New Partners-CEO Insights January 2026

Please join us in welcoming new CenterState CEO Partner-level members. 

 

Chocolate Pizza Co. Inc.  

Ryan Novak 

3774 Lee Mulroy Rd. 

Marcellus, NY 13108 

315- 673-4098  

www.chocolatepizza.com  

Chocolate Pizza Company is Central New York’s largest chocolate maker and a rising gourmet chocolate brand offering unique gifts for business or personal occasions and holidays. Owner Ryan Novak—who began there as a 15-year-old dishwasher—purchased the business while still a senior at Syracuse University and transformed it from a small-town chocolate shop into an emerging national brand. Today, Chocolate Pizza Company crafts its signature Chocolate Pizza® and Peanut Butter Wings® for customers nationwide and around the world. Celebrated by major media and enjoyed by celebrities, athletes and chocolate lovers everywhere who appreciate handcrafted quality, creativity and unforgettable taste. 

 

The Ciciarelli Team  

Dominick Ciciarelli

2721 Brewerton Road  

Syracuse, NY 13211  

315-727-0145  

www.theciciarelliteam.com  

The Ciciarelli Team is a dynamic conglomerate marketing company dedicated to promoting and managing a diverse portfolio of ventures. From real estate and property management to property maintenance, landscaping and nuisance and wildlife trapping, the Ciciarelli Team brings expertise and innovation to every project. Its reach extends to strategic investing and even garlic farming, showcasing its commitment to versatility and growth. By integrating marketing excellence across all these industries, the Cicarelli team ensures each business thrives while delivering value to clients and communities. Guided by its signature motto “When you think Ciciarelli, think solutions!”, the Cicarelli Team stands as a one stop hub for comprehensive and solution driven success. 

 

Filtertech, Inc.  

Maryam Wasmund  

113 Fairgrounds Dr.  

Syracuse, NY 13104  

(315) 682-8815  

www.filtertech.com  

Filtertech is an international producer of liquid filtration, separation and clarification equipment for industrial applications. It supplies solutions to many industries such as wire drawing; aluminum, brass and steel rolling; machining; grinding; optical lens manufacturing; precision glass optics; production glass grinding, coolant disposal systems as well as process and wastewater treatment systems. 

 

FirstLight Fiber 

Tom Castronova  

7890 Lehigh Crossing  

Victor, NY 14564  

1-800-461-4863  

www.firstlight.net  

Headquartered in Albany, NY, FirstLight is a fiber-based company with network and staff all throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. It provides service to enterprise and carrier customers in six states using its high-capacity, low-latency fiber optic network, data centers and full suite of managed security, cloud and IT services. Its more than 24,000 route mile fiber network currently connects nearly 10,000 locations in service with an additional 30,000 serviceable locations. 

 

Franklin Properties  

Doug Sutherland  

221 W. Division St.  

Syracuse, NY 13204  

315-475-7499  

www.suttoncos.com  

Franklin Properties is the umbrella for a series of single purpose entities engaged in the development and ownership of residential and mixed-use properties. 

 

Fisk Electric LLC  

DJ Mahar 

1423 N. Salina St.  

Syracuse, NY 13208  

315-402-0291 

https://www.fiskelectricinc.com/ 

Fisk Electric is a full service electrical contractor. It offers a number of services, from commercial custom projects to specialized testing and maintenance. Professionalism and craftsmanship are its top priority. 

 

Manlius Pebble Hill 

Jim Foley 

5300 Jamesville Rd. 

Syracuse, NY 13214 

315-446-2452  

www.mphschool.org  

Manlius Pebble Hill is the Syracuse prep school that develops each child's unique potential to be a leader the world needs. Central New York's only independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school for grades Pre-K through 12, its mission is to inspire our students to think critically, act responsibly and discover a passion for lifelong learning. 

 

Shake Shack  

Zeke Thompson  

3275 Erie Boulevard East  

Syracuse, NY 13214  

(315) 231-8967  

https://shakeshack.com 

Shake Shack DeWitt is serving up all the Shake Shack classics, including the ShackBurger®, crinkle-cut fries, hand-spun shakes, and more.   

 

Urgent Dental Care  

Anthony Rotoli  

5100 West Taft Rd. Ste. 3K  

Syracuse, NY 13088 

315-760-7777  

www.urgentdental.com  

Urgent Dental Care® understands the severity of dental related pain and the importance of dentistry, on demand. It is its mission to provide patients with the highest standard of emergency dental health care from the moment the team takes a call, to any future follow-up visits. Appointments are available on the same day, and the office is open seven days a week, 365 days a year.