Staff Directory

Centerstate CEO

115 W. Fayette Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315.470.1800
Fax: 315.471.8545
Robert Simpson
President & Chief Executive Officer
rsimpson@centerstateceo.com

Business & Economic Development

Andrew Fish
Senior Vice President, Business Development
afish@centerstateceo.com
Kevin Schwab
Vice President of Member and Community Engagement; VP, Air Service Development
kschwab@centerstateceo.com
Sharon Abert
Director of Member Services
sabert@centerstateceo.com
Shannon Fults
Strategic Programs & Events Coordinator
sfults@centerstateceo.com
Lisa Metot
Director of Events & Programs
315.470.1870
lmetot@centerstateceo.com
Beth Savicki
Advertising & Sponsorship Manager
bsavicki@centerstateceo.com
Honora Spillane
Senior Director of Business and Economic Development
hspillane@centerstateceo.com
Demitrius McNeil
Director of Business and Economic Development
dmcneil@centerstateceo.com
Steven King
Export Specialist
sking@cnyiba.net
Kelly McClain
Membership Manager
kmcclain@centerstateceo.com
Jessica Cantu
Sales Manager
jcantu@centerstateceo.com

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Rick Clonan
Vice President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
rclonan@centerstateceo.com
Kara Jones
Content and Marketing Manager
kjones@centerstateceo.com
Traci Geisler
Investment and Contract Manager
tgeisler@thetechgarden.com
Beverly Mack
Administrative Specialist
bmack@thetechgarden.com
Caitlin Moriarty
Director of Membership
cmoriarty@thetechgarden.com
Jeannine Rogers
Program Manager
jbrogers@thetechgarden.com
Sarah Davis
Program Coordinator, GENIUS NY
sdavis@thetechgarden.com
Mia Tomasello
Events Administrator
mtomasello@thetechgarden.com
Jeff Fuchsberg
Director of GENIUS NY
jfuchsberg@thetechgarden.com
Joe Romano
Entrepreneur in Residence/Resource Manager
jromano@thetechgarden.com
Dave Dalgety
Facilities Administrator
ddalgety@thetechgarden.com

Economic Inclusion

Dominic Robinson
Vice President of Economic Inclusion; Director, Work Train
drobinson@centerstateceo.com
Jonathan Link Logan
Director, Northside UP
jlinklogan@centerstateceo.com
Kira Crawford
Director of Up Start
kcrawford@centerstateceo.com
Andrew Obernesser
Director of Community Investment
aobernesser@centerstateceo.com
Karen Kaplan
Director of Work Train
kkaplan@centerstateceo.com
Juhanna Rogers, Ph. D.
Director of Community Engagement & Empowerment
jrogers@centerstateceo.com
Anthony Colella
Manager of the Manufacturing & Construction division of Work Train
acolella@centerstateceo.com
Jessica DeJohn Barbuto
Manager of Performance
jbarbuto@centerstateceo.com
Lauren Chyle
Manager of Collaboration & Communications
lchyle@centerstateceo.com
Carole Bildstein
Career Coach
cbildstein@centerstateceo.com
Calvin Corriders
Manager of Neighborhood-Economic Development
ccorriders@centerstateceo.com
Alissa Tubbs
Strategic Operations Manager
atubbs@centerstateceo.com
Laiza Semidey
Health Care Programming Manager
lsemidey@centerstateceo.com

Research, Policy & Planning

David Mankiewicz
SVP, Research, Policy & Planning
dmankiewicz@centerstateceo.com
Jared Shepard
Research and Policy Analyst
jshepard@centerstateceo.com

Operations

Office of the President and Special Initiatives

Benjamin Sio
Chief of Staff
bsio@centerstateceo.com
Lisa Sculley
Executive Assistant to the President & Chief Executive Officer
lsculley@centerstateceo.com

Strategy, Sustainability and Development

Lori Dietz, P.E.
Vice President of Operations & Compliance
ldietz@centerstateceo.com
Robin Kennedy
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
rkennedy@centerstateceo.com 

