Leadership Mohawk Valley holds 28th graduation ceremonies
Leadership Mohawk Valley’s 28th annual graduation will take place at noon Wednesday, May 9. 2-19. at a luncheon in the Mohawk Valley Community College Alumni College Center.
Immediately preceding Graduation, community impact project presentations will take place at MVCC in the Dr. Michael I. Schafer Theater, Located in the Information and Technology Building, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The presentations are free and open to the public.
Leadership Mohawk Valley is a 10-month professional development program that builds greater community leadership, civic responsibility, and community trusteeship. In addition, class members are placed into small teams to work on carefully selected community projects throughout the 10-month program. The program concludes with group project presentations and a graduation ceremony.
The following is a list of the 2017-2018 LMV graduates and the companies they represent:
Heather M. Adamo, Central New York Psychiatric Center; Kara B. Bennett, The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter; Jodie L. Bohn, NYSTEC; Jessica Bowes,Fort Stanwix National Monument; Brooke Burrows, The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter; Carrie E. Conte, LCSW, Kids Oneida; Felica R. Coonrod,Northern Safety & Industrial; Ryne J. Cornacchia, AmeriCU Credit Union; Jason A. Covey, Covey Computer Software, Inc.; Tanya L. Davis, Rome Clean and Green; Carlos Dipini, Revere Copper Products; Justin Fitch, Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Authority; Holly Flike, M&T Bank; Vincent S. Gallaway, Workforce Development Board; Amy Gifford, Rome Hospital Foundation; Jennifer L. Hatch, The Rescue Mission of Utica; Amanda S. Holbrook, LMHC, Samaritan Counseling Center; Eric L. Hotchkiss, SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Jingya Huang, Indium Corporation; Keith A. Johnson, Arc Herkimer; Melanie A. Kekis, Adirondack Bank; Jennifer A. Kerr, Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC; Julie Landers, Northland Communications; Dominick M. Manfredo, The Community at Sunset Wood; James H. Martino III, CABVI; Michael R. McKenna, Indium Corporation; Marlene Muniz, RCIL; Garrett A. Owen, ARISE; Rebecca M. Paladino, LMSW, Kids Oneida; Jeremy N. Painter, Assured Information Security; Genaro Scampone, Oneida County Workforce Development; Sandra Sherman, First Source Federal Credit Union; Ilene Smith, Upstate Cerebral Palsy; Travis J. Smith, Rome Memorial Hospital; Kathy Stockbridge, Rome Housing Authority; Thaddeus Stolar, Eastern Air Defense Sector;Clare D. Thiem, Air Force Research Laboratory; and Natasha M. VanDeusen, Eastern Air Defense Sector.