Local Appointment

Mr. Guon is the owner of multiple McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Rochester area. He is a founding board member of the Ronald McDonald House and the Rochester Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities. Mr. Guon is on the boards of the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, the Monroe County Water Authority Board, and the MCC Foundation. He is a member of Rochester Rotary and president of the Rochester McDonald’s Operators Association. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.

Kenneth G. Goode
Vice Chair

Local Appointment

Mr. Goode is the owner of the management consultant firm, Kenneth G. Goode and Associates. He is a prolific author and presenter, as well as a member of the American Academy of Social and Political Science. Mr. Goode worked for Monroe County for 10 years, first as director of the Department of Affirmative Action and Community Relations and then as director of the Office of Government and Community Affairs. He has also worked as a research attorney for the University of California. Mr. Goode earned a law degree and a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Arizona and has a master’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ilene L. Flaum

Gubernatorial Appointment

Mrs. Flaum is actively involved in running Flaum Management, a family-owned business dealing with real estate ownership, finance and management. A New York State Senate Women of Distinction Honoree in 1998, she is a past member of the WXXI Strategic Planning Committee and was co-chair of the WXXI Public Television Auction and Fine Arts Auction in 1994. Mrs. Flaum is also involved with Jewish Family Service, having served two years as vice president and currently serving as secretary. Additionally, she volunteers on the Compeer Golf Tournament Committee. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, and received the School of Management’s Alumni of the Year Award.

Student Trustee

Mr. Ladwig is a second-year liberal arts major at Monroe Community College. He is also in the paralegal certificate program and has been named to the dean’s list since his entrance to the college. He has been a member of the Model United Nations and the Student at Large on the MCC Association, Inc. Board of Directors. He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the custodian of his church, works part time at a software firm during the summer, and has received the Rochester Area Colleges Outstanding Student Award for 2007. Mr. Ladwig is originally from Webster and currently resides in East Rochester with his 8 year old son, Sean, and his wife, Amanda.

Richard F. Mackey

Gubernatorial Appointment

Gubernatorial Appointment

Mr. Nuccitelli is president of Parlec, Inc. and former president of Nationwide Precision Products Corporation. He actively participates as a board member of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, Unity Health System Foundation and The Monroe County Partnership for Workforce Excellence. In 1995, The U.S. Small Business Administration named Mr. Nuccitelli Small Businessman of the Year for the Western New York Region. In addition, he serves on the High-Tech of Rochester Board of Directors and the Aquinas Institute Board of Directors. Mr. Nuccitelli received his bachelor’s degree from Clarkson University.

Local Appointment

Lori A. Van Dusen

Local Appointment

Ms. Van Dusen is Director of Wealth Management at Smith Barney-Citigroup Institutional Consulting. A past president of the Association of Professional Investment Consultants, she was recognized in 2005 by Barron’s as one of the top 100 wealth advisors in the country; in 2004, Research magazine named her and her local team as one of the top five wealth advisory groups in the country. She is a graduate of the Wharton School’s distinguished Certified Investment Management Analyst program. Ms. Van Dusen received her master’s degree from Harvard University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Ithaca College. She serves on the MCC Foundation board of directors.

Gubernatorial Appointment

Mr. Warshof was a Rochester businessman for more than 30 years, until his retirement from Paychex in 2002 as area vice president and director of marketing. Prior to joining Paychex, he had a 25-year career at Rochester Community Savings Bank, where he rose to president of the Retail Banking Division. Mr. Warshof serves on the boards of The Center for Governmental Research, Junior Achievement and the Monroe Community College Foundation, where he serves as chair. He has served on the MCC Foundation board of directors since 1991 and was inducted into the college’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995. He has a master’s degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a bachelor’s from SUNY Buffalo and an associate’s from MCC.

Local Appointment

Wayne Zyra is president of the Monroe County Legislature and represents residents of Clarkson, Hamlin and Sweden on the county’s highest elected body. His public service began in 1981 as a member of the Sweden Planning Board.  Mr. Zyra had a 32-year career at Eastman Kodak Company, retiring as a product development manager. Prior to his career at Kodak, he was employed by Grumman Aircraft Company where he was a part of the Lunar Lander Program. He serves on the boards of many local agencies, including the Genesee Transportation Council, the Greater Rochester Visitor’s Association, the Rochester Museum and Science Center.