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