintin B. Bullock, D.D.S.
President
Schenectady County Community College
Hon. Ronald Canestrari
Assemblyman
NY State Assembly
Eric Choh
Vice President of Operations
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Mr. Steve DeLarge
President, Silicones & Quartz Division
Momentive Performance Materials
Mr. Frank S. Falatyn
President
FALA Technologies
Mr. Mark T. Frost
Chief Financial Officer
AMRI
Mr. James Gaspo
President
Citizens Bank New York
Mr. William H. Goodrich
President/CEO
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
Mr. James E. Guzewich
President
Tyler Technologies
John Harris, Esq.
Partner
Harris Beach, PLLC
Maureen O. Helmer, Esq.
Partner
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
Ms. Amy M. Johnson
President
Capstone, Inc.
Ms. Carolyn M. Jones
Publisher
The Business Review
Mr. Stephen P. LaFleche
Managing Director, NYS
IBM Corporation
Richard E. Leckerling, Esq.
Co-Managing Partner
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna
Mr. William P. Leitch, III
Project Director
The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries Upper Hudson Research Center at Troy
Ms. Jennifer L. MacPhee
Regional Market President
Bank of America
Mr. Shaun P. Mahoney
President and CEO
NextRidge, Inc.
Andrew J. Matonak, Ed. D
President
Hudson Valley Community College
Robert J. May, Esq.
Member
Lemery Greisler, LLC
Mr. Angelo M. Mazzone
President and CEO
Mazzone Management Group
Ms. Tracy L. Metzger
Principal Broker
TL Metzger
Mr. Philip Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Proctors
Mr. Stephen Obermayer
Chief Financial Officer
BBL Construction Services
George M. Philip, Esq.
President
University at Albany
Andrew C. Rose, Esq.
Office Managing Partner
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Ms. Pamela Sawchuk Brown
Vice President, Community Development
Albany Medical Center
Hon. Charles E. Schumer
United States Senator
United States Senate
Ms. Kay Stafford
President & Board Chair
CMA Consulting, Inc.
Mr. Charles P. Steiner
President
The Chamber of Schenectady County
Ms. Paula A. Stopera
President/CEO
Capital Communications Federal Credit Union
Mr. I. David Swawite
President
Omni Development Company, Inc.
Mr. Michael Uccellini
President
United Group of Companies
Mr. Thomas Valentine
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Mainfreight USA
Mr. Todd Vandervort
President
The Vandervort Group, LLC
Mr. Peter Wohl
Regional Director
Empire State Development Corp.
*Elected Officials are Ex-Officio Members without voting responsibilities






