CenterState CEO
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.470.1800
Fax: 315.471.8545
Administration
Rob Simpson
President & 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
Jane Amico
Vice President of Chamber Services
jamico@centerstateceo.com
Lori Dietz, P.E.
Vice President of Operations
ldietz@centerstateceo.com
David Holder
President, Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau
dholder@visitsyracuse.org
David Mankiewicz
Senior Vice President, Director of Infrastructure & Urban Initiatives
President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@centerstateceo.com
Anthony Marzolino
Senior Financial Officer
amarzolino@centerstateceo.com
Kevin Schwab
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Vice President, Air Service Development
kschwab@centerstateceo.com
Merike Treier
Executive Director, Downtown Committe of Syracuse
mtreier@downtownsyracuse.com
Deb Warner
Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations
dwarner@centerstateceo.com
Dan Young
Vice President of Engagement and Community Relations
dyoung@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 & Chief Executive Officer
lsculley@centerstateceo.com
CenterState Chamber of Commerce
Services & Events
Jane Amico
Vice President of Chamber Services
jamico@centerstateceo.com
Sharon Abert
Director of Member Services
sabert@centerstateceo.com
Karen DeJoseph
Membership Services Specialist
kdejoseph@centerstateceo.com
Donna Jarka
Information Services
djarka@centerstateceo.com
Lisa Metot
Events & Travel Manager
lmetot@centerstateceo.com
Beth Savicki
Account Executive
bsavicki@centerstateceo.com
Family Business Center
235 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.579.2871
www.nyfamilybusinesscenter.com
Donna Herlihy
DHerlihy@NYFBC.org
Benefit Specialists of NY
Phone: 315.470.1996
Toll Free: 1.800.427.1551
Fax: 315.422.9588
www.benefitspecialistsny.com
Leslie Hynes
Account Coordinator
lhynes@benefitspecialistsny.com
Wendy Lansing
COBRA Benefit Statement Administrator
wlansing@benefitspecialistsny.com
Paul Muoio
President
pmuoio@benefitspecialistsny.com
Margarita Ortiz
Account Consultant
mortiz@benefitspecialistsny.com
Ianne Poushter
Account Coordinator
ipoushter@benefitspecialistsny.com
Tammy Ray
Operations Assistant
tray@benefitspecialistsny.com
John Romancik
Account Executive
jromancik@benefitspecialistsny.com
Brenda Van Nest
Account Executive, Benefit Specialists of New York
bvannest@benefitspecialistsny.com
Autumn Weston
aweston@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 & Payroll
pswanson@centerstateceo.com
Gary Podsiedlik
Building Supervisor
gpodsiedlik@centerstateceo.com
Talent Initiatives
Frank Caliva
SVP & Chief Operating Officer, CenterState CEO
fcaliva@centerstateceo.com
Communications/Public Relations/Marketing
Kevin Schwab
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
kschwab@centerstateceo.com
Christa Glazier
Director of Communications
cglazier@centerstateceo.com
Cindy Gambell
Communications Specialist
cgambell@centerstateceo.com
Elle Hanna
Director of Marketing
ehanna@centerstateceo.com
Member Relations
Jane Amico
Vice President of Chamber Services
jamico@centerstateceo.com
Dan Young
Vice President of Engagement and Community Relations
dyoung@centerstateceo.com
Joe Saraceni
Sales Team Leader
jsaraceni@centerstateceo.com
Sandy Jurkiewicz
Membership Account Executive
sjurkiewicz@centerstateceo.com
Advocacy & Government Relations
Deb Warner
Vice President for Public Policy & Government Relations
dwarner@centerstateceo.com
Benjamin Sio
Director of Sustainable Infrastructure & Policy Development
bsio@centerstateceo.com
Business & Development Initiatives
Central Upstate Regional Alliance
www.creativecoreny.com
Tom Blanchard
Deputy Director, Central Upstate Regional Alliance
tblanchard@creativecoreny.com
Elle Hanna
Director of Marketing
ehanna@creativecoreny.com
Business Attraction
Michael Novakowski
Director of Business Development
mnovakowski@centerstateceo.com
Business Attraction, Retention & Emerging Business
Mitchell Patterson, Jr.
