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
Kate Waage (ULDI ’07), Chair
MVP Health Care
Michael Janasiewicz (ULDI ’16), Vice Chair
Ulster Savings Bank
Sean Soliva (ULDI ’14), Treasurer
Rondout Savings Bank
Mariel Fiori, Secretary
La Voz; Bard College
Crystal Jacob, Chair, Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ulster Savings Bank
Ward Todd, President, Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Jennifer Alnwick
Sawyer Savings Bank
Elliott Auerbach
Office of the NYS Comptroller
Kristin Backhaus, Ph.D
SUNY New Paltz School of Business
Meagan Bianco (ULDI ’21)
CBRE, Global Corporate Real Estate
Susanne Callahan
Institute for Family Health
John A. Eickman
HITS
Ethan Mass (ULDI ’18)
M&T Bank
Philip Mattracion
Chief of Police, Ellenville
Amanda Norton (ULDI ’22)
HV LGBTQ+ Community Center
Ryan Occhino
Ulster Savings Bank
Lt. Phil Roloson
Town of Lloyd Police
Leslie Sewell (ULDI ’00)
Rondout Savings Bank
Ingrid E. Kulick
Executive Director