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Advisory Board

Ontario ARC's Advisory Board is a non-governing body of local professionals and leaders who provide the agency with community-based input.

Jose Acevedo
President & CEO, Finger Lakes Health

Gerald Archibald
CPA & Partner, The Bonadio Group

Geoff Astles
Retired County Adminstrator, Ontario County

Paul Barrett
Publisher, Finger Lakes Times

Mary Boatfield
Executive Director, Happiness House

Damian Bolster
Procurement Manager, Constellation Wines U.S.

Kevin Bragg
President, Chrisanntha Construction Company

Joe Bridgeford
President, BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.

Rhoda Childs
Regional Director, United Way of Ontario County

Ann Costello
Director, B. Thomas Golisano Foundation

Lauren Dixon
CEO, Dixon Schwabl Advertising

George Ewing, Jr.
Retired Publisher & President, Messenger Post Newspapers

Linda Farchione
President & CEO, Thompson Health Systems

Gail Flugel
President, Badge Machine Products, Inc.

Dan Fuller
President & General Manager, Bristol Mountain Resort

John Garvey
County Adminstrator, Ontario County

Mark Gearan
President, Hobart & William Smith Colleges

George Hamlin
President, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust

Chris Hansen
Retired CEO, Hansen Farms

Bob Harris
President, Koch Container

Craig Howard
Director, Canandaigua V.A. Medical Center

Michael Kauffman
General Manager, Eastview Mall

Brian Kolb
Assembly Minority Leader, 129th District

Mark Kowalski
President, G.W. Lisk Company, Inc.

Deb Kraft
Executive Director, Lochland

Mike Manikowski
Executive Director, Ontario County Industrial Development Agency

Joseph Marinelli
Superintendent, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES

Jack Marren
Supervisor, Town of Victor

John Parkhurst
Executive Vice President, Rochester Broadway Theatre League

Phil Povero
Sheriff, Ontario County

Donald Raw, Jr.
Superintendent, Canandaigua City School District

Kathy Rayburn
Consultant

Jan Regan
Owner, Jan Regan Photography

Barbara Risser
President, Finger Lakes Community College

Buddy Rockmaker
Retired CEO, Furniture Village & Moving Company

Dawn Santiago-Marullo
Superintendent, Victor Central School District

Wade Sarkis
Managing Partner, Canandaigua Financial Group

Mike Sheridan
Wegmans

Hal Smith
President, Halco Plumbing & Heating