Board

We’re proud to have some of our area’s most influential leaders on our Board of Directors. 

Stephanie Seiffert

Stephanie Seiffert — President
Partner, Nixon Peabody

Katelin Pellett

Katelin Pellett — Vice-President
Vice President of Programs,
Causewave Community Partners

Wende Knapp, Esq. — Immediate Past President
Attorney, Xerox Corporation

Melissa Palmer – Treasurer
Executive Vice President, CFO/COO, Butler/Till

Michelle Schleher — Secretary
Sr. Construction Project Manager, Facilities, Planning & Construction, Rochester Regional Health

Susan Acker
First Vice President – Wealth Management, Acker & Associates

Alyssa Belasco
Director of Development and Programs, Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley

Claudia Burcke
Community Relations Manager, Trillium Health

Julie Bazan
Adjunct Professor, Nazareth College

Nicole Calcagni
Senior Associate, Investor Relations, Broadstone

Carin Cole
Assistant Dean of Students, Simon Business School

Rachel DeGuzman
President and CEO, 21st Century Arts

Carey Ann Denefrio
Attorney at Law, Littler Mendelson, P. C.

Andrea Holland
President, Holland Communications

Kathleen Pringle
CEO, Kathleen Pringle Group, Inc. 

Erin Tolefree
Executive Vice President, Baldwin Richardson Foods

Michele Hefferon
Events Manager/Affiliate Liaison
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce

Susan George
Director, Events & Affiliate Relations, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce