Board of Trustees Members

Fisher's Board of Trustees is comprised of prominent business leaders and community members from the Rochester area and beyond.

The Board is currently led by Philip Yawman (chair) and Rebecca Pelino '86 (vice chair).

Board Member Listing

Martin K. Birmingham
President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Institutions, Inc., Five Star Bank
Martin Birmingham
Thomas G. Bowles ’71
Former Chief Executive Officer, Enesco, LLC
Thomas Bowles
Daniel Boyce ’79
Former attorney, The Law Office of Daniel J. Boyce, Esq.
Daniel J. Boyce
William G. Clark ’78
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
William Clark
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
Herbert W. Engert, Jr. ’89
Former Managing Partner, EY
Herbert Engert, Jr.
Donald E. Jeffries ’74
President and Chief Executive Officer, VisitRochester
Donald Jeffries
Anthony Lee ’17
Buyer, Athletic Footwear, 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 Chief Executive Officer, St. Ann's Community
Elizabeth Mullin-DiProsa
Diana L. Nole
Former Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Health and Life Sciences Solutions and Platforms
Diana Nole
Rebecca Pelino ’86, Vice Chair
Managing Partner, Capital Investment Advisors, LLC
Rebecca Pelino
Jacqueline D. Peterson ’75
Former Special Advisor to the President, Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Providence College
Jacqueline Peterson
Mark S. Peterson ’83
President, Center for Serving Leadership
Mark Peterson
Mary V. Piehler ‘79
Director Northeast, Strategic Solution Verticals, Lenovo
Mary Piehler
Ronald A. Pluta ‘79
Managing Partner, R.A.P. Management, LLC
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
Veronica Sheehan ’88
Chief Operating Officer, Make-A-Wish Georgia
Veronica Sheehan
Rev. George T. Smith, CSB
William and Helen Cavanaugh Endowed Chair of Catholic Studies
George T. Smith
Michael Stapleton, Jr. ’98
President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Rochester Thompson Health
Michael Stapleton
Randall M. White ’75
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, JN White
Randy White
Philip H. Yawman, Chair
President, The Cooley Group
Philip Yawman

Ex-Officio Board Members

Todd Sodano – Chair of the Faculty Assembly
Associate Professor
St. John Fisher University

Brooke Chase ’26 – SGA President
St. John Fisher University

Jennifer Gervase Benson ’94 – Alumni Board President
Director, Learning and Organizational Development
Nestle Health Sciences

Board Staff

Amanda Burns
Board Secretary

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

 

Trustees Emeriti Society

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

Jose J. Coronas
General Partner
Trillium Group

C. McCollister Evarts
Former Chief Executive Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center

B. Thomas Golisano
Founder, Paychex, Inc.

Michael C. Goonan '75
Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center

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
Chairman of the Board
Paychex, Inc.

Joseph R. Rulison ’78
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
three + one advisors

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