Board of Directors

Certification Director & Legislative Director

Liz Flint
Cornell Law School
e-mail: liz.flint@cornell.edu

Communications Director

Karen Besemer
Gallagher
e-mail: karen_besemer@ajg.com

Hospitality Director
Valarie Kranz
Pyrotek
e-mail: valkra@pyrotek.com

Membership Director

Michelle La Fave
Cornell University
e-mail: met27@cornell.edu

President 

Stacie Mastin
Tompkins Financial
e-mail: smastin@tompkinsfinancial.com

President Elect

S. Althea Porter
Challenge
e-mail: althea.porter@aboutchallenge.org

Secretary
Rachel Colunio
Cornell University
e-mail: rg50@cornell.edu

Special Projects
Kate Canino
Centralus Health
e-mail: kcanino@cayugahealth.org

Special Projects
Cigi Carmichael
Pall Corporation
e-mail: cigi_carmichael@pall.com

Special Projects

Mallorie David
Beginnings Credit Union
e-mail: mallorie.david@Beginnings.com

Special Projects
Shannon Spencer
e-mail: slk38@cornell.edu

Special Projects
Gladira Velazquez Cruz
Ithaca City School District
e-mail: gladira.velazquezsim@icsd.k12.ny.us

Veterans Affairs & Special Projects

Susie Jackson
Cornell University
e-mail: smm77@cornell.edu

Veterans Affairs & Special Projects

Darren Murphy
Cornell University, Engineering and Bowers CIS
e-mail: djm459@cornell.edu

Treasurer

Trish Reidy
Tompkins Financial
e-mail: Preidy@tompkinsfinancial.com

Webmaster/Social Media Director
Michele Cowen
Cornell University - CALS
e-mail: mtc11@cornell.edu

Workforce Readiness Advocate

Kristi Downham
Longview
e-mail: Kristi.downham@gmail.com



S. Althea Porter
Challenge
e-mail: althea.porter@aboutchallenge.org



Alexia Zobel
Cornell University
e-mail: ac924@cornell.edu