Director of Business Retention & Expansion
Managing Director for the Emerging Business Portfolio
mpatterson@centerstateceo.com
Innovation & Technology
The Tech Garden
235 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.474.0910
Fax: 315.474.0915
www.thetechgarden.com
Lynn Hughes
Director of Operations
lynn@thetechgarden.com
John Liddy
Entrepreneur in Residence
Director of the Student Sandbox
jliddy@centerstateceo.com
Seth Mulligan
Director of Venture Development
smulligan@centerstateceo.com
The Clean Tech Center
235 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
www.thecleantechcenter.com
Seth Mulligan
Executive Director
smulligan@centerstateceo.com
Infrastructure & Urban Initiatives
David Mankiewicz
Senior Vice President, Director of Infrastructure & Urban Initiatives
President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@centerstateceo.com
Urban Council & Northside Urban Partnership
Heather Carrington
Executive Director New York State Urban Council
hcarrington@downtownsyracuse.com
Dominic Robinson
Director of the Northside Urban Partnership
Deputy Director of Urban Initiatives
drobinson@centerstateceo.com
Hancock Airpark/Electronics Park
Lori Dietz, P.E.
Vice President of Operations
ldietz@centerstateceo.com
Dennis Lightfoot
Site Manager
dlightfoot@centerstateceo.com
Downtown Committee of Syracuse
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.422.8284
www.downtownsyracuse.com
Merike Treier
Executive Director
mtreier@downtownsyracuse.com
Heather Carrington
Director of Economic Development
hcarrington@downtownsyracuse.com
Laurie Reed
Marketing Director
lreed@downtownsyracuse.com
Lisa Romeo
Communications Coordinator
lromeo@downtownsyracuse.com
Alexandra Pivovarova
Economic Development & Marketing Assistant
apivovarova@downtownsyracuse.com
Michelle Erno
Executive Assistant
merno@downtownsyracuse.com
John Marcon
Director of Security
Charles McFadden
Director of Operations
cmcfadden@downtownsyracuse.com
Gary Peak
Security Officer
Victoria Sonne
Downtown Ambassador
vpresher@downtownsyracuse.com
David Kneer
Operations Staff
Kevin Stanard
Operations Staff
University Hill Corporation
735 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
www.university-hill.com
David Mankiewicz
President, University Hill Corporation
dmankiewicz@university-hill.com
Laurie Reed
Directory of Marketing
lreed@university-hill.com
Michelle Erno
Executive Assistant
merno@university-hill.com
Fly Syracuse
www.flysyracuse.com
Kevin Schwab
Vice President, Air Service Development
kschwab@centerstateceo.com
Tourism & Marketing
Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau
572 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.470.1910
Toll Free: 1.800.234.4797
Fax: 315.471.8545
www.visitsyracuse.org
David Holder
President, Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau
dholder@visitsyracuse.org
Donna Aitken
Convention Sales Manager
daitken@visitsyracuse.org
Christie Bravos
Convention Services Director
cbravos@visitsyracuse.org
Carol Eaton
Vice President & Director of Marketing
ceaton@visitsyracuse.org
Danica Kaltaler
Communications Manager
dkaltaler@visitsyracuse.org
Tracey Kegebein
Vice President & Director of Sales & Services
tkegebein@visitsyracuse.org
Ali Jackson Popp
Marketing Project Manager
ajacksonpopp@visitsyracuse.org
Jeff Mickle
Sports Development Director
jmickle@visitsyracuse.org
Danielle Rauch
Online Promotions Manager
drauch@visitsyracuse.org
Greg Snell
Sales Manager
gsnell@visitsyracuse.org
Chad Welch
Convention Sales Manager
cwelch@visitsyracuse.org
Linda Woodrow
Executive Coordinator of Marketing
lwoodrow@visitsyracuse.org
Melinda Young
Sales & Services Coordinator
myoung@visitsyracuse.org