Three join board of Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties

UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently added three new members to its board of trustees to succeed departing members who have completed their service on the volunteer body.

Kathryn Zongrone serves as the director of proposal development services at Head Global. With experience in international business relations, she joined the board in December of 2021. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in marketing from Loyola University.

Mike Hayduk is the deputy director of the Information at Rome’s Air Force Research Laboratory, where he has worked since 1991. He is the author of more than 50 scholarly articles, holds a patent for “Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion Using Light Absorbers,” and received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

Kay Klo is the executive interim director at Midtown Utica Community Center, where she assists refugees and impoverished populations through educational and cultural programs, referrals, and advocacy. She received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Mount Holyoke College in 2020.

These three new members fill seats vacated by exiting trustees Laura Casamento, president of Utica University; Ron Cuccaro, executive chairman and CEO of Rising Phoenix Holdings Corporation; and Eve Van de Wal, regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.