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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rufus Judson - Chair *

Rufus Judson - Chair *

The Pike Companies

Carrie Andrews - Vice Chair, Labor *

Carrie Andrews - Vice Chair, Labor *

New York State United Teachers

Melisza Campos - Chair Elect*

Melisza Campos - Chair Elect*

Wegmans Food Markets

Mona Chitre - Secretary *

Mona Chitre - Secretary *

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Donald Culeton - Vice Chair, Regional Group *

Donald Culeton - Vice Chair, Regional Group *

IDI Billing Solutions

Lauren Dixon - Vice Chair *

Lauren Dixon - Vice Chair *

DS+Co

Mary O'Connell, Esq. - Vice Chair, Audit *

Mary O'Connell, Esq. - Vice Chair, Audit *

Crown Castle

Matthew Parrilli - Treasurer *

Matthew Parrilli - Treasurer *

Community Member

Peter Robinson - Vice Chair *

Peter Robinson - Vice Chair *

University of Rochester

Jaime Saunders - Ex-officio *

Jaime Saunders - Ex-officio *

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes

Naomi Silver - Vice Chair, Governance *

Naomi Silver - Vice Chair, Governance *

Rochester Community Baseball

Laurie Zaucha - Immediate Past Chair*

Laurie Zaucha - Immediate Past Chair*

Community Member

Dr. DeAnna Burt-Nanna

Dr. DeAnna Burt-Nanna

Monroe Community College

Chetna Chandrakala

Chetna Chandrakala

Oak Orchard Health

Shelly Clements

Shelly Clements

New York State United Teachers

Matt Cole

Matt Cole

Commodity Resource Corporation

Jean Ellefson

Jean Ellefson

Alfred University

Eric Logan

Eric Logan

Community Member

Dr. Heidi Macpherson

Dr. Heidi Macpherson

SUNY Brockport

Faheem Masood

Faheem Masood

ESL Federal Credit Union

Dr. Robert Mayo

Dr. Robert Mayo

Rochester Regional Health System

Ryan Pettinella

Ryan Pettinella

Wilmington Trust

Stephanie Schaeffer

Stephanie Schaeffer

Paychex, Inc.

Deborah Stendardi

Deborah Stendardi

Community Member

Beth Talia

Beth Talia

UR Medicine Thompson Health

Timothy Thaney

Timothy Thaney

Dejoy & Co.

Joe Wesley

Joe Wesley

Wegmans Food Markets

Edward White

Edward White

AIM Photonics

Dr. Kevin Williams

Dr. Kevin Williams

Eastman Kodak Company

Vincent Yacuzzo

Vincent Yacuzzo

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

2024 Board Observers

Rachel Campbell

Rachel Campbell

Willow Domestic Violence Center

Maria Garcia

Maria Garcia

CASA of Rochester and Western NY Coalition

Brianna Milon

Brianna Milon

Action for a Better Community; 540 West Main; "Fat, Black, and Femme" podcast host

Elizabeth (Betsy) Truax

Elizabeth (Betsy) Truax

First American Equipment Finance


OUR HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Dan Burns

Dan Burns

M&T Bank

Donna Shultz

Donna Shultz

MSM, Inc.

Dave L. Fiedler

Dave L. Fiedler

Community Member

Emerson Fullwood

Emerson Fullwood

Community Member

Fabricio Morales

Fabricio Morales

Intivity, Inc.

