CenterState CEO Announces 2026 Annual Elections to its Board of Directors

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April 23, 2026

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Board of Directors 2026-2029

Following the 2026 Annual Meeting of its members, CenterState CEO has announced new and returning members to serve on the Board of Directors.

The following Directors have been elected to serve an additional term, expiring in 2029:

  • Tim Kennedy, Advance Media New York
  • Charles Green, AIS
  • Glendowlyn Thames, Amazon
  • Ashley White, Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Anne Messenger, Anne Messenger - Executive Coach & Facilitator
  • Somak Chattopadhyay, Armory Square Ventures
  • Christian Roderick, Atlantic Testing Laboratories Limited
  • Laurence Bousquet, BOUSQUET HOLSTEIN PLLC
  • Carl Austin Jr., CPA, Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC
  • John T. Camp, C&S Companies
  • Susan Crossett, Sapphire Recruitment
  • Seth Kronenberg, MD, Crouse Health
  • John Clark SIOR, CRE, Cushman and Wakefield Pyramid Brokerage
  • Carolyn S. Sturick, Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
  • J. Kemper Matt Jr., Dupli Envelope & Graphics/PCI
  • Jo Anne Gagliano RLA, Environmental Design & Research
  • Bill Patrick, Equitable
  • James Reed, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • David M. Capriotti, Harris Beach Murtha
  • Mark Southwick, Huhtamaki, Inc.
  • Hannah Henley, INFICON, Inc.
  • Aminy Audi, L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc.
  • Linda LeMura, Le Moyne College
  • Bo Machayo, Micron Technology Inc.
  • Alberto Bianchetti, National Grid
  • Jim McCarthy, Northland Communications
  • Warren Hilton, Onondaga Community College
  • Savneet Singh, PAR Technology
  • Anthony Fiorito, Partnership Properties, Inc.
  • James Dowd, PathFinder Bank
  • Douglas Pinckney, Pinckney Hugo Group
  • Erik Smith, Saab, Inc.
  • Kevin Hair, SRC, Inc.
  • Meredith Price, St. Joseph's Health
  • Tim Penix, SUNY Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)
  • William Simmons, Syracuse Housing Authority
  • Shannon Reedy, Terakeet, LLC
  • David Schneckenburger, Thompson and Johnson Equipment Co. Inc.
  • Jay Subedi, TruCare Connections, Inc.
  • John Sharkey III, Universal Metal Works, LLC
  • Evelyn Ingram, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

The following members have been elected as new Directors, for a term expiring in 2029:

  • Maarten Jacobs, Allyn Family Foundation
  • Victor Viccaro, Dannible & McKee, LLP
  • Carrie Large, United Way of Central New York
  • Brian Greven, LOTTE Biologics USA LLC

The Board of Directors is comprised of up to 100 members who serve three-year terms. In accordance with the bylaws, the Chair appointed a Nominating Committee whose recommendations were accepted by the Executive Committee and confirmed by an affirmative quorum of member proxy votes, and recognized at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 22, 2026.

See CenterState CEO's full Board of Directors.

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