CARDIAC CLASSIC - Key Persons
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- Chief of Staff Elect
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- Manager Sustained Giving and Legacy Gifts
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J. David Brown has been a driving force behind the YMCA brand and ambassador of the YMCA mission for nearly 30 years. As President and CEO of the Capital District YMCA since 2007, Mr. Brown is responsible for 11 branches, 65 child care program centers, two summer camps, two residence programs, and senior housing. The CDYMCA serves six counties and 90,000 members through the deployment of 1,400 staff.
Mr. Brown holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester and an MBA from the University at Albany. Among his awards are 40 Elite Alumni Honoree (Capital District Business Review), 40 Under Forty Honoree (Capital District Business Review), NYS Governor's African American Community Distinction and Director of the Year Award (Association of YMCA Professionals).
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- Chairman of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Senior Partner With Schenectady Radiologists
Gary Wood, M.D. became a member of the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June 2015.
Dr. Wood is a Senior Partner with Schenectady Radiologists, P.C. in Schenectady, NY. He has served as an attending radiologist at Ellis Hospital since 1987 and Chair of Radiology from 1991 to 2006. Dr. Wood also served as chief of Staff at Ellis Hospital from 2000 to 2002.
Dr. Wood is a native of Syracuse, NY and earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the State University of New York - Buffalo. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. He completed an internship, residency and fellowship at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Cincinnati, OH. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.
Dr. Wood is a member of many organizations including the American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, New York Radiological Society, New York State Medical Society and Schenectady County Medical Society.
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- Member of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Treasurer of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Janet Colón Sapio-Mayta became a member of the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June 2013.
Ms. Colón Sapio-Mayta earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Syracuse University, Syracuse NY and her master's in social work from the University at Albany, Albany, NY. She is co-chair for the University at Albany Graduate School of Social Welfare Ladan Alomar Scholarship Endowment Fund; president and founding member of 100 Hispanic Woman, Inc, Capital District Chapter; founding member of Upstate Latino Alliance; and member of Schenectady Business & Professional Woman, National Organization of Women-New York State and Capital District YMCA Latino Young Conference Planning Committee.
She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including: "Education Advocate Award" by Centro Civico of Amsterdam, Inc; "Community Service Award" by Grace and Holy Innocents Church; "Latina Special Recognition Award" by National 100 Hispanic Women, Inc.; "Adult Latino Achiever Award" by Capital District YMCA Black & Latino Achievers; "Community Leadership Award" by Capital District 100 Hispanic Women; and "Women in Public Service Leadership Award" by The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society.
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- Vice Chair of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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Mr. Tobison has more than 30 years of experience in business and information technology management. As a software engineer, C-level executive, and management consultant, his passion has been to bring customer focus, curiosity, communication and people skills, and analytical thinking to lead effectively at the intersection of business and information technology. He has been a key member of the executive leadership teams that grew three successful technology companies from early stage to market leaders. He helped bring one company public and expanding another by using private equity funding for the successful acquisition and integration of a much larger company.
He is currently retired and devoting his time now to art work (photography and writing) and contributing to the community.
Mr Tobison was most recently the Chief Information Officer at eXp World Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPI), a global real estate brokerage, where he lead software engineering, product management, information technology, product launch, project management, data services and the innovation lab for eXp Realty and eXp World Technologies.
Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of OutMatch, in Dallas, TX, a software-as-a-service company in the human resources/talent selection space. Mr. Tobison has been the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of two companies: CommerceHub in Albany, NY, which provides online e-commerce fulfillment software and services to the retail sector, and MapInfo Corporation in Troy, NY (now part of Pitney Bowes), which provides business geo-demographic software for location-based decision making. Prior to that, he consulted for 14 years in information technology management in North America, Asia, and Europe for Arthur Young & Company and Coopers & Lybrand.
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- Member of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Assistant Treasurer
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- Foundation Operations Specialist
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- Secretary of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Executive Director
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- Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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- Chairman, Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees
In his 37 year career at General Electric, Mark Little served in diverse senior leadership roles in operations, research, strategic planning, joint venture development, and product management. From 2005, as GE's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President/Director of GE Global Research, Mark reported to the CEO
and developed fundamental technologies to help GE compete and grow in every one of its businesses: energy, oil & gas, aviation, healthcare, transportation, consumer products, and financial services. Mark's vision is now to help other organizations apply the lessons he's learned during his years of leadership at GE by working with business leaders and boards as an advisor and mentor.
A company officer for 21 years, Mark had a two-part senior leadership career at GE managing both major lines of business and global research. Mark became only the ninth director of GE Global Research in the company's history. His team led transformative initiatives in software, advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, and delivered countless innovations that produced GE's best product and service portfolio in years. Mark's research team of over 3,600 people was from every major scientific and engineering discipline, working at nine research facilities in the USA, India, China, Germany, Brazil, and Israel. As CTO, he led some 50,000 technologists across GE. These experiences gave him a profound appreciation for diverse cultures and working styles.
