2026 YPN Steering Committee

Co-Chair	Co-Chair
Brad Burns M&T Bank	Gladys Valverde, MPA, CAPM KPMG LLP

 

Immediate Past Co-Chair

Rachel Malik Rachel Malik International

 

Program Chair	Program Committee
John Syracuse NYSTEC	Shea Butler State Farm

 

Communications & Marketing Chair

Grace Higgins Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

 

Volunteer Opportunities Chair	Volunteer Opportunities Committee
Seth Browe National Grid	Arden Scales First New York Federal Credit Union

 

Executive Mentorship Co-Chair	Executive Mentorship Co-Chair & Member Chair
Jennifer DeGroff, MBA TureIcon, Inc.	Jordan Dunn Pride Commercial Appliance Services

 

Campus Connect Co-Chair	Campus Connect Co-Chair
Alex Guillot Center for Economic Growth	Christopher Walrath Walrath Recruiting

 

Member At Large	Member At Large	Member At Large
Alex Rizzo United Group of Companies	Keelan Seifert Arrow Bank	Angela R. Tylock Meier Law Firm, PLLC

 

Sponsor Rep	Sponsor Rep	Sponsor Rep	Sponsor Rep
Michael Andrews Ellis Medicine	Madeline Austen Transfinder	Seth Browe National Grid	Sarah DeBoyace NYSTEC