Board of Directors

2009 - 2010 Chairpersons

Shawna Papale, School and Business Alliance Chair
Senior Vice President Marketing and Economic Development, Mohawk Valley EDGE. Shawna works very closely with School and Business Alliance (the youth arm of workforce development) to make sure  that young people growing up in our communities are aware of the career opportunities available in the Mohawk Valley.

Philip Williams, School and Business Alliance Vice Chair
Philip Williams, President of USC The Business College has served on the School and Business Alliance Board of Directors since its inception in 1991. Mr. Williams has served as chairman from 1993 to 1995 and is a long standing member of the Nominating Committee.

Mr. Williams’ expertise in educational, governmental and community functions is a valuable and appreciated asset to OHM BOCES and the Mohawk Valley students.

School and Business Alliance Chair
Shawna Papale
, Senior Vice President*
Marketing and Economic Development
Mohawk Valley EDGE
www.mvedge.org

School and Business Alliance Vice Chair
Philip Williams, President*
USC The Business College
www.uscny.edu

Jack Altdoerffer, President*
Carlile Personnel
www.firstchoicegroup.com/pages/index.html
Pat Buckley, Vice President Human Resources
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
www.stemc.org
Delores Caruso, Commissioner’s Mohawk Valley Regional Representative
New York State Dept. of Labor
www.labor.ny.gov
Denise Cavanaugh, Business Development Director
House of the Good Sheperd
www.hgs-utica.com
Patrick Costello, Assistant Business Manager*
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
www.ibew.org
Kathleen Davis, Superintendent of Schools
Holland Patent Central School District
www.hpschools.org
Alicia Dicks, Regional Executive Director
National Grid
www.nationalgridus.com
Frank Elias, President
Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce
www.mvchamber.org
Michael Giacobbe, Vice President
Gilroy, Kernan, and Gilroy Insurance
www.gkginsurance.com
Dr. Ken Giffune, Vice President - Administration & Support Services
PAR Government System Corp.
www.pargovernment.com
John Griffin, Board Member*
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES
www.oneida-boces.org
Dr. Todd Hutton, President
Utica College
www.utica.edu
Michael Kilian, Managing Editor
The Observer Dispatch
www.uticaod.com
Dave Langone, Superintendent of Schools
Whitesboro Central School District
www.wboro.org
Gary Lonczak, Superintendent of Schools
Waterville Central School District
www.watervilleschools.org
David Mathis, Director*
Oneida County Workforce Development
ocgov.net/oneida/workforcedev
Howard D. Mettelman, District Superintendent of Schools*
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES
www.oneida-boces.org
Fred Monaco II, Regional Staff Director*
New York State United Teachers
www.nysut.org
Tom Neumann, Executive VP/COO
First Source Federal Credit Union
www.fsource.org
Scott Perra, President/CEO
Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare
www.faxton-stlukes.com
Alice Savino, Executive Director*
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Workforce Investment Board
www.working-solutions.org
Rick Sebastian, President/CEO
Human Technologies Corp.
www.htcorp.net
Elizabeth Snyder-Fortino, Attorney
Mental Hygiene Legal Service
www.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/mhls/index.html
James Stewart, Manager (Retired)
Sears Roebuck and Company
www.sears.com
Dr. Randall Van Wagoner, President
Mohawk Valley Community College
www.mvcc.edu
James Willis, Superintendent of Schools
Utica City School District
www.uticaschools.org
Dr. Bjong Wolf Yeigh, President
SUNYIT
www.sunyit.edu

* Member School and Business Alliance Executive Committee