YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announces new board of directors

ITHACA — The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announced it has recently appointed four new board members for 2020: Christopher Kusznir, Candace Maxian, Christopher Mott, and Vicki Taylor Brous.

Kusznir is a real-estate broker at Key Brokers. He has worked as a business professional in the Ithaca–Tompkins County area since 2005. Kusznir currently provides oversight for his three businesses while pursuing his career in real estate. He serves on the Commons Advisory Board and the Commons Client Committee. 

Maxian is associate director for external relations, public engagement & corporate class projects at the Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business. She is in her 12th year at Cornell and has founded the partnership between Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the City of Ithaca, providing a free professional-development series for the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and nonprofit employees. Maxian and her husband, Mark, own a 50-acre horse farm. 

Mott is a CPA at Sciarabba Walker, where he has worked since 2011. He is currently the head of the firm’s audit department, specializing in governmental and nonprofit audits. 

Brous is owner of Flair Strategic Communications. She has 20-plus years of experience working in events and marketing, including at the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, the Ithaca Festival, in production and operations for Farm Aid, and in various positions from local to international nonprofit organizations. She started Brous Consulting in 2013, now renamed Ithaca Flair, to help businesses and nonprofits with their marketing, business development, and public relations.