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Staff Directory

CenterState CEO
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Main Phone Number: 315.470.1800
Main Fax Number: 315.471.8545

Administration

Rob Simpson
President and Chief Executive Officer CenterState CEO
rsimpson@centerstateceo.com

Tom Blanchard
SVP & Chief Economic Development Officer - CenterState CEO
tblanchard@centerstateceo.com

Frank Caliva
SVP & Chief Operating Officer - CenterState CEO
fcaliva@centerstateceo.com

Lori Dietz, P.E.
Vice President of Operations
ldietz@centerstateceo.com

David Duerr
President - CenterState Chamber Of Commerce
dduerr@centerstateceo.com

Linda Dickerson Hartsock
Vice President of Innovation & Technology Initiatives
Director of Clean Technology Initiatives, The Technology Garden
linda@thetechgarden.com

David Holder
Vice President, The Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau
dholder@visitsyracuse.org

David Mankiewicz
Senior Vice President, Director of Infrastructure and Urban Initiatives
Executive Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse, President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@centerstateceo.com

Anthony Marzolino
Senior Financial Officer
amarzolino@centerstateceo.com

William Mosher
Vice President, Member Relations
bmosher@centerstateceo.com

Kevin Schwab
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Vice President, Air Service Development
kschwab@centerstateceo.com

Deb Warner
Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations
dwarner@centerstateceo.com

Assistants
Michelle Erno
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President
merno@centerstate.com

Robin Kennedy
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President
rkennedy@centerstateceo.com

Simone Quinn
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President
squinn@centerstateceo.com

Lisa Sculley
Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer
lsculley@centerstateceo.com

CenterState Chamber of Commerce

David Duerr
President, CenterState Chamber Of Commerce
dduerr@centerstateceo.com

Services and Events

Sharon Abert
Director of Member Services
sabert@centerstateceo.com

Karen DeJoseph
Membership Services Specialist
kdejoseph@ centerstateceo.com

Sharon Grabosky
Director of Events
sgrabosky@centerstateceo.com

Donna Jarka
Information Services
djarka@centerstateceo.com

Beth Savicki
Account Executive
bsavicki@centerstateceo.com

Karen Villi
Events Coordinator
kvilli@centerstateceo.com

Family Business Center

Donna Herlihy
dherlihy@benefitspecialistsny.com

Benefit Specialists of NY
Main Phone Number: 315.470.1996
Toll Free Phone Number: 1.800.427.1551
Main Fax Line: 315.422.9588

Amy Conger
Account Manager
aconger@benefitspecialistsny.com

Danielle Cullen
Marketing & Operations
dcullen@benefitspecialistsny.com

Tom Donahue
Executive Vice President of DFMG
tdonahue@benefitspecialistsny.com

Donna Herlihy
dherlihy@benefitspecialistsny.com

Leslie Hynes
Account Coordinator
lhynes@benefitspecialistsny.com

Jeannette Jones
Chief Operating Officer
jjones@benefitspecialistsny.com

Wendy Lansing
COBRA Benefit Statement Administrator
wlansing@benefitspecialistsny.com

Kristen Muoio
Marketing & Communications Specialist
kmuoio@benefitspecialistsny.com

Paul Muoio
President
pmuoio@benefitspecialistsny.com

Ianne Poushter
Account Coordinator
ipoushter@benefitspecialistsny.com

Tammy Ray
Operations Assistant
tray@benefitspecialistsny.com

John Romancik
Account Executive
jromancik@benefitspecialistsny.com

Liz Taggart
Account Executive
ltaggart@benefitspecialistsny.com

Brenda Van Nest
Account Executive, Benefit Specialists of New York
bvannest@benefitspecialistsny.com

Sue Williams
Operations Manager
swilliams@benefitspecialistsny.com

Operations

Lori Dietz, P.E
Vice President of Operations
ldietz@centerstateceo.com

Sharon Francey
Accounting Manager
sfrancey@centerstateceo.com

Linda Olivet
Accounts Receivable
lolivet@centerstateceo. com

George Pickett
Controller
gpickett@centerstateceo.com

Patti Swanson
Accounts Payable and Payroll
pswanson@centerstateceo.com

Talent Initiatives

Frank Caliva
SVP & Chief Operating Officer, CenterState CEO
fcaliva@centerstateceo.com

Caroll Hill
Director Workforce Solutions and Community Relations
chill@syracusechamber.com

Communications/Public Relations/Marketing

Kevin Schwab
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
kschwab@centerstateceo.com

