Governance
Strategic support that powers regionwide progress
The NY SMART I-Corridor’s central governance body is comprised of three regional conveners, component project leads and an advisory board, all of which ensures joint ownership across the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse corridor. Along with more than 100 trusted consortium partners, the region’s businesses, higher education, economic development groups and community-based organizations are united to redefine the future of semiconductor technology.
Co-conveners
Western New York’s regional chamber of commerce and privately funded economic development organization. By mobilizing hundreds of regional employers and strategic partners around common goals, the BNP grows private investment and jobs in Buffalo Niagara through advocacy, business development and convening.
CEO: Dottie Gallagher
An independent and forward thinking economic development strategist, a business leadership organization and chamber of commerce. CenterState CEO serves as an advocate and resource for smart business, catalyzes and facilitates regional growth and promotes community prosperity through results-driven partnerships, planning and problem-solving.
President & CEO: Robert Simpson
A powerful alliance of economic development organizations serving the Greater Rochester region. By dedicating significantly more resources to growth, OneROC is enhancing the reach and impact of current efforts while furthering its work to expand the regional economy and competing more effectively for jobs and investment.
President & CEO: Joe Stefko (TechHub Regional Innovation Officer)
Component projects
Supply Chain Activation Network (SCAN)
Project lead: University at Buffalo
UB operates one of the country’s only centers dedicated to advanced semiconductor technology focused on manufacturing and minority-owned business growth.
Regional leads
Buffalo: Invest Buffalo Niagara and Insyte Consulting
Rochester: Greater Rochester Enterprise and NextCorps
Syracuse: CenterState CEO and TDO
Semiconductor Talent and Employer Partnership Upstate New York (STEP UP)
Project lead: Monroe Community College
MCC runs the nation’s only Precision Optics Associates program, with 100% job placement following graduation.
Regional leads
Buffalo: Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Rochester: Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse: CenterState CEO
Commercialization and Collaboration Center (C3)
Project lead: Syracuse University
Syracuse hosts a world-leading precision-metrology group that studies thermal noise in crystalline semiconductor coatings with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Gordon Moore Foundation, and partners with Micron to place veterans in semiconductor careers.
Regional leads
Buffalo: University at Buffalo
Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester
Syracuse: Cornell University
Advisory board voting members
Merideth Andreucci
Empire State Development/GO-SEMI
DeAnna Burt-Nanna
Monroe Community College
Jon Cardinal
Senator Schumer’s Office
Peter DeJesus
WNY Area Labor Foundation
Beth DelGenio
University at Buffalo
Josh Farrelman
University of Rochester
Dottie Gallagher
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Mike Haynie
Syracuse University
Hannah Henley
INFICON
Greg Lancette
CNY Building and Trades
Dan Papsidero
Edwards
Hon. Joe Morelle
US House of Representatives
Joe Nehme
Micron
Tim Penix
SUNY EOS
Bob Quinn
Corning
Ryne Raffaelle
Rochester Institute of Technology
Paul Riser
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Rupa Shanmugam
So Park
Rob Simpson
CenterState CEO
George Small
Moog
Joseph Stefko
OneROC
Stephen Tucker
Northland Workforce Training Center
Krystyn Van Vliet
Cornell University
Ben Verschueren
NYSTAR