Board of Directors,SOUTHERN TIER ECONOMIC GROWTH

Over 75 percent of the STEG Board of Directors are private business people working side-by-side with chief elected officials and community leaders, forming a true public-private partnership.

Board of Directors

Over 75 percent of the STEG Board of Directors are private business people working side-by-side with chief elected officials and community leaders, forming a true public-private partnership.

2024

Arie “Jan” van den Blink Chairman

Anders Tomson 1st Vice Chairman

Jessica Cox 2nd Vice Chairman

Steven Agan Secretary

Arthur Ambrose Assistant Secretary

Matthew Green Treasurer

Christopher Giammichele Assistant Treasurer

Jeffrey Streeter Immediate Past Chairman

 

 

*Steven E. Agan, Esq., Partner

Sayles & Evans

 

*Arthur D. Ambrose

Manager & Associate Broker

 

Hillary J. Austin, Superintendent

Elmira City School District

 

Phyllis Balliett, Executive Director

CSS Workforce New York

 

*Scott H. Beecher President/Owner
Beecher Emission Solution Technologies 

Ward Diesel/Ward Clean Air 

 

Patrick S. Bonnell, Jr., President

Kimble Inc.

 

John S. Booth III, Vice President D. Booth, Inc.

 

Charles Burke, Vice President

Swift Glass Company Inc.

 

**Daniel J. Burke, President

(Director Emeritus)

Swift Glass Company

 

Dawn H. Burlew, President

Watkins Glen International

 

Lisa Caracci

Director of Government Affairs

Hardinge

 

**P. Michael Collins, City Manager

City of Elmira

 

Scott M. Cook, Vice President

John H. Cook Jr. Painting Contractor Inc.

 

Joshua Copp, Director of Finance

Cameron Manufacturing & Design

 

*Jessica Cox, Regional President 

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

 

Joshua Dahlman, President

Silicon Carbide Products, Inc.

 

Daniel F. Dimon Jr., President

Dimon & Bacorn, Inc.

 

Troy Dygert, General Manager

Dygert Development Company

 

Jeff Evans, Director

Real Estate Development & Acquisition

Arnot Realty

 

Liz Fennell

Paint the Town

 

Kyle J. Ferguson, Senior Operations Controller

Anchor Glass Container Corporation

 

James B. Gensel, President

Fagan Engineers & Land Surveyors PC

 

*Christopher J. Giammichele

Commercial Banking Team Leader

Community Bank 

 

**Lee Giammichele, Supervisor

Town of Big Flats

 

Thomas Gough, President

Gough Holding Corporation

 

*Matthew Green, Partner

Mengel Metzger Barr & Company LLP

 

Gary A. Grinnell, President & CEO

Corning Federal Credit Union

 

*Dean C. Hackett, PLA, LEED AP

Vice President Business Services

Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors 

 

Ernie Hartman, International Representative

IBEW Third District

 

Angela Hawken, Vice President

Eastern Division

Southern Tier Logistics 

 

*Jennifer Herrick-McGonigal, President/CEO

Chemung County Chamber of Commerce

 

Colton Hillman, Controller

Edger Enterprises of Elmira  

 

Edward Holzlein, Vice President of Operations

North America

CAF USA

 

Elise Johnson-Schmidt, President/Architect

Johnson-Schmidt Architect, P.C.

 

Jeffrey P. Kenefick, Senior Vice President

Chemung Canal Trust Company

 

Jonathan Lawrence

President & Chief Executive Officer

Arnot Health

 

Charles W. Lindsay, PhD, President

Elmira College

 

George E. Maloney, Vice President

Rainbow Lettering

 

Michael Maloney, President

Rainbow Lettering LLC

 

Daniel J. Mandell Jr., Mayor

City of Elmira

 

Michael J. Manzari, Managing Director

Pyramid Brokerage Company

 

Mark Margeson, Chairman

Chemung County Legislature

 

Tavis McKeon

Regional Retail Sales Director

Five Star Bank

 

John H. Meier, President

Meier Industries

 

Carol A. Miller, Executive Director

Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology

 

Lindsay Mills, President

John Mills Electric Inc.

 

Michael Mishook

Vice President/Regional Manager

LaBella Associates

 

Ian Morrell, President

Southerntier Custom Fabricators (S.T.C.F.)

 

Christopher J. Moss

Chemung County Executive

 

Dr. William Mullaney, President

SUNY Corning Community College

 

Daniel P. O’Connell, Chairman

Director Emeritus

Swan Morss Insurance

 

*Josh Palmer, President

Swan & Sons Morss Co. Inc.

 

*Daniel P. Panosian, President

Panosian Enterprises/Allcom Services

 

Jay Parmenter, President

Parmenter Tire, Auto & Truck Service 

 

Christopher Petrillose, Vice President

Perry & Carroll Inc.

 

Thomas J. Pisano, President/CEO

First Heritage Federal Credit Union

 

Nathan Pizzini, Assistant General Manager

Kennedy Valve Company

 

**John F. Potter

Director Emeritus 

Selling Pencils Holdings

 

*John P. Potter, President

Selling Pencils Holdings

 

Donald G. Quick, Jr., Consultant

Director Emeritus

Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Company LLP

 

George Richter, Town Supervisor

Town of Chemung  

 

Stephanie Risley, President

Zeiser Wilbert Vault, Inc. 

 

Katherine H. Roehlke, President & CEO

M. Howell & Company

 

Dr. Millicent K. Ruffin, Senior Director

Community Impact & Investment

Corning Incorporated 

 

Stacy Saglibene, District Superintendent

GST BOCES

 

Christopher Silvers, General Sales Manager

Elm Chevrolet Company Inc.

 

Frank Steed, President

Gerould’s Professional Pharmacy Inc.

 

**Jerald M. Stemerman

(Director Emeritus)

Chemung Supply Corporation 

 

Marc Stemerman, President

Chemung Supply Corporation

 

*Jeffrey B. Streeter, President

Streeter Associates Inc.

 

**Richard W. Swan, Retired

(Director Emeritus)

Swan Morss Insurance

 

Kathleen Szerszen, Supervisor

Town of Southport

1139 Pennsylvania Avenue

 

Dr. Richard Terry, DO, MBA, FACOBP

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

*Anders M. Tomson, President & CEO

Chemung Canal Trust Company

 

Joseph M. Valicenti, President & CEO

Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.

 

*Arie “Jan” van den Blink, Chairman & CEO

The Hilliard Corporation

 

Kirk M. Vieselmeyer, P.E., President

Elmira Structures Inc.

 

Peter C. Wallin, President

Wallin Insurance Agency Inc.

 

Stephen Welliver, Vice President 

Welliver

 

 *Denotes Executive Committee

** Denotes Ex-Officio