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