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Chamber Business Director Receives Honor
Monday, August 30, 2010L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T A W A R D
Ryan Silva, the Chamber’s Director of Business Development, has received the distinguished Lifetime Sales Achievement Award from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) Membership Development Division. The “Million Dollar Circle” award recognizes individual achievement in membership dollars sold throughout his Chamber career. Recipients are members of ACCE’s Circle of Champions program, designed to connect Chamber sales professionals and encourage excellence in sales performance. The award was presented during ACCE’s annual convention held this year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Survey Winner Announced
Tuesday, August 17, 2010Congratulations to our survey contest winner Barbara Wyman of the Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County. Wyman wins two tickets to the Clubhouse Classic next Monday, August 23rd at the Country Club of Troy. After completing our online survey, Wyman was entered into our drawing for a chance to win. Watch our e-newsletters, facebook and linked in pages for more opportunities to win great prizes for the remainder of 2010!
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The Leadership Institute Announces New Class
Monday, August 2, 2010The Chamber is proud to announce The Leadership Institute Class of 2011. This year’s dynamic and diverse group will participate in our award winning skills-based professional development program, which begins in September. The program emphasizes a “learning from leaders” approach to developing the talent of future leaders in New York’s Tech Valley. More than 125 Leadership alumni have graduated during the past five years, and are now applying their valuable skills within their professions and within their communities. Leadership participants learn skills from an impressive “faculty” of more than 100 senior level business executives who bring real-life expertise to this valuable and effective program. Welcome to the Class of 2011!
The Leadership Institute is sponsored by KeyBank, with media sponsorship provided by The Business Review.
- Edwin Anker, CSArch
- Deborah Atlas, Seton Health
- David Bach, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth
- Jerilee Beaudoin, First Niagara Bank
- David Brisson, M & T Bank
- Kenneth Dagostino, Hudson Valley Community College
- Daniel Didier, NetSecureIA, Inc.
- Michael Gates, KeyBank, NA
- Michael Giso, Turner Construction Company
- Kevin Grace, Unity House of Troy, Inc.
- Dawn Guerds, East Greenbush Community Library
- John Hetsko, HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
- Russell Huta, Rifenburg Construction, Inc.
- Georgia P. Kelly, Merrill Lynch, The Clore Group
- Julie Massry Knox, Tri City Rentals / Massry Realty Partners
- Kate Koval, CDPHP
- Annmarie Lanesey, Greane Tree Technology Group, LLC
- Heather LaVine, Tri-City ValleyCats
- Alexis Lorenz, MetLife
- Michelle Mangione Wyanski, Michelle Ships, Inc. - The UPS Store
- Jennifer O’Brien, 1199 SEIU Training & Employment Fund
- David Paterniani, Green Island Power Authority
- Tommy Thompson, HANYS Solutions, Inc.
- Tom Thornton, Smith's Paving & Sealcoating
- Sheila Viera, Pioneer Bank
- Jill Walsh, HSBC Bank USA, NA
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2010 Van Rensselaer Award Winners
Thursday, May 27, 2010The Chamber announces the 2010 recipients of its prestigious Van Rensselaer Awards, to be presented at the Van Rensselaer Dinner on Thursday, September 23 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Hoosick Street in Troy. The honors include the Van Rensselaer Corporate and Small Business Awards and the Edward H. Pattison Citizenship Award.
“The Chamber’s annual awards give us the opportunity to publicly distinguish people who are making a difference by their initiatives and by their example,” said Anthony Lanzillo, 2010 Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors. “This year’s recipients exemplify the meaning and purpose of these awards in extraordinary ways that benefit the entire community.”
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