Advisory Council Membership

Advisory Council Members Effective January 2026

Accounting

• Matthew Collins, Executive Director, Noruma Holdings America, 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019
• Christine DuBois,  Director/Partner, Greenslate, 59-61 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753
• Nor Elhoda Franklin, Financial Accountant, NSH USA Corporation, 1700 North Broadway, Albany, NY 12204
• Rebecca Lloyd, Vice President, Oneonta Block/Pickett Building Materials, 6459 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Ryan Sturdevant, Director of Accounting, Commercial Bank.

Architecture

• Greg Heasley, Principal Architect, Leroy Street Studio Architecture, 65 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
• Daniel Lennon, Senior Project Manager, Trudeau Architects, 219 Forts Ferry Road, Latham, NY 12110

Automotive Technology

• John Andrews, Auto Tech Teacher, ONC BOCES
• Peter Armao,  Co-Owner, County Club Motors, 70 Oneida Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Richard Goodspeed, Service Manager, Royal Chrysler, 6464 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Peter Gould, Owner, Morris Garage, 40 Oneida Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Jeremy Hilton
• Peter Kwiatkowski, Service Manager, Country Club Motors, 70 Oneida St, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Niko Niforatos, Owner/Mechanic, Niko's Auto Repair LLC., 173 Rockland Road, Roscoe, NY 12776
• Carl Schidzick, Service Manager, Scoville Meno Honda, 65 Oneida Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Denny Smith, Service Manager, Scoville Meno Chevrolet, 8 South Main Street, Bainbridge, NY 13733
• Justin Velasco,  Service Manager, Five Star Subaru, 331 Oneida Street, Oneonta, NY 13820

Business Administration and Marketing

• Brian Boyer, Vice President/Senior Trust Officer, Delaware National Bank, 124 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753
• Michele Catan
• Michael Luzzi, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon
• Glenn Nealis, Business & Community Development, Delaware County Department of Economic Development, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 4, Delhi, NY 13753

Construction Technology Management

• Henry Adams, Executive Vice President, Kiewit Corporation, 470 Chestnut Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
• Benjamin Boswell, Project Manager, A.O.W. Associates, Inc., 30 Essex Street, Albany, NY 12206
• Christopher Butta,  QA/QC & Project Manager, Bernard Construction Co, Inc. 701 Gold Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
• John Giradi, Dep Dir Design & Const, LaGuardia Gateway Partners, LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, NY 11371
• Erik Grundel, Project Executive, Kiewit Construction, 7 NYS Route 7, Colliersville, NY 13747
• Erik Healy, Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co, 1A Pine West Plaza, Albany, NY 12205
• Douglas Henningsen, Principal, Sky High Consulting, 122 Prairie Dr, North Babylon, NY11703
• Brendan Manning, Vice President, Education & Environment, AGC NYC, LLC, 10 Airline Drive, Suite 203, Albany, NY 12205
• Jesse Ottesen, Chief Estimator, Weeks Marine, Inc., 4 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016
• Daniel Ratto, LeCHASE Construction Services, LLC. 1 Labriola Course, Armonk, NY 10504
• Josh Rowlands, Project Manager, Pike Construction, 258 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502
• Sabrina Shirley,  Project Manager, Upstate Companies 1, LLC. 1690 St. Hwy 8, Mount Upton, NY 13809.

Criminal Justice

• John Amoroso, Detective, Woodstock Police Dept, 76 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12948
• Richard Bialkowski, Chief of Police, SUNY Cobleskill, 137 West Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12043
• Matthew Burkert, Town Justice, Town of Delhi, 5 Elm Street, Delhi, NY 13753
• Cynthia Marsh, Forensic Artist, 142 Glen Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Shawn Smith, Assistant DA, Delaware County DA's Office, One Courthouse Square, Delhi, NY 13753
• Mia Tucker, Domestic Violence Prevention Specialist I, NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence                       
• Natalie Valentin, Admissions Counselor, SUNY Delhi, 454 Delhi Drive, Delhi, NY 13753

