
Carol Dumka
Board President
Arts in Education Coordinator, Herkimer BOCES
Carol is a former music teacher and a performing musician and saxophone instructor. She is a member of the Executive Board of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 78, and President of the Crane School of Music Alumni Board.

Rita Paniagua
Board Vice President
NY Community Relations & Engagement Manager, Molina Healthcare
Rita serves as Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large. She is also a member of the NYS Council of the Arts Board of Directors. She was a dancer (prima ballerina) at Bristol Virginia Company, opened a dance school in Puerto Rico (DANCE CENTRE), and worked with The Weaner Brothers Latin Record Division creating and implementing promotional tours for artists visiting Puerto Rico

Catherine Gerard
Board Secretary
Associate Director
Executive Education
Syracuse University Maxwell School
Carol has a lifetime history of choral singing, is past president of Capitol Hill Choral Society, and currently a member of the choir at St Paul ‘s Church, Syracuse.

Phylisa Clark-Sova
Board Treasurer
Business Development Manager
Canale Insurance and Accounting

Dori K. Bailey
Board Member
Attorney
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Dori is a subscriber of Syracuse Stage and Broadway in Syracuse, and proud parent of Syracuse Children’s Theater performer.

Leroy Collins
Board Member
CEO/Author, Motivational Speaker
Owner, DC3 Consulting
Leroy, a former NFL runningback for the Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars, is a motivational and inspirational speaker and storyteller and author of "The Runningback". He also serves as President of Upstate NY NFL Alumni Association.

Kieran J. Daley, CPA
Board Member
Staff Accountant
Bowers & Company CPAs PLLC
Kieran's art connection is through family. His grandmother Christine Lightcap ran the Talent Company in Syracuse and performed years of shows at the Empire Theater at the NYS Fairgrounds.

Elizabeth Dunbar
Board Member
Director and CEO
Everson Museum of Art
Elizabeth is also a board member of the Gustav Stickley House Foundation

Bill Fisher
Board Member
General Manager
Greater Syracuse Soundstage Development Corp.

Daniel Hammer
Board Member
Purchasing Director
Onondaga County
Dan connects to art through music and photography.

Nancy H. Ketz
Board Member
French Teacher (retired)
Hudson, Poland, Holland Patent School Districts
Nancy, a member of Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute, studied piano with Eva Sciutto. She was accompanist for the SUNY Albany University Singers, and the Hamilton College Choir under G. Roberts Kolb for 30 years. She has also played keyboard in pit orchestras, organ in local churches, and has accompanied level 6 students for NYSSMA adjudication.

Jane Malin
Board Member
Executive Director, Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (MVCA)
Jane has been the Executive Director for MVCA in Little Falls, NY, since 2015. Previously, she was a Management Consultant, Industrial Engineer, and Project Manager with commercial and government clients domestically and internationally for over 30 years. Jane is a lifelong musician, vocalist, and choir director throughout the Mohawk Valley, New England, North Carolina, and Minnesota. Jane also teaches voice lessons at MVCA. Within the Bassett Healthcare Network, Jane serves on the boards of Valley Health Services and Valley Residential Services in Herkimer, NY. Passionate about the Arts and her now “second career” working for a non-profit, she has found a home with the MVCA family.

Carmen Sonia Martinez
Board Member
Co-Founder/Chairman/Executive Director
Mohawk Valley Latino Association, Inc.
Sonia is the first Executive Director for the Mohawk Valley Latino Association and a Munson Williams Proctor Institute Board Member.

Fritz Messere
Board Member
Retired Dean Emeritus, School of Communication
Media & the Arts, SUNY Oswego
Fritz also serves on the Board of Directors of Symphoria and View Center for Arts and Culture.

Alden Smith
Board Member
Independent Medicare Agent
Maximum Medicare Services
Alden (Max) is a singer who has performed with bands and choirs, etc. for most of his adult life. He also participates in theater.

Honora Spillane
Board Member
Senior Director of Business and Economic Development
Centerstate CEO
Honora grew up in Syracuse doing ballet and poorly playing instruments through high school. She was part of local corps de ballet for touring productions of the Nutcracker and the annual Cultural Resources Council’s (now CNY Arts) holiday ballet production. She was lucky enough that her mother found the time and resources to expose her and her brother to museums, musicals and Broadway, and cultural experiences whenever they travelled around the Northeast – but especially when visiting family in the New York City area.

Tracy Tajbl
Board Member
Assistant Dean of Advancement
College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
Tracy has served arts organizations in both staff and consulting roles, such as the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, the Baltimore and Colorado Symphonies, Arena Stage, and the Smithsonian Institution. She played a leadership role in raising $123 million to build the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Tracy is an enthusiastic arts patron, and enjoys theater, concerts, dance performances, and museums.

Merike Treier
Board Member
Executive Director
Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc.

Anastasia Urtz
Board Member
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President
Onondaga Community College
Anastasia is responsible for all academic programs at Onondaga Community College, including arts programming. She also plays Bb clarinet with the Silverwood Clarinet Choir.

Lauren Kochian
Board Member - ex officio
President, Arts & Cultural Leadership Alliance
President, Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology
Lauren also serves on the board of Gigi's Playhouse and worked in marketing and development for Syracuse Stage.

Sue Stanczyk
Board Member - ex officio
Chief of Staff
Onondaga County Executive Office
Sue is also a Board Member for Visit Syracuse and NYS Blues Festival, Inc.