Our Board Leaders

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NYCON Board Officers

David S. Birdsell, Ph.D. | Chair
Kean University, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

George Ferrari  | 1st Vice Chair
Community Foundation of Tompkins County, CEO

Gary M. Schuster, Esq. | 2nd Vice Chair
J&G Law, LLP, Partner

Sarah Hopkins, CPA | Treasurer
Lumsden & McCormick, LLP, Partner

Sara Espinosa | Secretary
LCU Fund for Women's Education, Executive Director 

 

NYCON Board Members

  • Paula Bernstein
    Arc of Allegany/Steuben, Director of Development
  • Lomax Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT
    Third Eye Network, LLC, Founding President
  • Martin Conroy
    Retired, Community Leader
  • Sean Crawford
    Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology, Development Director
  • Phillip Ginter, LMSW, MPA
    Southern Tier Zoological Society, Executive Director
  • Jo Ann Golden, CPA
    Retired, CPA firm; Community Leader
  • Max Herrera
    Regeneron, EM Strategy and Operational Excellence Manager
  • Patricia A. Johnson, CPA
    Patricia A. Johnson, CPA
  • Vincent Marrone
    Public Strategies, LLC, Principal
  • David M. Rottkamp, CPA
    Grassi & Co., Audit Partner & Not-for-Profit Practice Leader; NYC Office – Partner-In-Charge
  • Joshua A. Sabo, Esq.
    Law Office of Joshua A. Sabo, Principal
  • Sam Samuel, Ph.D.
    TCI Consulting Inc., USA Director/Mentor
  • Gus Scacco
    Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc., CEO/Chief Investment Officer
  • Nicholas Wilbur
    South East Area Coalition, Programs (Tool Shed) Manager