Earlier in his career, as a business leader, he turned around a global business unit from $200MM annual loss to $4B annual profit-a unique achievement within GE. In doing so, he beat operating plans through every phase of the business cycle. In addition, Mark was responsible for the acquisition and integration of a bankrupt energy business, positioning it to become a $6B GE enterprise today.
Mark focuses on people and develops hard-working, motivated, self-reliant individuals who work well in teams. His high-performance teams, ranging from a dozen people to thousands, have won in their competitive marketplaces. He has a passion for building teams that "work to win." Mark has shared this expertise by serving as a leader in the US Council of Competitiveness for 7 years. This non-profit organization brings business, labor, academic, and government leaders together to increase the United States' economic competitiveness in the global marketplace.
Charitable work is central to Mark's purpose. He and his wife founded and operate the Little Family Foundation, which provides a strong base for charitable pursuits. They are both active in the foundation which supports a wide variety of local community activities as well as international and veterans organizations.
Mark trained as a mechanical engineer, with a bachelor's degree from Tufts, master's from Northeastern, and Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of which Mark is a Trustee. Family life is at Mark's core. He and his wife Terri have two adult children, with their first granddaughter having recently arrived. He is an avid book reader, a self-taught guitarist (rock, blues, jazz), a golfer, and is self-described as "a crazy Boston sports fan."
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
Mary F. Therriault, M.S., R.N., was Senior Director of Quality and Research Initiatives at Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) in Rensselaer from 2000 until 2016. Among her many duties, Ms. Therriault represented and addressed HANYS' member concerns and interests with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and HANYS' activities related to CMS Quality Initiatives.
Ms. Therriault is currently teaching courses online through Excelsior College in Albany and SUNY Empire State College in Saratoga Springs. Her courses include Introduction to Informatics for Nurses and Clinical Systems Management. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, teaching Nursing Laboratory, Bridging Nursing Education and Practice (BEAPS©) with Simulation and Summer Boot Camp for returning senior nursing students.
Ms. Therriault holds an M.S. in Nursing Education from Excelsior College, a B.S. in Nursing from the New York State Regents External Degree Program and an A.S. in Nursing from Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass.
Her awards include Chapter Recognition Award for Leadership from the Tau Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the Advisory Committee Distinguished Service Award from Hudson Valley Community College.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
Ms. Colón Sapio-Mayta is the director, Bureau of Interagency Coordination and Case Resolution for New York State Council on Children and Families, Rensselaer, NY. In this role, she provides oversight for issues and disputes that prevent access to services for at-risk children and youth. She works with various state agencies to provide support and policy to help children and their families. Ms. Colón Sapio-Mayta also spent 16 years at New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
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- Member of the Foundation Board of Trustees
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- Chief of Staff, Ellis Medical Staff
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- Corporate Vice President of Marketing at Charter Communications
Patricia Buhr became a member of the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June 2015.
Ms. Buhr has worked as Corporate Vice President of Marketing at Charter Communications (formerly Time Warner Cable) since 2001. In her role at Charter and TWC, Ms. Buhr has led strategic initiatives in retention marketing, targeting and international marketing, field marketing, program and analytics. Prior to joining Time Warner Cable, Ms. Buhr worked for the Times Union from 1994 to 2001 and The Washington Post from 1989 to 1992.
Ms. Buhr earned her bachelor's degree in international relations from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. and her master's of business administration from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
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- Member of the Foundation Board of Trustees
- President & CEO, Ellis Medicine
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- Community Engagement and Special Events Manager
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- Chartered Financial Analyst
- Member of the Board of Trustees
Stephanie Roberts joined the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June 2016.
Mrs. Roberts is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with more than 10 years of experience in executive leadership for financial firms. She is skilled in investment analysis and portfolio construction and has experience and knowledge across financial instruments, hedge funds, financial markets, accounting and legal concepts.
She served as the Vice President for Capital Introduction for Goldman Sachs &Co., Inc in New York City, Director for the Insignia Legacy Fund for Meritage Capital in Austin, TX and Assistant Vice President for Alterra Capital in New York City.
Mrs. Roberts earned her doctorate of law and master's in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her undergraduate studies with a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. She is a retired member of the New York State Bar.
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- General Manager
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Member of the New York State Archives Partnership Trust Board of Directors
Stephen Pagano has been a member of the board since June 2011.
Mr. Pagano is a general manager with extensive executive experience in the cable industry. He worked more than two decades for Time Warner Cable, holding the following positions: Executive Vice President, special projects, Corporate; Executive Vice President, West Region; President/General Manager, Albany; President/General Manager, Staten Island Cable (a Time Warner Cable/Cox Partnership); and Vice President, marketing, Brooklyn/Queens Division. Mr. Pagano was honored in 2003 and 2001 with Time Warner Cable's Golden Truffle award, which is given to the Division that achieved the greatest cable growth.
Prior to joining Time Warner Cable, Mr. Pagano worked for eight years in marketing roles for American Television and Communications.
In addition to providing leadership to Ellis Medicine, Mr. Pagano is a member of the New York State Archives Partnership Trust Board of Directors, and is a past board member of the Capital District YMCA and WMHT-TV, the Albany area PBS affiliate. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Foundation Board of Trustees
- President, Volunteer Aides