2009 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
R. Mark Sullivan, Ed.D.
President
College of Saint Rose
Executive Vice Chairperson
David M. Buicko
Chief Operating Officer
The Galesi Group
Secretary
Robert E. Blackman
Vice President
Realty USA
Treasurer
Mark E. Aldam
Publisher
Times Union
Past Chair
Thomas J. Marusak
President
Comfortex Corporation
General Counsel
Gregory J. Champion, Esq.
Member
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
President & CEO
F. Michael Tucker, Esq.
Center for Economic Growth
Executive Vice President
Jeffrey A. Lawrence
Center for Economic Growth
Members at Large
Gary Balfour
President
Solid Sealing Technology, Inc.
Charles F. Carletta, J.D.
Secretary of the Institute & General Counsel
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Susan M. Crossett
Vice President, Energy Solutions Services
National Grid
Patricia A. Fusco
President & CEO
Fusco Personnel, Inc.
Alan P. Goldberg
Community Representative
DEPFA First Albany Securities
Gerald D. Jennings*
Mayor
City of Albany
Alain E. Kaloyeros, Ph.D.
Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Bela L. Musits
Managing Director
High Peaks Venture Partners
John J. Nigro
President
Nigro Companies
Jeffrey D. Stone
President, Capital Region District
KeyBank, N.A.
Board of Directors
Thomas Amell
Regional President
First Niagara Bank
James J. Barba, Esq.
President & CEO
Albany Medical Center
Kenneth L. Blass
President & CEO
Blass Communications
J. David Brown
President & CEO
Capital District YMCA
Joseph L. Bruno
CEO
CMA
Ronald J. Canestrari*
Assemblyman
New York State Assembly
Robert M. Curley
President
Citizens Bank
Kenneth F. Deon, CPA.
Managing Partner
KPMG, LLP
Steven L. Einhorn
Chairman
EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc.
Frank S. Falatyn
President
FALA Technologies, Inc.
William M. Flynn, Esq.
Managing Partner
Harris Beach, PLLC
Mark T. Frost
Chief Financial Officer
AMRI
Maureen O. Helmer, Esq.
Partner
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
Amy Johnson
President
Capstone, Inc.
Carolyn M. Jones
Publisher
The Business Review
Stephen P. LaFleche
Client Director, NYS Government & Education
IBM Corporation
Richard E. Leckerling, Esq.
Co-Managing Partner
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna
William P. Leitch III
Project Director
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
Upper Hudson Research Center at Troy
Jennifer L. MacPhee
Regional Market President
Bank of America
Shaun P. Mahoney
President & CEO
NextRidge, Inc.
Andrew J. Matonak, Ed.D.
President
Hudson Valley Community College
Robert J. May, Jr., Esq.
Member
Lemery Greisler, LLC
Angelo M. Mazzone
President
Mazzone Management Group
Francis J. Murray
President & CEO
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
George M. Philip, Esq.
Interim President
University at Albany
Jeff Rothenberg, Esq.
Managing Partner
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC
Pamela Sawchuk Brown
Partner, Public Relations
Eric Mower and Associates
John M. Scarchilli
President & CEO
Pioneer Bank
Charles E. Schumer*
Senator
United States Senate
Charles P. Steiner
President
The Chamber of Schenectady County
I. David Swawite
President & Chief Operating Officer
Omni Development Company, Inc.
Michael J. Uccellini
Chief Executive Officer
United Group of Companies
Thomas J. Valentine
Director - USA Northeast Region
Mainfreight, Inc.
John W. Vandervort
Vice President
The Vandervort Group, LLC
Peter Wohl
Regional Director
Empire State Development Corporation
All Executive Committee Members are also on the CEG Board of Directors
**Elected Officials are Ex-Officio Members without voting reponsibilities
