SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently elected two new board members and appointed one new officer The following new members were appointed to serve their first three-year term. Lisa Dunn Alford, executive director of ACR Health: Before her current post, Alford formerly served as commissioner of the Department […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently elected two new board members and appointed one new officer
The following new members were appointed to serve their first three-year term.
Lisa Dunn Alford, executive director of ACR Health: Before her current post, Alford formerly served as commissioner of the Department of Adult and Long-Term Care Services for Onondaga County, where she held multiple leadership roles during her tenure. She has served on several nonprofit councils and boards including the Community Foundation’s Grants and Community Initiatives Committee, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, the American Heart Association, Elmcrest Children’s Center, The Women’s Fund of CNY, and more.
Martin A. Schwab, trusts and estates tax attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC: A graduate of Syracuse University and Clarkson University, Schwab has served on several nonprofit boards and committees, including the Estate Planning Council of Central New York, Hospice of CNY (both operating and foundation boards), Child Care Solutions, and The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. Schwab has also served in advisory capacities to the Community Foundation, the Upstate Foundation, Enable, and Francis House.
The Community Foundation also announced that Mark A. Fuller, CPA, chief financial officer at United Radio, Inc., will serve as treasurer of its board for the upcoming year.
The Central New York Community Foundation is a public charity established in 1927 that receives contributions from donors, manages and invests them to grow over time, and then distributes funding to local charities. It is the largest charitable foundation in Central New York with assets of nearly $400 million. The foundation said it has invested more than $250 million in community improvement projects since its inception.