Leadership Greater Syracuse names 2014 class

SYRACUSE — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS) today announced the 53 Central New Yorkers it has chosen to participate in the 2014 class of its yearlong training program.

“I am pleased to introduce the class of 2014 who were chosen through a competitive selection process. Through LGS, these civic-minded individuals will be equipped with the leadership tools to help improve the quality of life in Central New York,” Pam Brunet, executive director of the nonprofit organization, said in a news release.

The program will provide participants an in-depth knowledge of how Central New York works. They will look at political, economic, educational, social, and cultural topics and they will have the pulse on the most important issues facing the community, LGS contends.

“Upon graduation, these individuals will be prepared to get involved in any organization of their choice and be able to effect change,” said Brunet.

Members of the LGS class of 2014 are:

Kristin Alisanski, Welch Allyn

Kimberly Buck, Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.

Sean Cahill, Gilbane Building Company

Michael Caiella, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office

Kirsten Cerro, C&S Companies

Gena Christian, SUNY Upstate University Hospital

Julie Dale, Community Action Program for Madison County, Inc.

Karen DeFio, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Keith Ewald, Barton & Loguidice, P.C.

Heather Gangemi, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Michael Herrera, Haylor, Freyer & Coon Inc.

Charles Hutson, 174th Attack Wing

Darrek Isereau, SRC, Inc.

Alice Kim, Time Warner Cable

Jamie King, CXtec

Patrick Lannon, Law Office of J. Patrick Lannon

Kelli Lasher, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Jamie Leszczynski, ABC Creative Group

Lisa Lippoldt, Rural Metro

James Lloyd, KeyBank

Nicholas Lotito, 174 Attack Wing, Hancock Field

Ross MacGarvey, United Technologies – Climate Controls and Security

Elizabeth Macie, Pyramid Management Group

Daria Medicis, Lockheed Martin

Dave Mehlbaum, Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.

Diane Nanno, SUNY Upstate University Hospital

Richard Nave, Empower Federal Credit Union

Mary Nelson, The Mary Nelson Youth Center

Virak Nhek, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Julia O’Donnell, M&T Bank

Cosimo Pagano, GHD Consulting Services Inc.

Christopher Panebianco, Bankers Healthcare Group

Michele Peterson, Time Warner Cable Media

Kim Powell, Anchor QEA, LLC

Ed Prue, LP&M Advertising

Janette Ranieri, AmeriCU Credit Union

Devon Rodgers, Lockheed Martin

Renae Rokicki, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Amy Rood, Brown and Sanford

Nancy Rothenhoefer, Lockheed Martin

Tiffany Rush, On Point for College

Heather Schroeder, Housing Visions

Kerrie Shanahan, Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC

Thomas Shoen, MassMutual The Central New York Agency

Daniel Sierotnik, Nixon Gear

Danielle Stone, Lockheed Martin

Russell Sturtz, Community Bank NA

Hema Sundaramurthy, Lockheed Martin MST

Meghan Tidd, VIP Structures

Brian Welch, SRCTec, Inc.

Sally Whitney, Onondaga Community College

Maureen Wierzbicki, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

The mission of LGS is to inspire current and future leaders to make a difference in the community.

Then organization was founded in 1990 as a collaboration of the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, Onondaga Community College, and CenterState CEO.