2023-24 Board Officers
President: Steve Helmer
Past President: Art Palermo
Vice Presidents: Kim McAuliff & Sue Cornelius Edson
Secretary: Carol Welch Jones
Treasurer: Matt Jacob
Historian: Bob Snyder
Parliamentarian: Mike Burns
At Large: Wiliam Dutch
At Large: Joe Russo
Mike Albanese, President, MA Sales/Owner, Vitos Ristorante
Robert Battaglia, Agent, Allstate Insurance
Delrena Braithwaite, Retired, Onondaga County
Brittany Brigandi, Teacher, Syracuse City School District
Mike Burns, Game Ready
Dom Cambareri, Exec. Director, Syracuse Challenger Baseball
Sue Cornelius Edson, Executive Sr. Assoc. AD/
Communications, Syracuse University Athletics
Donna Ditota, Writer, Advance Media
Patrick Donnelly, Vextster, Inc.
Stephen Dougherty, Retired Judge, Onondaga County Court
William Dutch, Retired Syracuse Chiefs, President & CE
Charlie Falgiatano, DeFrancisco & Falgiatano
Steve Helmer, Mackenzie Hughes, LLP
Erin Holdridge, Speech Pathologist, Elmcrest Elementary
Matt Jacob, Managing Partner, CNY Center for Wealth
Management and Financial Planning
Otis Jennings, Educational and Diversity Consultant
Bill LoVine, Senior Portfolio Manager, Opici Family Distributing
Kim McAuliff, Coordinator, Alumni and Donor Relations &
Annual Giving, Onondaga Community College
Tom Niland III
Rick Olszewski, CEO/Partner, Sandler Training
Art Palermo, Wired Telcom
Joe Papaleo, Soccer Coach, Christian Brothers Academy
Charie Pascale, School Counselor, Baldwinsville Central Schools
Carm Petrera, Basketball Coach, Bishop Ludden
Fran Piraino, Freelance Writer & Social Media Manager
Michael Poirier, GM, Twin Trees Too
Bud Poliquin, Retired Sports Editor, Syracuse Media Group
Michael Price, Retired, Assistant DA, Onondaga County
Doug Roberts, Attorney
Michelle Rudderow, Owner, Rudderow Law
Joseph Russo, Owner, Russo Produce, Inc.
Bob Snyder, Retired Writer, Syracuse Newspapers
Joe Tesori, Golf Pro, The Pompey Club
Carol Welch Jones, Unified Court System
Bruce WIlliams, Football Coach, Christian Brothers Academy
Jim Battaglia (honorary)
Reed Hawke (honorary)
Barb Henderson (honorary)
Michael Holdridge (honorary)
Hal McGrath (honorary)
Brian McLane (honorary)
William Motto (honorary)
John Rathbun (honorary)
2023-24 Executive Committee
SteveHelmer, President
Kim McAuliff, co-Vice President
Sue Cornelius Edson, co-Vice President
Carol Welch-Jones, Secretary
Matt Jacob, Treasurer
Mike Burns, Parliamentarian
Bob Snyder, Historian
William Dutch, At-Large
Art Palermo, At Large
Joe Russo, At Large
First Board of Directors
Past Presidents
William Dutch
1986-1989
Luke LaPorta
1989-1991
Jerry Wilcox
1991-1993
Joseph LaGuardia
1993-1995
Red Parton
1995-1997
Harold McGrath
1997-1999
William Motto
1999-2001
Armond Magnarelli
2001-2003
John Rathbun
2003-2007
Patrick Donnelly
2007-2009
John Simone
2009-2011
Kimberly Wells
2011-2013
James Battaglia
2013-2015
Joe Russo
2015-2017
Joe Janowski
2017-2019
Matt Jacob
2019-2022
Art Palermo
2022-2023