Leadership Capital Region Steering Committee

The Steering Committee serves as the advisory body for Leadership Capital Region and is made up of past graduates of Capital Leadership, Leadership Schenectady, Leadership Tech Valley, and Leadership Capital Region. Serving on the committee enables these graduates to continue their leadership growth by planning and executing program session days.

2025-2026 Co-Chairs

Connor Preece M&T Bank LTV ’21

Brianna Trexler-Testa Two Tree Pie Co. LTV ’18

2025-2026 Team

Robin Aptt Center for Internet Security LCR ’23	Rebecca Lubin Albany Public Library LCR ’25
Chrissie Binney RPI LCR ’25	Zach Malison CSArch LCR ’25
Natalie Bova Plug Power LCR ’25	M Mangroo Albany Marriott LCR ’25
Jeremy Boyce CDPHP LCR ’23	Matt Markham Albany Medical Center LCR ’25
Amari Duncan Girls Inc. LCR ’24	Molly McCann Mall Market 32 & Price Chopper LTV ’22
Olivia Fagan Whitney M. Young Jr. Health LCR ’23	Michael McCord LCR ’24
Zach Gohl Rosenblum LCR ’23	Mollie McIver CDPHP LCR ’24
Marcos Grael Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP LCR ’24	Leigh Metzger M&T Bank LTV ’21
Alex Heller MVP LCR ’24	Katie Mink Northeast Shared Services LTV ’15
Kalotta Hemingway CFDSNY LCR ’23	Kelly Patricia Key Bank LCR ’25
Karla Jaime-Benitez UAlbany LCR ’24	Kyla Philbrook NYSTEC LTV ’21
Christian Jones Albany Business Review LCR ’25	Hamza Qadir 1st National Bank of Scotia LCR ’25
Brian Kile Creative Materials Corp. LCR ’24	Phil Quindara CSArch LCR ’23
Kathy Leyden CDPHP LTV ’16	Joe Tumonis M&T Bank LTV ’10
Stephanie Lobosco-Navarro Community Care Physicians LTV ’18	Mayra Winnie New York National Guard Joint Force Headquarters LCR ’23
Kaitlyn Lounsbury Albany Law School LCR ’23	Samantha Zawilinski Merit Pages LTV ’22