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Board of Trustees Members

The St. John Fisher College Board of Trustees is comprised of prominent business leaders and community members from the Rochester area and beyond.

The Board is currently led by Diana Nole (chair) and Tom Bowles ’71 (vice chair).

Board Member Listing

Ronald D. Billitier ’88
President/Owner, Billitier Electric, Inc.
Ronald Billitier
Martin K. Birmingham
President and CEO of Financial Institutions, Inc., Five Star Bank
Martin Birmingham
Thomas G. Bowles ’71, Vice Chair
Former Chief Executive Officer, Enesco, LLC
Thomas Bowles
Daniel Boyce ’79
Attorney, The Law Office of Daniel J. Boyce, Esq.
Daniel J. Boyce
Daniel J. Burns
President of the Rochester Division, Senior Vice President, M&T Bank Corporation
Daniel Burns
William G. Clark ’78
Former President and CEO, Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
William Clark
José J. Coronas
General Partner, Trillium Group
Jose Coronas
Jack A. DePeters ’73
Former Senior Vice President of Store Operations, Wegmans Foods Markets, Inc.
Jack DePeters
M. Kevin Dugan ’70
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, PrimeGroup Insurance Inc. (PGI Inc.)
Kevin Dugan
Michael C. Goonan ’75
Former Vice President and CFO, University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael Goonan
James P. Growney ‘66
Retired Chairman and CEO, C.P.U., Inc.
James Growney
Donald E. Jeffries ’74
President and CEO, VisitRochester
Donald Jeffries
Jill Knittel ’94, ’03 (MBA)
President, JK Executive Strategies, LLC
Jill Knittel
Anthony Lee ’17
Associate Buyer, Golf, DICK’S Sporting Goods
Anthony Lee
Janice C. Loss ’92
President/Owner, Skin Search of Rochester, Inc. and DermaSpa, Partners of Dermatology Associates of Rochester, P.C.
Janice Loss
Elizabeth (Betty) Mullin-DiProsa
Former President and CEO, St. Ann's Community
Elizabeth Mullin-DiProsa
Diana L. Nole, Chair
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare Business, Nuance Communications
Diana Nole
Michael A. O'Conor ’78
Former Director, Management Consulting, Jordon & Jordon
Michael O'Conor
Rebecca Pelino '86
Managing Partner, Capital Investment Advisors, LLC
Rebecca Pelino
William J. Pellicano ’80
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PrimePay, LLC
William Pellicano
Jacqueline D. Peterson '75
Vice President Emerita of Student Affairs, College of the Holy Cross
Jacqueline Peterson
Mark S. Peterson '83
Managing Partner, MSP Enterprise Partners
Mark Peterson
Mary V. Piehler ‘79
Director, Northeast Region, Absolute Software
Mary Piehler
Ronald A. Pluta ‘79
Managing Partner, Calkins Corporate Park
Ronald Pluta
Wanda Polisseni
Community Volunteer
Wanda Polisseni
Gerard J. Rooney, Ph.D.
President
Gerard Rooney
Matthew J. Rowe '90
President, Gotham Surgical
Matthew Rowe
Victor E. Salerno ’66
Chief Executive Officer, O’Connell Electric Company
Victor Salerno
Ferdinand J. Smith
CEO, Executive Creative Director, JAY
Ferdinand Smith
Rev. George T. Smith, CSB
Immediate Past Superior General, Congregation of St. Basil
George T. Smith
Michael Stapleton, Jr. ’98
President and CEO, University of Rochester Thompson Health
Michael Stapleton
Randall M. White '75
CEO, JN White
Randy White
Heather Williams ’85
Marketing Manager, Ontario Specialty Contracting (OSC), Inc.; Executive Director, OSC Charitable Foundation
Philip H. Yawman
President, The Cooley Group
Philip Yawman

Ex-Officio Board Members

Christine A. Boev – Chair of the Faculty Assembly
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair, Nursing
LANP Fellow; American Association of Colleges of Nursing
St. John Fisher College

Zaiya P. Dillon ’20 – SGA President
St. John Fisher College

Mark Parsons ’10 – Alumni Board President
Optometrist
Reed Eye Associates

Board Staff

Robert W. Burgdorf, Esq. ’84 (College Counsel)
Partner
Nixon Peabody, LLP

Stephanie Williams
Board Secretary

Trustees Emeriti Society

Thomas F. Bonadio ’71
Founder and Senior Counsel
The Bonadio Group

Charles A. Constantino ’61
Former Executive Vice President
PAR Technology Corporation

Fr. Albert Cylwicki, CSB
Assisting Basilian Father
St. John Fisher College

C. McCollister Evarts
Former CEO
University of Rochester Medical Center

B. Thomas Golisano
Golisano Foundation
Chairman
Paychex, Inc.

William M. Hughes ’62
Chief Executive Officer
HPA Consulting Group, Inc.

R. Wayne LeChase
Chairman
LeChase Construction Services, LLC

Martin L. Keating ’75
Former Managing Director
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Company

Gary L. Mucci Esq., ’68
Counsel
Barclay Damon

Martin Mucci ’81
CEO & President
Paychex, Inc.

John A. (Jack) Palvino ’55
Former Executive Vice President
The Lincoln Group

Joseph R. Rulison ’78
Co-Founder & CEO
three + one advisors

James D. Ryan
Former President
Ryco Management, Inc.

Rev. Joseph A. Trovato, CSB
Former Campus Chaplain
St. John Fisher College

Gerald VanStrydonck ’66
Former Chief Financial Officer
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School