As part of the Government Affairs Leadership Seminar, the New York State Junior Chamber has been informed that the following organizations are planning a rally in support of Unshackle Upstate on March 4th in Albany. If you or your local chapter would like to join in, this is a great way to rekindle the relationships between local Jaycees and local government and business leaders.
While the entire list is below in the press release, I have pulled out some that may pertain directly to NYSJC chapters:
Garry Douglas, President, North County Chamber of Commerce
Frank Elias, President, Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce
Catherine Glover, President and CEO, Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce
Darlene Kerr, President, Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Jim Brow, Mayor, City of Rome Byron Brown, Mayor, City of Buffalo John D. Bullis, Executive Director, Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce David Carucci, Mayor, City of Olean Mary Clark, Citizens Action, Binghamton Dr. Ray Cross, President, Morrisville College, Morrisville Joel Delmonico, Vice President, ClearChannel Communications, Syracuse Karen K. Delmonico, President and CEO, Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce Randy DeLosh, Mayor, City of Massena
Colleen DiPirro, President and CEO, Amherst Chamber of Commerce
William H. Dixon, Mayor, Village of Dansville
Matt Driscoll, Mayor, City of Syracuse
Robert J. Duffy, Mayor, City of Rochester
Paul Dyster, Mayor, Niagara Falls
Darcy Fauci, Director, Economic Development, Greater Binghamton Coalition
Barbara Fiala, Broome County Executive
Richard Frey, Mayor, City of Dunkirk
Tom Gallagher, Mayor of Cortland and President-Elect, Metropolitan Development Association
Tim Grippen, Executive Director, Opportunities for Broome, Binghamton
William Guglielmo, President, Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley
Jim Hare, Elmira City Council Shawn D. Hogan, Mayor, City of Hornell
Jerry Jennings, Mayor, City of Albany
Maria Kindberg, Majority Leader, Chautauqua County Legislature
Bill Kinne, Onondaga County Legislature
Michael Koplinka-Loehr, Chair, Tompkins County Legislature
Joyce Lobene, President, Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce
Howard Lowe, Director, Technical Assistance Center, SUNY Plattsburgh
Douglas Mahany, Chairman, Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce
Terry Martino, Executive Director, Adirondack North Country Association Michael McCormick, Minority Leader, Allegany County Legislature
Pat McKeown, Interim Executive Director, St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Dennis Mullen, CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise
Dr. Neil Murphy, President, SUNY ESF, Syracuse
John S. Nader, Mayor, City of Oneonta
Eduardo Navarro, Chairman, Rochester Hispanic Business Association
Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director, Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Virginia O’Brien, Minority Leader,Rensselaer County Legislature
Andy Patros, Tompkins County Legislator
Carolyn Peterson, Mayor, City of Ithaca
Jeffrey Pond, Mayor, City of Salamanca
Matt Ryan, Mayor, City of Binghamton
Peter Same, Supervisor, Town of Seneca Falls
Susan Savage, Chair, Schenectady County Legislature
John Scarano, Executive Director, Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Vito Scisioli, Executive Director, Syracuse 20/20
Dr. David Smith, President, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Brian Stratton, Mayor, City of Schenectady
Sam Teresi, Mayor, City of Jamestown
John Tonello, Mayor, City of Elmira
L. Michael Treadwell, Executive Director, Operation Oswego County
Mark Whalen, Chair, Broome County Legislature
Linda Witte, Minority Leader, Cattaraugus County Legislature Jessica Wood, ROC City Coalition, Rochester
150 State St., Suite 400, Rochester NY, 14614 www.RochesterBusinessAlliance .com
Tel: (585) 244-1800 – Fax: (585) 263-3679
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 6, 2008
CONTACT: Ellen Rosen, VP of Marketing, Communications and Membership
PHONE: (585) 256-4616
Media Advisory for today, Feb. 6
Business, Labor, Agricultural and Government Leaders Endorse Governor Spitzer’s Upstate Revitalization Fund
More than 100 Community Leaders Urge Sate Lawmakers to Endorse $1 Billion Upstate Revitalization Fund
More than 100 business, labor, agricultural and government leaders have joined a growing list of supporters who have endorsed Governor Eliot Spitzer’s Upstate Revitalization Fund, it was announced today in Binghamton.
Rochester Business Alliance President and CEO Sandy Parker, who unveiled the list of supporters, emphasized the importance of the Governor’s plan in bringing much-needed attention to the struggles of the region and providing crucial resources to help jumpstart the Upstate economy. Parker also called on the State Legislature to do its part to make the plan a reality.
“The time has come where we finally have a Governor willing to lay it on the line for Upstate New York. As business leaders, it is our job to do what is in the best interest for our communities and to improve the quality of life for our families,” said Parker. “The Governor’s plan holds great promise for Upstate New York. The infusion of funding in all sectors of our economy including business, labor and agriculture represent the true spark the region needs to thrive once again. We are urging the State Legislature to act on this plan so that the Upstate economy can get the attention it needs and deserves.”
