Staff Awards & Certified Advisors
Contenders for 2018 Advisor of the Year
Rawle Brown, Pace
Michelle Catan, Binghamton
Frank Cetera, Onondaga
Dave Chiaro, Farmingdale
Michelle Collins, Canton
Ann Garbarino, Stony Brook
John Halleron, Watertown-Oswego Outreach
Glamis Haro, Columbia-Harlem
Ellen Iversen, Mid-Hudson
Sam Kandel, Mid-Hudson
Keyona Kelly, Onondaga
Lawrence King, Columbia-Harlem
Patricia LeBas, Farmingdale
David Lerman, Mohawk Valley
Jennifer McCluskey, Canton
Jean Morris, Mid-Hudson
Sarah O’Connell, Watertown
Gifty Oduro-Ostrander, Stony Brook
Stephanie Peschiera, Baruch
Vanessa Primus, Mid-Hudson
Walter Reid, Farmingdale
Tom Reynolds, Albany
Angela Smith, Canton-Plattsburgh Outreach
Howard Stein, Rockland-Fordham Outreach
Kiah Sugrue, Watertown
Shelby Sweet, Mohawk Valley
Catherine Terrizzi, Mid-Hudson
Recent ASBDC Star Performers
2018 Dinene Zaleski, Niagara
2017 Jason Kohl, Farmingdale
2016 Christina Loggia, Farmingdale
2015 Sam Kandel, Mid-Hudson
2014 Susan Nastro, Stony Brook
2013 Bernie Ryba, Stony Brook
2012 John Skrobela, Albany
2011 Jerry Kobre, Rockland
2010 Walter Reid, Farmingdale
2009 Bill Grieshober, Buffalo
2008 Miriam Bouchard, Mid-Hudson
2007 Walter Reid, Farmingdale
2006 Sam Kandel, Mid‐Hudson
2005 Lynn Oswald, Niagara
2004 John Narciso, Farmingdale
2003 Michelle Collins, Canton
Certified Business Advisors
The NY Small Business Development Center is proud to recognize the individuals that have earned Business Advisor Certification. The newly certified advisors are printed in bold face. The SBDC implemented a rigorous professional development program for business advisors in the 1990s. In 2003, the program implemented an Advanced Certification level of achievement. We strongly encourage all business advisors to continue to develop their skills and expertise and participate in both the basic and advanced certification programs. Contact the Professional Development Committee or the NY SBDC Central Office for more information and applications.
Kate Baker Albany 2008
Bill Brigham Albany 1996
Scott Bloor Binghamton 1996
Susan Buchanan Binghamton 2014
Michelle Catan Binghamton 2013 ADV 2019
Robert Griffin Binghamton 2019
Rochelle Layman Binghamton 2010
Liam McMahon Binghamton 2019
Sam Campanella Brockport 2010
Jan Pisanczyn Brockport 1996
Drake Thomas Brockport 2009
Carla Vazquez Brockport 2010 ADV 2016
Benigno Sam Ballena Bronx 2015
Erica Rosero Bronx 2018
Clarence Stanley Bronx 2018
Miriam Colon Brooklyn 2003
Sanford Gerber Brooklyn 2019
Rob Piechota Brooklyn 2018
Clifford Bell Buffalo 1997
Andrea Lizak Buffalo 2000
-ADV 2009
Susan McCartney Buffalo 1996
Cindi Thomason Buffalo 1996 ADV 2009
Michelle Collins Canton 2000
ADV 2008
Jennifer McCluskey 2016
Dale Rice Canton 2000 ADV 2013
Angela Smith Canton 2014
Darrin Conroy Central 2002
Roger Green Central 1997
Josee Fonseca Central 2008
Amelia Birdsall Central 2010
Jinshui Zhang Central 2009 ADV 2011
Glamis Haro Columbia-Harlem 2014 ADV 2016
Lawrence King Columbia-Harlem 2019
Erica Chase Farmingdale 2013
Dave Chiaro Farmingdale 2015
Lloyd Clarke Farmingdale 1996
Stace Hansen Farmingdale 2019
Pierre Lespinasse Stony Brook 2013
Walter Reid Farmingdale 2003 ADV 2011
Dan Hickman Jamestown 2019
Scott Miller Jamestown 2011
Kte Moody Jamestown 2018
Beth Reed Jamestown 1998 ADV 2010
Rosa Figueroa LaGuardia 1996
Rawle Brown Manhattan Pace 2016
Sandra Cely Manhattan Pace 2015
Andrew Flamm Manhattan Pace 2018
Anish Thakkar Manhattan Pace 2018
Cynthia Clune Mid-Hudson 2016
Sam Kandel Mid-Hudson 2004 ADV 2012
John Moriarty Mid-Hudson 2004
Jean Morris Mid-Hudson 2019
Vanessa Primus Mid-Hudson 2013 ADV 2018
Arnaldo Sehwerert Mid-Hudson 2004
Cathy Terrizzi Mid-Hudson 2014 ADV 2017
Ulas Neftci Mid-Manhattan Baruch 2006
David Lerman Mohawk Valley 2010 ADV 2019
Roxanne Mutchler Mohawk Valley 2010
Shelby Sweet Mohawk Valley 2018
John Dezik Niagara 2011
Maureen Henderson Niagara 2010 ADV 2019
Norman Karsten Niagara 2004
Paul Morrell, Niagara, 2014
Lynn Oswald Niagara 2001 ADV 2015
Dinene Zaleski Niagara 1999
Paul Brooks Onondaga 2019
Frank Cetera Onondaga 2010 ADV 2018
Keyona Kelly Onondga 2018
Joan Powers Onondaga 1998
Melissa Zomro Onondaga 2015 ADV 2018
Oswaldo Rengifo Queens York 2019
Harry Wells Queens York 2005
Brian Yeung Queens York 2005 ADV 2013
Andrea Giraldo Rockland 2019
Adi Israel Rockland1996
Thomas Morley Rockland 1996 ADV 2009
Howard Stein Rockland 2014
Chris Thiesing Rockland 2016
Dean Balsamini Staten Island 2018
Joe Bottega Staten Island 2018
Ed Piszko Staten Island 2011
George Telmany Staten Island 1998
Jacqueline Franco Stony Brook 2019
Ann Garbarino Stony Brook 2006 ADV 2012
Bob Harrison Stony Brook 2019
Gifty Oduro-Ostrander Stony Brook 2015
Ronni Rosen Stony Brook 2003 ADV 2015
Bernard Ryba Stony Brook 2005
Ritu Wackett Stony Brook 2003 ADV 2009
Eric Constance Watertown 1999
John Halleron Watertown-Oswego 2003 ADV 2009
Sarah O’Connell Watertown 2001 ADV 2012
Robin Stephenson Watertown 2007ADV 2012
Kiah Sugrue Watertown 2016
Small Business Network of the Americas Advisors
Juan Carlos Equia Diblodox ITESO Mexico 2018
Cristian Duran Osorno Chile 2019
Javier Martinez ITESO Mexico 2019