Communications

Christa Glazier
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
cglazier@centerstateceo.com
Cindy Gambell
Communications Manager
cgambell@centerstateceo.com
Elle Hanna
Director of Communications & Media Relations
ehanna@centerstateceo.com
Najee Rahman
Digital Communications Manager
nrahman@centerstateceo.com
Laurie Reed
Director of Marketing
lreed@downtownsyracuse.com

Finance

Amy Lawler
Senior Vice President, Finance
alawler@centerstateceo.com
Laura Quercia
Accountant
lquercia@centerstateceo.com
Tammy Ray
Accounts Payable
tray@centerstateceo.com
Danielle Simiele
Accountant
dsimiele@centerstateceo.com

Talent & Human Resources

Shelly Polge
Receptionist
receptionist@centerstateceo.com
Kim Joyce
Receptionist
receptionist@centerstateceo.com

Organizational Partners

Business Solutions of NY

www.businesssolutionsny.com 

Erik Jankowski
Sales & Marketing Specialist
ejankowski@yourbsny.com

CNYIBA

www.cnyiba.net

Steven King
Executive Director, CNY International Business Alliance
sking@cnyiba.net

Downtown Committee

www.downtownsyracuse.com

Merike Treier
Executive Director
mtreier@downtownsyracuse.com
Tom Campanie
Director of Security
tcampanie@downtownsyracuse.com
Heather Schroeder
Director of Economic Development
hschroeder@downtownsyracuse.com
Charles McFadden
Director of Operations
cmcfadden@downtownsyracuse.com
Bethany Holbrook
Marketing and Events Coordinator
bholbrook@downtownsyracuse.com
Laurie Reed
Director of Marketing
lreed@downtownsyracuse.com
Kristine Sherlock
Assistant to the Executive Director
ksherlock@downtownsyracuse.com
Alice Maggiore
Director of Communications
amaggiore@downtownsyracuse.com
Jordan Young
Economic Development Assistant
jyoung@downtownsyracuse.com
David Kneer
Operations Staff
Kevin Stanard
Operations Staff

Electronics Park

Lori Dietz, P.E.
Executive Director for Electronics Park, LLC
ldietz@centerstateceo.com
Dennis Lightfoot
Site Manager
dlightfoot@centerstateceo.com
Carmen Canino III
Operations Crew

NUAIR

www.nuair.org

Michael Hertzendorf
Interim President & CEO
mhertzendorf@nuair.org

Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

Katie Toomey
Executive Director
director@oswegofultonchamber.com
Sara Broadwell
Member Engagement Coordinator
sbroadwell@oswegofultonchamber.com

SyracuseFirst

Shannon Fults
Strategic Programs & Events Coordinator
sfults@centerstateceo.com

Upstate Minority Economic Alliance

Me'Shae Rolling
Interim Executive Director

Visit Syracuse

www.visitsyracuse.org

Danny Liedka
President & Chief Executive Officer
dliedka@visitsyracuse.com
Christie Bravos
Convention Services Director
cbravos@visitsyracuse.com
Carol Eaton
Senior Vice President
ceaton@visitsyracuse.com
Jeff Mickle
Senior Sales Manager
jmickle@visitsyracuse.com
Greg Snell
Sales Team Leader
gsnell@visitsyracuse.com
Chad Welch
Senior Sales Manager
cwelch@visitsyracuse.com
Elizabeth Judge
Senior Marketing Manager
ejudge@visitsyracuse.com
Melinda Young
Senior Support Manager
myoung@visitsyracuse.com
Mary Kate Harrigan
Marketing & Communications Specialist
mharrigan@visitsyracuse.com
Eric Vinal
Vice President of Film, TV and Entertainment
evinal@visitsyracuse.com
Maggy Stewart
Marketing Technology Manager
mstewart@visitsyracuse.com
Mary Moore
Tour & Travel Sales Manager
mmoore@visitsyracuse.com