Board & Staff
Our staff is dedicated to making a difference in Central New York. With extensive knowledge of our community’s changing needs, our staff is uniquely suited to assist donors in creating and implementing their charitable goals. We are also here to help the community by funding a broad spectrum of local needs by providing grant dollars and other assistance to the not-for-profit organizations we support. We are here to serve you, our donors and our community.
 
Staff
President's Office
Peter A. Dunn
President & CEO

Welcomes all questions you may have regarding the foundation and its services.
Sandy Masterpolo
Administrative Assistant

Serves as receptionist and provides secretarial support to the professional staff, specifically assisting with board and donor activities.
Finance & Administration
Mary C. Meyer, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

Accountable for financial management, fund accounting, facilities management and investment liaison activities.
Liz Cavallaro
Controller

Oversees the financial and investment reporting, implementation of audit and budget activities, software and technology processes and serves as deputy to Vice President of Finance and Administration.

Robin Barkins
Accountant

Manages gift receipts, tax reporting, financial statement reconciliation, audit support and related activities.
Kathleen Deaver
Grants Coordinator

Processes all grant distributions, operations payables, donor fund holder statements and other related functions.
Development & Marketing
  Jennifer Owens
Director of Donor Relations

Promotes charitable giving by helping donors accomplish their individual charitable goals.
  Katrina M. Crocker
Communications Manager

Assists in the development and implementation of an annual communication plan fulfilling marketing strategies related to the foundation’s audiences.
  Stephanie Parzych
Executive Assistant

Provides administrative and organizational support to the Development and Marketing Department.
Grants & Community Grantmaking
  John G. Eberle
Vice President, Grants and Community Initiatives

Oversees and monitors the grantmaking process, conducts research on issues or concerns of importance to the foundation, shares expertise with donors and manages special projects for the foundation.

Frank Ridzi
Program Officer for Community Initiatives

Assists with the research, coordination, implementation and evaluation of the Community Foundation’s proactive initiatives.

Olive Sephuma
Program Officer for Community Grantmaking

Assists with the Community Grantmaking process, special grant initiatives and programs.
 

Danielle M. Gill
Grants Manager

Assists in the grantmaking process, special grant initiatives and programs.

Board of Directors
The Central New York Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders who hold extensive knowledge in the areas of accounting, estate planning and law. Members are responsible for managing the Foundation’s assets, developing new funds and making grants to the organizations that the Foundation and its donors support.

  Board Chair
Christine Woodcock Dettor, Esq.
Green & Seifter Attorneys, PLLC
Vice Chair

Melanie W. Littlejohn
Regional Executive - Central Region
Energy Solution Services
National Grid

Treasurer
Madelyn H. Hornstein, CPA
Partner
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Assistant Treasurer
Vicki R. Brackens, ChFC
Financial Planner
Brackens Financial Solutions Network
An Office of MetLife®
Assistant Secretary
Warren W. Bader, Esq.
Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC
 Board Members
 

Edward J. Audi
Executive Vice President, L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc.
President, Stickley International

  William C. Brod

  Calvin L. Corriders 
Vice President, Commercial Lending 
Beacon Federal

Raymond W. Cross, Ph.D.
President
Morrisville State College
  Kenneth J. Entenmann
Senior Vice President and Director
Alliance Investment Management
  Ray T. Forbes, M.D.
Physician
Internists Associates of Central New York, PC

Joseph B. Lee
Director & General Manager
WAER FM
Syracuse University
  Paul C. Nojaim
President
Nojaim Inc.
  Rita L. Reicher, Ph.D.
President
KS&R, Inc.
  Maria P. Russell
Professor & Chair, Public Relations Department
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University
  Mansukh J. Shah
Mansukh J. Shah, CLU, ChFC

  Corinne R. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair of Teaching Learning Programs
Syracuse University School of Education
  Stephanie R. Threatte
Community Volunteer

Michael J. Wamp
Managing Partner
Lakewater Capital Management, LLC


Counsel
  Gay M. Pomeroy, Esq.
Mackenzie Hughes, LLP