Culinary Arts

• Len Mitchell, Executive Chef, Drumlins Country Club.
• Michael Morgan, Chef Manager, Lessing’s Foodservice Management, 4704 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13901
• Anthony Muzia, Corporate Chef & Sales Consultant, Curate.
• Gerald Pellegrino
• Jordan Polumbo-Murtagh, Owner, Hazel Rose Baking Co, 1447 Rt 9W, Stop 2, Marlboro, NY 12542

Cyber Operations Management

• Shermar Duncan, Data & Mapping Technician, Delhi Telephone Co, 107 Main St, Delhi, NY 13753
• William Kaufman, Architect/Sr. Network & Telecom Engineer, Adtran.
• Mary Beth Litz, Info Tech Services, Empire State College, 3 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
• Tina Soden, FMP Knolls, PO Box 1072, Schenectady, NY 12301

Electrical

• Terry Bellew, Manager, Con Edison.
• Paul De Andrea, Engineer and Technology Manager, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 471, Delhi, NY 13753
• John Glasstrom, CEO, Delaware Cty Electrical Corp. 5 N. Depot Street, Delhi, NY 13753
• Joe Spinetta.
• Joseph Tavano, Owner, J&D Electric, 208 Glasgow Street, Clyde, NY 14433
• Troy Tucker, Line Supervisor, NYSEG, 34440 St. Hwy 10, Walton, NY 13856

Event Management

• Gina Mintzer, Executive Director, Lake George Regional C of C & CVB, PO Box 272, Lake George, NY 12845
• Rachael Signer, Director, Business Development, Signature Travel Network, 390 N Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 3200, El Segundo, CA 90245

Golf and Plant Sciences

• Christopher Clark, CEO, Clark Companies, 41155 State Highway 10, Delhi, NY 13753
• Andrew Eick, Territory Sales Manager, First Turf & Ornamental, 3348 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
• Thomas Leahy, Golf Club Superintendent, Sleepy Hollow Country Club, PO Box 9245, Scarborough, NY 10510
• Chris Pogge, CEO, Sled Junkies, Inc. 892-898 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110
• Drew Romanski, Sports Turf Operations Manager, Bridgeview Landscapes, 1700 W 4th St, Williamsport, PA 17701
• Darren Shuman, Owner, Fivestar Landscaping, 8633 US Route 11, Cicero, NY 13211
• Ron Stepanek,  Executive Director, Central NY PGA, PO Box 70, Camillus, NY 13031
• Steven Whipple, Golf Superintendent, West Point Military Academy, Building 1223, Route 9W, West Point, NY 10996

Healthcare Management

• Kurt Apthorpe, Administrator, Oxford Veterans Home, 4207 State Highway 220, Oxford, NY 13830

Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning

• Eddy Brink, Regional Technical Services Manager, Samsung HVAC America
• Aaron DeBolt, Zone Supervisor, Cornell University, 701 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
• Chris Holleran, Vice President, Auchinachie Services, 42 Fredrick Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
• Joseph Lynch, Owner, Lynch's Electrical, Plumbing, Heating & Cooling/R, 2031 NY-17c, Barton, NY 13734
• Kenneth Titus, Titus Plumbing and Heating, Inc., 46 Rexford Street, Norwich, NY 13815

Hospitality Management

• Patrick Foley, Sales Representative, Manhatten Beer Distributors, 955 E 149th St, Bronx, NY 10455
• Branden Thompson, Hospitality, Walt Disney World Resort, 1375 E Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
• David Tortora, Director of Operations, Conrad New York, 151 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

