Leadership Mohawk Valley announces Class of 2017

This summer, Leadership Mohawk Valley, which is houses at SUNY poly in Utica, announced it latest group of individuals working toward becoming effective leaders to the benefit of themselves, their respective organizations, and the community.

The forty-one members of the Leadership Mohawk Valley Class of 2017 are:

• Amanda Aiello of Herkimer Area Resource Center
• Emily Albright of Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Authority
• Megan Ayres-Gregory of Kids Oneida
• Trisha Barone of Utica College
• Matthew Brundage of Strategic Financial Services, Inc.
• Adam Burback of NBT Bank
• Nicole Capodiferro of Assured Information Security, Inc.
• Frank Coluccio of The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter
• Cassandra Daley of Little Falls Hospital
• James Davis of Samaritan Center of the Mohawk Valley
• Simon Eisenbach of Simon Eisenbach Productions
• Daniel Enea of Daniel J. Enea Funeral and Cremation Care
• Mary Fletcher of Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI)
• Tyler Flisnik of Upstate Cerebral Palsy
• Margaret Gallaway of Resource Center for Independent Living
• Kevin Green of Oneida County
• Long Gu of Mohawk Valley Water Authority
• Cynthia Hert of New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC)
• Courtney Hibbard of Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy
• Karen Hoffman of The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter
• Courtney Jenne of Child Care Council
• Patricia King of Rome Memorial Hospital
• Allyson Kinney of Adirondack Bank
• Elizabeth Lawson of Business Machines & Equipment
• Michael Little of Air Force Research Laboratory
• Myles Macey of NY Air National Guard
• John MacLean of Northland Communications
• Ellen Murphy of Utica National Insurance Group
• Hilarie Pirger of M&T Bank
• Kari Puleo of Notre Dame Schools
• Brian Reese of Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas, CPAs, P.C.
• Eric Reile of Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy
• Amanda Reinfelds of Coldwell Banker Faith Properties
• Dale Richards of Air Force Research Laboratory
• Michelle Riter of Fort Stanwix National Monument
• Rebecca Ruben-Navarro of Brown & Brown Insurance
• Richard Shelton of SUNY Polytechnic Institute
• Nicole Smith of AmeriCU Credit Union
• Joseph Stevens of New York Air National Guard / 224 Air Defense Squadron
• Michelle Walters of St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Mohawk Valley Health System)

The new recruits were welcomed during an Opening Retreat BBQ on August 4 in the multipurpose room of the SUNY Poly Student Center. Members of the class of 2017 were given the opportunity to network with their incoming classmates, as well as reconnect with LMV alums, sponsors, and supporters over dinner, drinks, and the 9th Annual LMV Kickball Classic.

Leadership Mohawk Valley (LMV) was created in 1990 as a joint effort of the Herkimer, Utica, and Rome Chambers of Commerce and area business leaders.

The 10-month leadership program develops a knowledgeable group of people prepared to be leaders in the community and to shape its future. It also provides experience in group dynamics, team leadership, presentation skills and professional and personal growth. The “awareness and engagement” focus of the LMV program has produced more than 800 graduates from the region between Little Falls and Rome.