Learn about our Board
Who is RCF?
The Board of Trustees is committed to serving the community’s needs for higher and vocational educational opportunities. In addition to local community member representation, the Board incudes representatives from local colleges and universities as well as Rome’s secondary schools.
Officers
- President – Suzanne Carvelli, Community Volunteer
- Vice President – Jennifer DeWeerth – Dean, Rome Campus, Mohawk Valley Community College
- Secretary – Bruce Hairston, Multi Team Leader, Rome YMCA
- Treasurer – Brenda K. McMonagle, Business Process Analyst, AmeriCU Credit Union
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Trustees
- Gale Barone – Community Volunteer
- Andrew Cotronea - CSTEP Coordinator, SUNY Polytechnic
- Pamela Havens – Community Volunteer
- Dyana Herrig-O'Neill – Senior Vice President, Member Relations, AmeriCU Credit Union
- Michael Kimmel – HR Manager, Revere Copper Products
- Lisa Matte – Director, Jervis Public Library
- Maureen Nash – Rome Free Academy Guidance Counselor
- Ashlea Schad – Director of Development, Utica College
- Richard Shelton – Director of Distance Learning, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Kara Shore -Interim Superintendent, NYS School for the Deaf
- Gretchen H. Sprock – Community Volunteer
- Steve Stemkoski – Director of Human Resources, Hamilton College
Trustees Emeritus
- Mary K. Griffith – Community Volunteer
- Shirley B. Waters – Vice President/Secretary, Rome Sentinel Co.