 Hotel and Restaurant Management

• John Caparella, CEO, VSS- Southern Theaters, LLC, 935 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
• Maria Guido-Jones, Director of Marketing and Special Events, Senior Services of Albany, 32 Essex Street, Albany, NY 12206
• Kyle Hares, General Manager, Crowne Plaza, 701 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
• Doree Hubar, Mid-Atlantic Marketing Rep. (Retired), Restaurant Business, PO Box 866, Margaretville, NY 12455
• Paul O'Neil, Chief Executive Officer, Sun International Bahamas, PO Box N4777, Paradise Island, Bahamas
• Gary Rice, President, Rice's Food Equipment & Consulting, Inc., 9 Industrial Drive, Fernbrook Park, Dallas, PA 18612
• Thomas Walsh, Senior Sales Manager, Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
• Jeremy Wladis, President, The Restaurant Group, 552 Columbus Ave, New Yorl, NY 10024

Human Resource Management

• Ruth Ehrets, Senior Executive Administrator, SUNY Delhi, 454 Delhi Drive, Delhi, NY 13753

Liberal Arts and Science

• Shelly Bartow, Executive Director, Delaware Opps, Inc. 35420 St. Hwy 10, Hamden, NY 13872
• M. Graydon Dutcher, Partner, Dutcher Construction, 44 West Street, Walton, NY 13856
• John Halpern,  Artist.
• Emily Harris, Studio Manager, Independent Studio Manager.
• John McDaniel, Director, Manhatten Country School, 3536 Co. Hwy 36, Denver, NY 12421
• Anna Moschovakis, Editor/Designer, Ugly Duckling Presse.
• Sandra Shaddock,  Employee Outreach, 71 Smith Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
• Mina Takahashi, Editor, Hand Papermaking Magazine, 139 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753

Mechatronics Design and Technology

• Andrew Gartman, VP for After Market Sales, The Pacteon Group, 5370 Guy Young Road, Brewerton, NY 13029
• Dustin Hunter, Electro Mechanical Engineer, Astrocom Electronics, 115 Dr. Lifgren Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820
• John Nolis, Engineer, JBT WOLF TECH, 134 Flatbush Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
• Steven Pickardt, Field Engineer, Emerson Electric, 75 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Kenneth Vanderhoff, Sr. Plant Engineer, H.P. Hood, 252 Genesee Street, Oneida, NY 13421
• Lynn Warner, Maintenance Outage Manager, PSEG Power, 751 Cliff Road, Sewaren, NJ 08840

Natural Resource Recreation and Sports

• Todd Bruce, PE Teacher, Delaware Academy, 2 Sheldon Drive, Delhi, NY 13753
• Connor Gioffe, Senior Sales Rep, Sportsfield Specialties, 41155 St Hwy 10, Delhi, NY 13753
• Hunter Grace, Director of Operations, Cooperstown All Star Village, 4158 St. Hwy 23, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Katie Hovey, Lecturer/Directior of OE Program, SUNY Cortland, Park Center Room 1124, Cortland, NY 13045
• Morey Mossovitz, Assoc. Athletic Director, Syracuse University, 1077 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY 13244
• Ryan O'Neil, Assistant AD, Cornell University, 554 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY 14853
• Gretchen Owens, Executive Director, EDD Adaptive Sports, PO Box 1252, Williston, VT 05495
• Jacob Robinson, Competition Associate,  USRowing,  1 Post Road West, Windsor, NJ 08550

Perkins

• Sean Lewis, President/CEO, Otsego County Chamber, 31 Main St, Suite 2b, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Amanda Reeder,  Human Resources, Sportsfield Specialties, 41155 St. Hwy 10, Delhi, NY 13753
• Alice Savino, Executive Director, Workforce Dev' Board CDO & HMO, 209 Elizabeth Street, Utica, NY 13501

Professional Golf Management

• Scott Delair,  Assistant Professional, Malone Golf Course, Inc., 79 Golf Course Road, Malone, NY 12953
• Frank Gargano, Owner, Shop Shaver Golf, 977 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301
• Matt Jaynes, Head Golf Professional, Corning Country Club, 2501 County Club Drive, Corning, NY 14030
• Dylan Thompson, Club Pro/Manager, Christman's Windham House, 5742 Route 23, Windham, NY 12496

Residential Construction

• John Gonzalez, Project Manager, RJ Millworkers, 12 Lewis Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Joseph Heneghan, Assistant Production Manager, Bennett Contracting, Inc., 693 S. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202
• Corey Moore, Carpentry Teacher, Orange Ulster BOCES, 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, NY 10924
• Todd Parsons, Operations Manager, Beaver Mountain Log & Cedar Homes, 1740 County Highway 48, Deposit, NY 13754
• Brett Sherman, President, Alliance Masonry Corp., 2544 State Route 12, Chenango Forks, NY 13746

School of Nursing

• Roland Bojo, Jr. President/CNO, UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, 1 Titus Place, Walton, NY 13856
• Susan Curry, AVP-Clinical Practice. Montefiore St. Likes Cornwall, 70 Dubois St, Newburgh, NY 12550
• Megan Deichler, Executive Director, Catskill Hudson AHEC, 598 Rt 299, Highland, NY 12528
• Jane Hamilton, Manager, Bassett Healthcare
• David Klimachefsky, Practice Coordinator, UHS Hospital, 33 Lewis Road, Binghamton, NY 13905
• Diana Mason, Professor/Faculty Associate,  CUNY Graduate Center, 455W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
• Susan Oakes Ferrucci, Chief Hospital Executive, Bassett Healthcare, 460 Andes Rd, Delhi, NY 13753
• Michael Otugh,  Nurse Practitioner, Adult Group Health, 354 Hempstead Ave, Ste 101, West Hempstead, NY 11552
• Maggie Racioppo, School Nurse Coordinator, White Plains School District, 550 North St, White Plains, NY 10605
• Avi Rosentalis, Program Manager, Margaretville Hospital, 420848 St Hwy 28, Margaretville, NY 12455
• Christopher Ruppert, VP, Patient Care Services, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, 1000 N. Village Ave, Rockville Ctr, NY 11570
• Melissa Schmidt,  BHI Member, Cayuga Health System, 170 North St, Drayden, NY 13053
• Amy Szczesniak, Assistant Professor, Crouse Health, 5000 Britton Field Pkwy, E. Syracuse, NY 13057
• Chyrise Taylor,  Director of Nursing Programs, Sullivan County CC, 112 College Rd, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12579
• Aluem Turk, Associate Professor, Helen Fuld College of Nursing, 560 West 168th St, New York, NY 10032

Veterinary Science Technology

• Taylor Ashley, LVT, VCA North Country Animal Hospital, 16766 St. Route 3, Watertown, NY 13601
• Amy Chase,  LVT, Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York, 5841 Bridge Street, Syracuse, NY 13057
• Toni Gallo, Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York, 5841 Bridge Street, Syracuse, NY 13057
• Amanda Gutliph-Finch, DVM,  Assoc. Veterinarian, Northampton Animal Hospital, 656 St. Hwy 30, Northville, NY 12134
• Emma Inman, DVM, Owner, Southside Veterinary Clinic, 7028 St. Hwy 23, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Jocelyn Mendoza, RLVT, Sr. Veterinary Technologist, Cornell University, 618 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853
• Michael Natale, Talent Mgr/ LVT, Veterinary Emergency Group.
• Garnetta Santiago, Manager, Zoetis, 10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054
• Tim Slater, Owner, Country Care Veterinary Center, 1473 State Route 7, Afton, NY 13730

Welding

• Bryan Bordinger, Welder/Management, Bordinger Welding & Fabrication, 336 Winney Hill Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Jonathan Kemp, Director, Sportsfield Specialties, 41155 St. Hwy 10, Delhi, NY 13753
• Aaron Laing,  Account Manager, Airgas USA, LLC., 6074 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13820
• Dustin Talbort, Management, Airgas USA, LLC., 6074 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13820