Christa Glazier
Director of Communications
cglazier@centerstateceo.com

Cindy Gambell
Communications Specialist
cgambell@centerstateceo.com

Elle Stasz
Director of Marketing
estasz@centerstateceo.com

Member Relations

William Mosher
Vice President of Member Relations
bmosher@centerstateceo.com

Jeff Jerome
Account Executive
jjerome@centerstateceo.com

Sandy Jurkiewicz
Account Executive
sjurkiewicz@centerstateceo.com

Sue Wallace
Director of Membership Sales
swallace@centerstateceo.com

Advocacy and Government Relations

Deb Warner
Vice President for Public Policy & Government Relations
dwarner@centerstateceo.com

Stephanie Roehm
Assistant to the Vice President of Government Relations
sroehm@centerstateceo.com

Business and Development Initiatives

Central Upstate Regional Alliance
www.creativecoreny.com

Tom Blanchard
Deputy Director
tblanchard@creativecoreny.com

Elle Stasz
Director of Marketing
estasz@creativecoreny.com

Business Attraction

Michael Novakowski
Director of Business Development
mnovakowski@centerstateceo.com

Business Attraction, Retention and Emerging Business

Mitchell Patterson, Jr.
Economic Development Manager
mpatterson@centerstateceo.com

Innovation and Technology

The Tech Garden
235 Harrison St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Main Phone Number: 315.474.0910
Main Fax Number: 315.474.0915

Linda Dickerson Hartsock
Vice President of Innovation & Technology Initiatives
Director of Clean Technology Initiatives, The Technology Garden
linda@thetechgarden.com

Lynn Hughes
Director of Operations
lynn@thetechgarden.com

John Liddy
Entrepreneur in Residence
jliddy@centerstateceo.com

Clean Tech Center

Linda Dickerson Hartsock
Vice President of Innovation & Technology Initiatives
Director of Clean Technology Initiatives, The Technology Garden
linda@thetechgarden.com

Emily Weldon
Program Associate
emily@thetechgarden.com

SATOP

Beth Bornick
Executive Director, Technology Programs
beth@thetechgarden.com

Madi Kalibala
SATOP Senior Project Engineer, The Technology Garden

Larry Kalish
Director of Marketing and Outreach
larry@thetechgarden.com

Cathy Niedzwiecki
Coordinator of Special Projects
cathy@thetechgarden.com

Infrastructure and Urban Initiatives

David Mankiewicz
Senior Vice President, Director of Infrastructure and Urban Initiatives
Executive Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse, President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@centerstateceo.com

Urban Council and Prospect Hill

Merike Treier
Director of Economic Development, Deputy Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse/ Executive Director New York State Urban Council
mtreier@downtownsyracuse.com

Dominic Robinson
Director of Prospect Hill Development
drobinson@centerstateceo.com

Hancock Airpark/Electronics Park/Lakefront Development

Lori Dietz, P.E.
Vice President of Operations
ldietz@centerstateceo.com

Policy Development and Sustainable Infrastructure

Benjamin Sio
Economic Development Manager
bsio@centerstateceo.com

Fly Syracuse

Kevin Schwab
Vice President, Air Service Development
kschwab@centerstateceo.com

Affiliates

Downtown Committee
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Main Phone Number: 315.470.1800
Main Fax Number: 315.471.8545
www.downtownsyracuse.com

David Mankiewicz
Senior Vice President/Director of Infrastructure and Urban Initiatives
Executive Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse/President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@downtownsyracuse.com

Merike Treier
Director of Economic Development, Deputy Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse
Executive Director New York State Urban Council
mtreier@downtownsyracuse.com

Laurie Reed
Marketing Director, Downtown Committee of Syracuse
lreed@downtownsyracuse.com

Lisa Romeo
Economic Development and Marketing Assistant, Downtown Committee of Syracuse
lromeo@downtownsyracuse.com

Michelle Erno
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President
Downtown Committee of Syracuse/University Hill Corporation
merno@downtownsyracuse.com

John Marcon
Director of Security, Downtown Committee of Syracuse

Charles McFadden
Director of Operations and the Downtown Farmers' Market, Downtown Committee of Syracuse
cmcfadden@downtownsyracuse.com

Gary Peak
Security Officer, Downtown Committee of Syracuse

University Hill Corporation

Christa Glazier
Director of Communications
cglazier@university-hill.com

Michelle Erno
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President
Downtown Committee of Syracuse/University Hill Corporation
merno@university-hill.com

Convention and Visitors Bureau
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Main Phone Number: 315.470.1622
Toll Free Phone Number 1.800.234.4797
Tourist Information Phone Number 315.470.1910
Main fax number: 315.471.8545
www.visitsyracuse.org