General Manager Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady
Mary Malone McCarthy
Founder & CEOM3 Placement and Partnership
Marlene McTigue
Board MemberAlbany County IDA
Paul Milton
President & CEOEllis Medicine
James Morris
NY President & Managing Director of Commercial Real EstateBerkshire Bank
Philip Morris
CEOProctors Collaborative
John J. Nigro
PresidentNigro Retail Properties
Stephen Obermayer
Chief Financial OfficerBBL Companies
Kevin O’Connor
CEOAdvance Albany County Alliance
Michael Paparian
Senior Vice President - Middle Market BankingCitizens Commercial Banking
Robert Pasinella
PresidentRensselaer County IDA
Daniel Pickett, III
President & CEOAlbany Med Health Systems
Charles Pinckney
Regional PresidentM&T Bank
Kevin J. Quaranto
Senior LeaderHighmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York
Robert Schofield
Co-Managing PartnerWhiteman Osterman & Hanna
Jim Siplon
President & CEOEDC of Warren County
Elizabeth Sobol
CEOSaratoga Performing Arts Center
Carl E. Stewart, III
Executive Vice President Turner Construction
Peter Stuto
Acting Chief Executive OfficerAlbany International Airport
Barnabas Szilagyi
Chief Strategy OfficerBroadview Federal Credit Union
Al Testa
PresidentEastern NY & CT NBT Bank
Crickett Thomas-O'Dell
Director, Statewide Pre-Apprentice Program & Community EngagementWorkforce Development Institute
Walter Thorne
Market President & PublisherAlbany Business Review
Barry Thornton, II
CEOCDPHP
Toyin Tofade
PresidentAlbany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Michael Uccellini
PresidentUnited Group of Companies, Inc.
Renee Walrath
PresidentWalrath Recruiting
Deshanna Wiggins
CEOAlbany Black Chamber of Commerce
Brian Williams
Executive DirectorCapital Region Workforce Development Board
Marie Zimmerman
Office Managing PartnerKPMG, LLP
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber
Jaime Ortiz, Chair
President Primary Food Group
Marie Zimmerman, Secretary/Treasurer
Office Managing Partner KPMG, LLP
Mark N. Eagan, CEO
President & CEOCapital Region Chamber
Erica Choi
Market President & Commercial LeaderKeyBank
Patricia Fusco
PresidentFusco Personnel, Inc.
Trent Griffin-Braaf
CEOSuccess Map Initiative
Kevin Johnson
Executive DirectorPalace Theatre
Chamber of Schenectady County
Eric LaCoppola, Chair
PresidentEnvironment One Corporation
Jennifer Lawrence, Secretary/Treasurer
Executive DirectorSocial Enterprise and Training (SEAT) Center
Mark N. Eagan, CEO
President & CEOCapital Region Chamber
Carlos Cotto
SuperintendentSchenectady City School District
Darrin Jahnel
CEOJahnel Group
Steady Moono, Ed.D.
PresidentSUNY Schenectady
Chris Sprargen
PresidentSchenectady Hardware & Electric
The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
Guy Maddalone, Chair
Founder & CEOGTM Payroll & HR
Megan Quillinan, Secretary/Treasurer
Executive DirectorMechanicville Area Community Services Center
Mark N. Eagan, CEO
President & CEOCapital Region Chamber
Craig Arnoff
Chief Operating OfficerArnoff Moving, Storage and Logistics
Kylie Holland
Executive Vice PresidentCurtis Lumber, Inc.
Faraz Khan
Managing PartnerClifton Park Center Mall
Chip Lawrence
OwnerThe Basin Grill
Capital Region Chamber Foundation
Mona Golub, Chair
VP, Communications & Public AffairsMarket 32 & Price Chopper
Ben Williams, Secretary/Treasurer
Executive DirectorConnect Center
Mark N. Eagan, President & CEO
Capital Region Chamber
Lisa Avila
CEOKitware, Inc.
Jeffrey Buell
PrincipalSequence Development, LLC
Doug Ford
VP Public Relations & PurchasingCurtis Lumber, Inc.
Lucy Halstead
President & CEOFirst New York Federal Credit Union
Jon Hitchcock
VP and General ManagerWNYT/WNYA
Jeanne Maloy
PresidentMarshall & Sterling Upstate, Inc.
Robert T. Schofield
Co-Managing PartnerWhiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Business Services Corporation
Dean Skarlis, Ed.D, Chair
PresidentCollege Advisor of New York, Inc.
Christine Holle, President
Chief Operating OfficerCapital Region Chamber
David Wojeski, Treasurer
PresidentWojeski & Company, CPAs, PC
Mark N. Eagan, Secretary
President & CEOCapital Region Chamber
Stuart Klein, Immediate Past Chair
Managing MemberBond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Bill Lia
PresidentLia Auto Group, Inc. / VENT Fitness
Ruth Mahoney
Executive Vice President & President of Wealth ManagementNBT Bank
Walter Thorne
Market President & PublisherAlbany Business Review
Jeremy Speich, Legal Counsel
PartnerHarris Beach Murtha, Attorneys At Law
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