SYRACUSE — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that 54 people from its 2017 class graduated on Nov. 15 in a ceremony held at the All Star Alley & Tavern at Destiny USA in Syracuse. LGS now boasts more than 1,300 alumni who have completed the annual community leadership-training curriculum since […]
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SYRACUSE — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that 54 people from its 2017 class graduated on Nov. 15 in a ceremony held at the All Star Alley & Tavern at Destiny USA in Syracuse.
LGS now boasts more than 1,300 alumni who have completed the annual community leadership-training curriculum since 1991. More than 970 of the 1,300 graduates of LGS remain in Central New York, according to LGS. A recent survey showed that they have held more than 750 volunteer positions.
These latest graduates “have been immersed in the issues and achievements of our community and now have the tools and the connections they need to give back to CNY,” LGS Executive Director Pam Brunet said in a news release.
The participants represent a cross-section of local businesses and nonprofit organizations. The program teaches participants about community leadership, empowerment, group dynamics, community opportunities, and trends.
“The future is bright for the organizations and businesses that will benefit from their knowledge and involvement as the LGS Class of 2017 is made up of very enthusiastic and capable leaders,” Brunet said.
The Leadership Greater Syracuse Class of 2017 graduates are: Thomas Anelli, Tom Anelli & Associates; Ryan Aylward, Madison County; Nathan Bradley, OneGroup; James Branche, United Radio; Randy Brown, Anchor QEA; Trymeter Carter, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Megan Cavallaro, AXA; Nicole Chidsey, Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists; Brandon Claps, Loretto Health Care; Kevin Connolly, DoubleTree by Hilton Syracuse; Sarah Costello, Empower Federal Credit Union; Michael Cummings, KeyBank; Christopher Daniel, Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC; Kevin Devaney, SRC, Inc.; Amy Dobrovech, National Grid; Brian Donner, C&S Companies; Maureen Fang, Lockheed Martin; Donald Farrington, Visual Technologies; Timothy Ferlito, United Way of Central New York; Michael Ferony, United Parcel Services; Kathleen Ford, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office; Kathleen Paice Froio, SUNY Upstate Medical University; John Grabau, Northland Communications; Eleanor Hanna, CenterState CEO; Aaron Jackson, Turner Construction; Elizabeth Kapfer, Annese & Associates, Inc.; Ocesa Keaton, Greater Syracuse Hope; Adrienne Kelley, Francis House; Wendy Knight, HealtheConnections; Katherine Kramer, Advance Media New York; Marc W. Kutik, Lockheed Martin; Michael Lane, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Jaime Lawlor, Cumulus Media; Frank Mancuso, Loretto; Davanna Marks, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Elizabeth Meyer, M&T Insurance Agency; Cory Murray, Riccelli-Northern, LLC; Robert Neimeier, O’Brien & Gere; Judy Papenfus, Lockheed Martin; Debra Person, Exodus 3 Ministries; Christianne Radziewicz, VIP Structures; Charla Roth, Dannible & McKee, LLP; Robert Sauda, Welch Allyn; Sarah Stephens, SS Funding & Procurement Resources, LLC; Michael Thompson, Carrier Corporation; Mari Ukleya, OCM BOCES; and Erin Vaccaro, Onondaga Community College.
Leadership Greater Syracuse (www.leadsyr.org) was founded by CenterState CEO, Onondaga County, the City of Syracuse, and Onondaga Community College. It says it is financially supported by many organizations including United Radio, Lockheed Martin, and VIP Structures. Media sponsors include Charter Communications, Advanced Media Group, and the Business Journal News Network.