Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chair: Marnie LaVigne , CEO, Launch NY

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

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

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

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

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

Secretary: Arthur Hamlin, Director Upstate NY Economic Development, National Grid

Past Chair: Steve G. Hyde, President & CEO, Genesee County EDC

Western New York: Corey R. Wiktor, Executive Director, Cattaraugus County IDA
Long Island: Frederick C. Braun, Chair, Town of Brookhaven
Mid-Hudson: Sarah Lee, Executive Director, Dutchess County IDA
Southern Tier: James W. Griffin, Executive Director, City of Hornell IDA
Finger Lakes: Matt Hurlbutt, President & CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise
Central New York: L. Michael Treadwell, Executive Director, Operation Oswego County, Inc.
Capital Region: Andrew Kennedy, President and CEO, Center for Economic Growth
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

David V. Bottar, Executive Director, CNY Regional Planning & Development Board
Pamela Caraccioli, Deputy to the President for Economic Development, SUNY Oswego
Anthony J. Catapano, Executive Director, Suffolk County IDA
William Daly, Director, Planning & Development, Wyoming County
Steve Griffin, CEO, Finger Lakes Economic Development Corp.
Keith Hayes, Vice President, Marketing, New York Power Authority
Melinda Mack, Executive Director, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
Michael J. Manikowski, Executive Director, Ontario County Office of Economic Development
William G. Mannix, Director, Town of Islip IDA
Krishna Omolade, New York City Economic Development Corp & NYCIDA
Robert L. Pasinella, Executive Director, Rensselaer County IDA
Sarah Reginelli, President, Capitalize Albany
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, Mohawk Valley Edge