Founding Members / Board of Directors
Executive Officers
Chairman of the Board
Yono Purnomo – Founding Director
Yono’s / dp an American Brasserie
Vice Chairman
Robert J. McNamara
Robert J. McNamara Financial Consultants
President
Marcus Q. Pryor
Pryor Associates
Vice President
Neerav Patel
IBM Watson Health
Secretary
Brian Murphy
Director of Operations | Renaissance Albany Hotel
Treasurer
Marie Zimmerman
Partner, KPMG
Directors
Margaret Carciobolo
Event Designer, Culinary Crafter, CEO | Nicole’s
Susan Cleary
Melissa Currado
Director of Corporate Affairs | NYCON
Paul Fahey
Vice President of Strategy & Communications | Overit
Katie Hohman
Partner | Sheridan Hohman Associates
Kristen Holler
Executive Director | Albany Barn & Electric City Barn
Nadine Lewis
Food & Beverage Director | The Edison Club
Marna Redding
Vice President, Member Services | Capital Region Chamber
Jonathan Scherzer
Director of Marketing | CDTA
Honorary Director
Mayor Kathy Sheehan
Honorary Founding Directors
Hon. Gerald D. Jennings
Joe Culver
Mary Jean Knowles
Dominick Purnomo
Donna Purnomo
Jeffrey S. Michaelson
Gary D. Smith
Garrick Smith
M.H.A Thibeault
In Memoriam
Karen Smith-Sfara — Honorary Founding Director
In Memoriam
Karen Smith-Sfara — Honorary Founding Director
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