CenterState CEO Announces Annual Elections to its Board of Directors
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Following the Annual Meeting of its members, CenterState CEO and its affiliate organizations have 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 2020:
Aminy Audi, L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc.
Laurence G. Bousquet, Bousquet Holstein, PLLC
Michael W. Brunner, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Kevin P. Conley, Liftech
Frank Curci, TOPS Friendly Markets
John Huhtala, Chase
Carol R. Fletcher, C.R. Fletcher Associates, Inc.
Stephen T. Helmer, Esq., Mackenzie Hughes LLP
Linda LeMura, Le Moyne College
Gregory Loh, Eric Mower + Associates
Peter Maier, INFICON, Inc.
Anne Messenger, Executive Coach & Facilitator
Michael Nash, KS & R
James Reed, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
David K. Schneckenburger, Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc.
Paul Tremont, SRC, Inc.
John Wakefield, EMPOWER Federal Credit Union
Joella Wind, Charter Spectrum
The following members have been elected as Directors for first terms as specified.
For a term to expire in 2018:
Somak Chattopadhyay, Managing Partner, Armory Square Ventures
Michael P. Falcone, Chairman & CEO, Pioneer Companies
Sharon Owens, CEO, Syracuse Model Neighborhood
Erik Smith, General Manager, SAAB Defense
For a term to expire in 2019:
Peter Dunn, President & CEO, CNY Community Foundation
Vinny Lobdell, Jr., CEO, HealthWay
Kate Rolf, President & CEO, VNA Homecare
Jeremy Thurston, President, The Hayner Hoyt Corp.
For a term to expire in 2020:
Janie Goddard, President, JADAK
Chedy Hampson, President, TCGplayer.com
James McCarthy, President, Northland Communications
Bill Simmons, Executive Director, Syracuse Housing Authority
The Board of Directors is comprised of up to 100 members who serve three year terms. In accordance with the bylaws, the Chairman appointed a Nominating Committee whose recommendations were accepted by the Executive Committee and confirmed by the members at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 27, 2017.
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