
2025-26 Board Officers
President: Bill LoVine
Vice Presidents: Kim McAuliff & Sue Cornelius Edson
Secretary: John Hamel
Treasurer: Matt Jacob
Historian: Bob Snyder
Parliamentarian: Charlie Falgiatano
Robert Battaglia, Agent, Allstate Insurance
Delrena Braithwaite, Retired, Onondaga County
Mike Burns, Game Ready
Dom Cambareri, Exec. Director, Syracuse Challenger Baseball
Sue Cornelius Edson, Professor of Practice, David B. Falk
College of Sport, Syracuse University
Lauren Davis, Director of Operations, Salt City Market
Roseann DiFlorio, Retired, MONY
Donna Ditota, Writer, Advance Media
Patrick Donnelly, Vextster, Inc.
William Dutch, Retired Syracuse Chiefs, President & CE
Charlie Falgiatano, DeFrancisco & Falgiatano
John Hamel, Owner, Tulip Travel
Steve Helmer, Mackenzie Hughes, LLP
Erin Holdridge, Speech Pathologist, Elmcrest Elementary
Steve Infanti, Sports Director, NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Matt Jacob, Managing Partner, CNY Center for Wealth
Management and Financial Planning
Bob Julian, Attorney, Law Offices of Robert Julian
Otis Jennings, Educational and Diversity Consultant
Danny Liedka, President/CEO, Visit Syracuse
Bill LoVine, Retired, Sr. Portfolio Mgr., RNDC-NY
Kim McAuliff, Coordinator, Alumni and Donor Relations &
Annual Giving, Onondaga Community College
Tom Niland III, President, TJN Consulting Services LLC
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
Tamela Ray, Retired, Director of Health, PE & Athletics
Michelle Rudderow, Owner, Rudderow Law
Joseph Russo, Owner, Russo Produce, Inc.
Bob Snyder, Retired Writer, Syracuse Newspapers
Kristen Taylor, Global Brand Partnerships, Lululemon
Veronica Tearney, Sports Performance Specialist, Syracuse University Athletics
Joe Tesori, Golf Pro, The Pompey Club
Michael Veley, Founder and retired Department Chair, Sport Management Program, Syracuse University
April Wertheim, Athletic Director, Syracuse City School District
Jim Battaglia (honorary)
Reed Hawke (honorary)
Barb Henderson (honorary)
Michael Holdridge (honorary)
Hal McGrath (honorary)
Brian McLane (honorary)
William Motto (honorary)
John Rathbun (honorary)
2025-26 Executive Committee
Bill LoVine, President
Kim McAuliff, co-Vice President
Sue Cornelius Edson, co-Vice President
Steve Helmer, Past President
John Hamel, Secretary
Matt Jacob, Treasurer
Charlie Falgiatano, Parliamentarian
Bob Snyder, Historian
Charisse Pascale, 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
Steve Helmer
2023-2025
