Mohawk Valley EDGE names new board chair and directors

ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE, a not-for-profit corporation that works to strengthen and grow the Mohawk Valley’s economy, announced the appointment of Justin Hummel as chair of the board of directors and the election of three new board directors.

Hummel was first elected as an MV EDGE director in 2016. He serves as CEO of Hummel’s Office Plus, a multi-generational business-supply dealer founded in 1934. In this role, he manages day-to-day operations at the company, which is the largest independent business-supply dealer in upstate New York. Hummel succeeds previous board chair Rocco F. Arcuri, Sr., president and CEO of Adirondack Bank. During his tenure, Arcuri oversaw the MV EDGE board through the COVID-19 pandemic, Wolfspeed’s Marcy fabrication facility construction, and fostered a positive relationship with Oneida County, the economic-development organization said in a release.

Also elected to the MV EDGE board to fill vacancies are Nick Alger, director at NYSTEC; Anna D’Ambrosio, president and CEO at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute; and Richard Evans, president and COO at Pacemaker Steel & Piping. 

The Mohawk Valley EDGE board includes more than 50 business and community leaders from Herkimer and Oneida counties, representing sectors including finance, insurance, advanced technology, manufacturing, higher education, and health care.