Governor Spitzer has proposed a $1 billion Upstate Revitalization Fund which would inject capital into the Upstate economy. His proposal includes:
- a Regional Blueprint Fund ($350 million) to provide capital for creating development ready sites, industrial parks, establishing small business loan programs, and supporting cutting edge research and job creation;
- City-by-City investments ($115 million) that will support several critical development ready sites, industrial parks, establishing small business loan programs, and supporting cutting edge research and job creation;
- a Housing Opportunity Fund ($100 million) dedicated to the development of affordable, supportive, and workforce housing projects throughout Upstate;
- a transportation and intercity passenger rail ($130 million);
- rebuilding our parks ($80 million);
- an Agricultural Development Fund ($50 million); and
- other initiatives ($175 million) including funding for universal broadband, venture capital investments and job programs.
Last week 13 business, agricultural and labor leaders endorsed the Governor's Upstate Revitalization Fund and urged other Upstate leaders to join them, resulting in today's additional supporters.
The original 13 are:
- Sandy Parker, President and CEO, Rochester Business Alliance
- Garry Douglas, President, North County Chamber of Commerce
- Frank Elias, President, Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Catherine Glover, President and CEO, Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce
- Darlene Kerr, President, Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
- John Lincoln, President, New York Farm Bureau
- Patrick Mannion, Chairman, Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
- Andrew Rudnick, President and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership
- Robert M. Simpson, President-elect of the Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and Central New York
- Bill Towsley, President, Greater Syracuse Building Trades
- Ken Warner, Executive Director, UNICON Rochester
- Frank Wirt, President, Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council
- Randy Wolken, President of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York.
Today’s additional endorsers include:
Keith Ahlstrom, Chairman, Chautauqua County Legislature
Roy Akins, Mayor, City of Glenn Falls
Nathan Andrews, Vice President, Morse Manufacturing, Syracuse
Robert Andrews, President, Morse Manufacturing, Syracuse
Jim Bays, Chenango Board of Supervisors
Jim Bedieng, President, NYS Wine & Grape Growers Foundation
Diana Bendz, Board President, Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition
Jack Benjamin, President, Three Rivers Development Corp., Corning
Martin K. Birmingham, Regional President, Five Star Bank, Rochester
Daan Braveman, President, Nazareth College, Rochester
Deanna Alterio Brennen, President and CEO, Niagara USA Chamber
Jean-Claude Brizard, Superintendent, Rochester City School District
Jim Brow, Mayor, City of Rome
Byron Brown, Mayor, City of Buffalo
John D. Bullis, Executive Director, Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce
Ann Burr, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Frontier Communications, Rochester
David Carucci, Mayor, City of Olean
Allen G. Casey, ME Engineering, Rochester
Dick Cauchon, Director of Corporate Initiatives, Sensis, Syracuse
Mary Clark, Citizens Action, Binghamton
Philip Clark, Clark-Patterson, Rochester
Jim Collins, Binghamton/Oneonta Building Trades Union
Anthony Cotroneo, President, Small Business Council of Rochester
Dr. Ray Cross, President, Morrisville College, Morrisville
Paul DeCarolis, Chairman, DeCarolis Truck Rental Inc.
Joel Delmonico, Vice President, ClearChannel Communications, Syracuse
Karen K. Delmonico, President and CEO, Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce
Randy DeLosh, Mayor, City of Massena
Steven DiMeo, President, Mohawk Valley EDGE
Colleen DiPirro, President and CEO, Amherst Chamber of Commerce
William H. Dixon, Mayor, Village of Dansville
Lee Drake, President and CEO, OS-Cubed, Inc., Rochester
Matt Driscoll, Mayor, City of Syracuse
Robin Dropkin, Parks & Trails NY
Robert J. Duffy, Mayor, City of Rochester
Paul Dyster, Mayor, Niagara Falls
Darcy Fauci, Director, Economic Development, Greater Binghamton Coalition
James Fayle, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson County Job Development Corporation
Barbara Fiala, Broome County Executive
Richard Frey, Mayor, City of Dunkirk
Michael Fuller, Chairman, Pipeline 4 Progress, Corning
Tom Gallagher, Mayor of Cortland and President-Elect, Metropolitan Development Association
Andrew Gallina, Gallina Development, Rochester
Mark Gianniny, Gianniny Associates, Rochester
Tim Grippen, Executive Director, Opportunities for Broome, Binghamton
William Guglielmo, President, Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley
Jim Hare, Elmira City Council