John Pusloskie

John Pusloskie

Local 1170, CWA AFL-CIO


OUR REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Andrea Aldinger

Wyoming County Office for the Aging/Youth Bureau

Matt Cole

Commodity Resource Corporation

Michael Feldstein

Advanced Atomization

Jay Gsell

Community Member

Gloria Harrington

Community Member

Linda Farchione Hawks

Community Member

Kate Kenney

Employee Retention Solutions

Tom Liseno

Wayne Cooperative Insurance Company

Marcy Lynch

Monroe Community College

Jaime Saunders

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes

Emily Palumbos

ESP Consulting, LLC

Brianna Stone

Bank of Castile/Tompkins

Beth Talia

UR Medicine Thompson Health

Vince Yacuzzo

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

Laurie Zaucha

Community Member


OUR EASTERN CABINET

Thomas Liseno

Wayne Cooperative Insurance

Emily Palumbos

ESP Consulting, LLC

Diana Perry

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

Suzanne Vary

Ontario County

Michele Waeghe

Lyons National Bank

Alexa Wessie

Reliant Federal Credit Union

Kelly Rotter

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

Michael Feldstein

Advanced Automation


OUR CENTRAL COMMUNITY IMPACT CABINET

Kate Kenney

Kate Kenney

Chair

Grace Gonzalez

The Bonadio Group

Gloria Harrington

Community Member

Kevin Kane, MS, APR

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Gregg Layer

Marathon Financial

Michele Marinaro

Wegmans Food Markets

Jacqueline Marciniak

MVP Health Care

Jackie Mykins

ESL Federal Credit Union

Margaret Parisi

Strong Memorial Hospital

Holly Snow

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Dr. Kevin Williams

Eastman Kodak Company

Danette Campbell-Bell

Greater Rochester Health Foundation

Milagros Concepcion

Rochester Institute of Technology

James Cooper

Love Fellowship Worship Center

Mona Gandhi

St. John Fisher University


OUR WESTERN CABINET

Andrea Aldinger

Wyoming County Office for the Aging/Youth Bureau

Sarah Aprile

ESL Federal Credit Union

David Cecere

Erie and Niagara Insurance Association

Theresa Demars

Lawley Genesee LLC

Calvin Klemmer

Merrill Lynch

Gregg McAllister

Community Member

Laurie Pfaff

Liberty Pumps

Donna Saskowski

Community Member

Jocelyn Sikorski

Community Member

Brianna Stone

Bank of Castile/Tompkins

Joshua Tonra

Livingston County

Becky Wagner

Wayland-Cohocton Central Schools


OUR CAMPAIGN CABINET

Miguel Velázquez

Miguel Velázquez

Regional Transit Service

Kim Allen

Dixon Schwabl + Company

Christine Borrelli Smith

Rochester Institute of Technology

Dr. Christine Brown-Richards

Craig Burton

Five Star Bank

Essie Calhoun-McDavid

Kesha Carter

CCSI

Keith Cleary

ESL Federal Credit Union

Stephen DeVay

Tuesday Digital

Herb Escher

Dale Carnegie Training of Western NY

Andy Gallina

Gallina Development Corporation

Lauren Gallina Payne

Gallina Development Corporation

Paul Guglielmo

Guglielmo's Home Grown Marinara

Jeff Halik

Jeff Halik Consulting

Laura Saxby Lynch

Michele Marinaro

Wegmans Food Markets

Nichole Malec

Rochester Regional Health

Colleen McCarthy

Monroe County

Joseph Sayre

Flower City Gaming

Mark Siwiec

Keller Williams Realty

Joseph Searles

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Maria Thomas Fisher

BENTE-AFSCME

Nancy Wahl

Mary Worboys-Turner

Worboys Turner LLC


OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE

Matt Parrilli, Chair

Community Member

Rufus Judson

The Pike Companies

Amit Thakkar - Ex-officio

Elevation Consulting

April Purdie

Wegmans Food Markets

Timothy Thaney

Dejoy & Co.

Joe Wesley

Wegmans Food Markets

Vincent Yacuzzo

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

Chetna Chandrakala

Oak Orchard Health

David L. Fiedler

Community Member

Thomas D. Gillett

Community Member


OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE

Mary O'Connell, Esq, Chair

Crown Castle

Don Culeton

IDI Billing Solutions

Peter G. Robinson

University of Rochester

Timothy Thaney

Dejoy & Co.

Stephanie Schaeffer

Paychex, Inc.


OUR INVESTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

Amit Thakkar, Chair

Elevation Consulting

James Darcy

ESL Federal Credit Union

Craig Gingerich

Sage Rutty & Co., Inc.

Matthew Kelley

ESL Federal Credit Union

Matt Parrilli, Ex-Officio

Community Member

W. Jack Plants II

Five Star Bank

Alan H. Resnick, Ex-Officio

Community Volunteer

Tim Thaney

Dejoy & Co.

Vincent Yacuzzo

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust


OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Naomi Silver, Chair

Rochester Community Baseball

Deborah Stendardi

Community Member

Melisza Campos

Wegmans Food Markets

Eric Logan

Community Member

Jean Ellefson

Alfred University

John P. Pusloskie

Local 1170, CWA AFL-CIO


THE UNITED WAY SERVICES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lori B. Green, Chair

Nixon Peabody, LLP

Joseph Marchese

Monroe Community College

Clay H. Osborne

True Insights Consulting, LLC

Joe Wesley

Wegmans Food Markets

Jaime Saunders

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes