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  Partnerships, Scholarships, Service, and Recognition

The Board of Trustees is committed to serving the community's needs for higher educational opportunities.

2009 Officers:

  • President — Ronald G. Cantor, Associate Vice President and Dean, Mohawk Valley Community College
  • Vice President — Brenda K. McMonagle, Business Analyst, AmeriCU Credit Union
  • Secretary — Lisa Matte, Director, Jervis Public Library
  • Treasurer — Charles R. Getty, Group Vice President, Revere Copper and Brass Inc. (Retired)
  • Assistant Secretary — William K. Guglielmo, President, Rome Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Assistant Treasurer — Suzanne M. Jenks, Account Administrator, Rome Area Chamber of Commerce

2009 Trustees:

  • Gale Barone — Director of Education, Rome Memorial Hospital
  • John J. Bart — Air Force Research Laboratory (Retired)
  • Suzanne Carvelli, Recruiter, Empire Aero Center
  • Lori Dennison, Principal Gifts Officer, Hamilton College
  • Evelyn Fazekas, Director of Credit Programs, Office of Graduate and Extended Studies, Utica College
  • Gregory George — Community Volunteer
  • Mary K. Griffith — Community Volunteer
  • Bruce Hairston, VP of Program Services, YMCA of the Greater Tri Valley Area
  • Barbara Jacques, Principal, Rome Catholic School
  • Richard H. McMahon, Jr. — Assistant Vice President, Rome Savings Bank
  • Cleta Patterson-Smith — Guidance Counselor, Rome Catholic School
  • Carriann Ray — Superintendent, New York State School for the Deaf
  • Jeffrey Simons, Superintendent, Rome City School District
  • Michelle Skibitski, Guidance Counselor, Rome Free Academy
  • Gretchen H. Sprock — Community Volunteer
  • John J. Strong — Managing Director, Strong and Burns Funeral Home
  • Deborah Tyksinski, Director of Sponsored Research/Continuing Professional Education, SUNYIT
  • Shirley B. Waters — Vice President/Secretary, Rome Sentinel Co.