Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chair: Patrick J. Kelly, CEO , St. Lawrence County IDA

Chair Elect: James C. Johnson, Executive Director, Steuben County IDA

Vice Chair: Thomas Kucharski, President & CEO, Invest Buffalo Niagara

Vice Chair: Sarah Lee, Executive Director, Dutchess County IDA

Vice Chair: Laurie Villasuso, COO & EVP, Orange County IDA/The Accelerator

Treasurer: Kipp W. Hicks, Executive Director, Madison County IDA

Secretary: Sarah Reginelli, President, Capitalize Albany

Past Chair: Marnie LaVigne, CEO, Launch NY

Western New York: Corey R. Wiktor, Executive Director, Cattaraugus County IDA
Long Island: Frederick C. Braun, Chair, Town of Brookhaven
Mid-Hudson: Luiz Aragon, Commissioner for Development, City of New Rochelle
Southern Tier: Heather McDaniel, President, Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD)
Finger Lakes: Matt Hurlbutt, President & CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise
Central New York: David V. Bottar, Executive Director, CNY Regional Planning & Development Board
Capital Region: Robert L. Pasinella, Executive Director, Rensselaer County IDA
Mohawk Valley: Ronald Peters, President & CEO, Fulton County Center for Regional Growth
New York City: Rochelle Powell, Managing Director, Prager & Co. LLC
North Country: Donald C. Alexander, Business Development Specialist, Jefferson County IDA

Pamela Caraccioli, Deputy to the President for Economic Development, SUNY Oswego
Anthony J. Catapano, Executive Director, Suffolk County IDA
Harry Coghlan, CEO, Nassau County IDA
Brittany Davis, Executive Director, Lewis County Economic Development
Elena Garuc, Executive Director, FuzeHub
Steve Griffin, CEO, Finger Lakes Economic Development Corp.
Keith Hayes, Vice President, Marketing, New York Power Authority
Steve Hyde, President and Chief Executive Officer, Genesee County Economic Development Center
Melinda Mack, Executive Director, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
Michael J. Manikowski, Executive Director, Ontario County Office of Economic Development
Krishna Omolade, New York City Economic Development Corp & NYCIDA
Dr. Roger Ramsammy, President, Hudson Valley Community College
Joseph M. Rizzo, Central Regional Manager, Economic Development, Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
Karen Utz, Director, Program Administration, UB CAT, NYS Center of Excellence Bioinformatics & Life Sciences
Jennifer Waters, Vice President Business Development and Communications, Mohawk Valley Edge