Our Values
Integrity
carrying out all our work with the greatest responsibility and accountability
Service
providing leadership for our community’s well-being and a willingness to volunteer
Learning
providing frequent structured and impromptu options for learning through programs, mentorship, sponsorship, and scholarship
Partnership
collaborating with institutions, organizations, and businesses that offer educational programs, services and incentives
Our Vision
Talented leaders of various backgrounds, identities and life experiences contributing to the quality of life in the Hudson Valley region
Our Mission
Inspiring individuals to lead and mentor within our region’s businesses and community organizations
Our Purpose
Increasing business educational program diversity and depth, and providing an optimal tax-deductible benefit to supporters
Our History
Our roots go back to the creation of the Ulster Leadership Development Initiative program in 1993 by the Ulster Regional Chamber of Commerce. Since then, the program has graduated over 450 local workers, who have benefited from direct exposure to dozens of successful entrepreneurs, leaders and officials. In 2014, the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation was created as a 501(c)3 organization with bigger aspirations; not only would we continue to offer and enhance the Leadership program, but we’d expand our offering to include youth leadership while fostering connections to employment and volunteer opportunities.
Foundation Board of Directors and Staff
Michael Janasiewicz (ULDI ’16), Chair
Ulster Savings Bank
Ethan Mass (ULDI ’18), Vice Chair
M&T Bank
Jennifer Cameron (ULDI ’15), Treasurer
Rhinebeck Bank
Mariel Fiori, Secretary
La Voz; Bard College
Alan Roberts, Ph.D., Chair, Board of Directors
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Ward Todd, President
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Su Marcy (ULDI ’06), Executive Director
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Board of Directors
Elliott Auerbach
Consultant, Village of Ellenville
Meagan Bianco (ULDI ’21)
CBRE, Global Corporate Real Estate
John Burlingham
American Solutions for Business
Susanne Callahan
Institute for Family Health
Eileen Larocca (ULDI ’12)
Howmet Aerospace
Pedro Milla Pedrozo (ULDI ’22)
Rondout Savings Bank
Amanda Norton (ULDI ’22)
Ulster County Legislature
Ryan Occhino
Ulster Savings Bank
Anita Otey
Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Korinna Ranyak (ULDI ’24)
Bank of Greene County
Leslie Sewell (ULDI ’00)
Rondout Savings Bank
Sean Soliva (ULDI ’14)
Rhinebeck Bank
Kate Waage (ULDI ’07)
MVP Health Care