Board of Directors

OHA’s Board of Directors helps to provide expertise to the county’s only organization dedicated to telling Onondaga County’s history. Its function is to advise the director, to raise funds to support initiatives, exhibitions, programs, and projects, and to recruit new board members from around the county to support OHA’s mission.

Executive Officers

Darcy DiBiase, SUNY Upstate Medical University – President
Marissa Cameron, Conti Federal Services – First Vice President
Pat Heaton, EDR Companies – Second Vice President
Mike Hartwell, CPA, FustCharles LLP – Treasurer
Victor Vaccaro, CPA, Dannible & McKee LLP – Assistant Treasurer
Karen Tifft, Community Volunteer – Secretary
Danielle McCann Cima, Community Bank System – Assistant Secretary

Directors

Mary Grace Almandrez, Syracuse University
Nancy Byrne, Community Volunteer
Richard Calagiovanni, Videographer/Editor (Ret.)
Lee De Amicis, M&T Bank
Andrew Donovan, NewsChannel 9 WSYR-TV
Louis Fournier, Sutton Cos.
Hadwen Fuller, Ascent Technologies Group, Inc.
Clayton Hale, Esq., Mackenzie Hughes
Dennis Hebert, CFP, CLU, Financial Planner
Mark Hettler, CPA, Bonadio Group (Ret.)
Bruce Kenan, Destiny USA
David Lane, J J Lane Construction, Inc.
Moise Laub, USDA
Gerald Mathews, Esq., Attorney (Ret.)
George McGuire, Esq., Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Scott Miller, Internal Revenue Service (Ret.)
Chad Rogers, King + King Architects
Kimberly Sawatis-Sacco, Syracuse City School District
Michael Tisdell, AIF, CPFA, OneGroup Retirement Advisors

Emeritus Board Members

Nancy Bottar, Community Volunteer
Bea González, Syracuse University (Ret.)
Christine B. Lozner, Historic Preservation Consultant

Service With Distinction

Mary Pat Oliker, Upstate Medical University (Ret.)

Honorary Directors

Hon. J. Ryan McMahon, II, Onondaga County Executive
Hon. Benjamin Walsh, Mayor of Syracuse