Jerrel Heatwole, Chairman, Northeast Council, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Randy Henderson, President, Henderson Automotive Family, Rochester
Rick Herman, Rochester Home Builders Association
Shawn D. Hogan, Mayor, City of Hornell
Jerry Jennings, Mayor, City of Albany
Gail Jewell, Remington Arms Co., Herkimer
Jonathan Judge, CEO, Paychex, Rochester
Thomas Judson, The Pike Company, Rochester
Mason Kaufman, Syracuse Meals on Wheels
Brad Keating, Chief Operating Officer, Dairy Marketing Services, Eastern Region, Syracuse
Maria Kindberg, Majority Leader, Chautauqua County Legislature
David Klein, CEO, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Rochester
Bill Kinne, Onondaga County Legislature
Michael Koplinka-Loehr, Chair, Tompkins County Legislature
Don Kowell, Business Manger, Granger Construction, Syracuse
R. Wayne LeChase, CEO, LeChase Construction Services, Rochester
Norman Leenhauts, Co-Chairman, Home Properties, Rochester
Jennifer Leonard, Executive Director, Rochester Area Community Foundation
John Lincoln, President, New York Farm Bureau
Joyce Lobene, President, Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce
Howard Lowe, Director, Technical Assistance Center, SUNY Plattsburgh
Douglas Mahany, Chairman, Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce
John Manilla, President, Pyramid Brokerage Company, Rochester
David Marnell, President, Convention Center at Oncenter, Syracuse
Terry Martino, Executive Director, Adirondack North Country Association
Theresa Mazzullo, Excell Partners, Rochester
Brad McAreavy , President, Rochester Automobile Dealers Association
Michael McCormick, Minority Leader, Allegany County Legislature
Timothy McCormick, CEO, Unity Health Systems, Rochester
Pat McKeown, Interim Executive Director, St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
David J. Meyer, Partner, Pathfinder Engineers LLP, Rochester
Daniel Meyers, President, Al Sigl Center, Rochester
Thomas Mitchell, Bergman and Associates, Rochester
Martin Mucci, President, Paychex, Inc., Rochester
Dennis Mullen, CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise
Dr. Neil Murphy, President, SUNY ESF, Syracuse
John S. Nader, Mayor, City of Oneonta
Eduardo Navarro, Chairman, Rochester Hispanic Business Association
Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director, Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Virginia O’Brien, Minority Leader, Rensselaer County Legislature
Sandra Parker, CEO, Rochester Business Alliance
Andy Patros, Tompkins County Legislator
Carolyn Peterson, Mayor, City of Ithaca
Edward Pettinella, President and CEO, Home Properties, Rochester
John R. Piper, President, Family First of NY Federal Credit Union, Rochester
Jeffrey Pond, Mayor, City of Salamanca
John Purcell, President, Fibertech Networks, Rochester
Shonda Ranson, New York State Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Richardson, Director of Monroe County and Rochester Relations, Eastman Kodak Company
Clyde E. Rutherford, President, Dairylea Cooperative, Syracuse
Matt Ryan, Mayor, City of Binghamton
Ronald E. Salluzzo, CFO, Harris Interactive, Inc.
Peter Same, Supervisor, Town of Seneca Falls
Susan Savage, Chair, Schenectady County Legislature
John Scarano, Executive Director, Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Vito Scisioli, Executive Director, Syracuse 20/20
John Schaefer, Labor Local 7, Ithaca
Sandra Simpson, District Superintendent, Herkimer BOCES
John Smarelli, President, LeMoyne College, Syracuse
Dr. David Smith, President, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Michael Stamm, President, Tompkins County Area Development/IDA
Brian Stratton, Mayor, City of Schenectady
Francis Tepper, Henrietta Chamber of Commerce, Monroe County Fair
Sam Teresi, Mayor, City of Jamestown
Steven Thorpe, President, SWNY Building and Trades Council
John Tonello, Mayor, City of Elmira
L. Michael Treadwell, Executive Director, Operation Oswego County
Jim Trezise, President, NY Wine & Grape Foundation
Mary Ann Tyszko, President, SRCTec, Inc., Syracuse
Theresa Underwood, Vice President and General Manager, WSYR-TV, Syracuse
James E. Verdi, Branch Partner, Lawley Andolina Verdi, Rochester
Patrick Waterman, Director of Business Development, FRA Engineering, Rochester
Julie West, Project Director, CBN West, Plattsburgh
Michael Wetzel, P.E., President, Air Innovations, Syracuse
Mark Whalen, Chair, Broome County Legislature
Scott Whittaker, President, Broome County Farm Bureau
Suzanne Williams, Syracuse Habitat for Humanity
Linda Witte, Minority Leader, Cattaraugus County Legislature
William Wolf, Executive Director, Griffiss Institute
Jessica Wood, ROC City Coalition, Rochester
Lynne Woodworth, President and CEO, Stone Construction Equipment, Inc.
Carla Zimmerman, Manager, Eric mower & Associates, Syracuse
Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, President, Rochester Downtown Development Corp
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