Board of Advisors
Joshua H. Heintz, Esq., L'69
Partner, Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, P.C., Syracuse, NY
Joshua H. Heintz is a partner at the law firm of Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, P.C., in Syracuse, New York. Mr. Heintz focuses his practice in the area of energy, commercial and industrial development projects, including multibillion-dollar resort and entertainment projects, brownfield redevelopment, power generation, solid waste management and surface mining facilities.Read More: Joshua H. Heintz
Laurence Silverman, Esq.
Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, New York, NY
Laurence Silverman is a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, a leading civil litigation practice, in the firm's New York office. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigations and investigations representing corporations and investment firms in corporate governance litigation, antitrust litigation, securities class actions and derivative suits. His clients are primarily prominent financial institutions and multinational companies.Read More: Laurence Silverman
Robert Balk, M.B.A.
Chairman, Athletes' Council, International Paralympic Committee, Moravia, NY
Robert Balk is the Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletes’ Council. He is a six time Paralympian having earned six Paralympic medals competing in both winter and summer games. He also currently serves as a member of the IPC Governing Board, the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes Commission, and the US Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Athletes Advisory Council.Read More: Robert Balk
Larry Bashe, '66 A&S, G'68 MAX
Director, Public Finance, Raymond James & Associates, New York, NY
Lawrence Bashe is the managing director in public finance for the investment bank, Raymond James & Associates Inc., New York. Mr. Bashe has more than 20 years of public finance experience in sectors such as health care, housing, transportation, and education.Read More: Larry BasheEdward Blatt, Ph.D., '81 A&S
Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Corporation, Albany, NY
Ed Blatt is a Senior Managing Consultant – Child Welfare, Public Health and Family Assistance in the IBM Social Services and Healthcare Center of Competence. Newly established in 2010, the Center of Competence is a global team of experts dedicated to assisting government organizations that support the most vulnerable citizens.Read More: Edward Blatt
Joel Delmonico, '69 A&S
Vice President and General Manager, Clear Channel Radio, Syracuse, NY
Joel Delmonico, Vice President and General Manager of Clear Channel Radio manages five radio properties that reach across the Central New York Region. An active member of the Central New York community, Joel was born and raised in Syracuse, attended Le Moyne College, graduated from Syracuse University and raised his family here.Read More: Joel DelmonicoMatthew Dietz, Esq.
Partner, Law Offices of Matthew W. Dietz, Miami, FL
Matthew W. Dietz has been practicing in the area of civil rights litigation since 1996 and litigated over 250 cases in trial and appellate courts involving Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws regarding the rights of Personswith Disabilities, and others seeking equal rights under the law.Read More: Matthew DietzDaniel Kaseman,
Former CEO, Kaseman, Purcellville, VA
Daniel Kaseman is the former CEO of KASEMAN, a federal contractor located in Chantilly, Virginia, providing engineering and project management support primarily in the intelligence community. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Eaton, awarded Mr. Kaseman the Small Business Vendor of the Year Certificate of Excellence in 2003. Read More: Daniel Kaseman
Edwin J. Kelley, Jr., Esq. L'81
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY
Edwin J. Kelley, Jr., is Chair of the Business Law Department and the Public Finance Practice Group at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, in Syracuse, New York. He concentrates in public finance, tax, commercial transactions, real estate and commercial lending. Read More: Edwin J. Kelley, Jr.
Janice Schacter Lintz, J.D.
Chair and Founder, Hearing Access Program, New York, New York
Janice Schacter Lintz is a passionate and accomplished hearing loss advocate across the hearing advocacy and related political spectrum. She is well known and respected for her ability to affect change and develop and implement creative solutions across organizational and geographic boundaries. Janice has become the "go-to" person on matters relating to access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing on a global basis.Read More: Janice Schacter Lintz
Brian McLane, '69 M.Ed.
Founder, Paradigm Solutions, LLC, Syracuse, New York
Brian McLane formerly served as Strategic Advisor to the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. He now works as Strategic Advisor to Syracuse University’s Inclusive Campus Initiative, which involves all aspects of SU’s operations, every school and college, and 10 campuses across four continents.Read More: Brian McLane
Kathy O'Connell, M.S., C.R.C., L.M.H.C., G'95 EDU
Founder, Radiant Abilities, LLC
Kathy O’Connell is director of Radiant Abilities, LLC in Syracuse, New York. Ms. O’Connell is the author of the forthcoming self-help book for people with disabilities, Firewalk: Embracing Different Abilities. Ms. O’Connell was motivated to begin providing counseling services because of the gap she observed in opportunities for personal growth and transformation for people with different abilities.Read More: Kathy O'Connell
Howard Olinsky, Esq. L'85
Partner, Olinsky Law Group, Syracuse, NY
Howard D. Olinsky, Esq., is a partner at Olinsky Law Group. His practice is exclusively focused on Social Security Disability Law, Workers Compensation, Veterans Disability Benefits and Long Term Disability Law. Mr. Olinsky is a 1985 graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and a 1981 graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego. Read More: Howard Olinsky
John Robinson, '90 NEW
General Manager, AXXESS Media
John Robinson is General Manager for AXXESS Media, a video production company of WCNY Public Broadcasting, working with clients from Montreal to New York City. In 2010, Mr. Robinson started a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating people in schools and businesses about people with disabilities titled Disability Education Forum of New York (DEFNY). Read More: John Robinson
Elyn Saks, Ph.D, J.D.
Director, Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy & Ethics, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Elyn R. Saks is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Her recent research focused on ethical dimensions of psychiatric research and forced treatment of the mentally ill. Read More: Elyn Saks
James T. Snyder, Esq.
Partner, Greene & Reid, PLLC, Syracuse, NY
James T. Snyder, Esq., is a partner at Greene & Reid, PLLC, where his focus is trial practice, personal injury, consumer class actions, criminal defense and appellate practice. He is an adjunct professor in the Legal Studies Program at Syracuse University and has taught in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at Le Moyne College. Read More: James T. SnyderMichael Tannenhauser, '63 A&S
Chief Executive Officer, North Shore Plumbing Co. Inc., New York, NY
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Robert Tannenhauser, '63 A&S
Chief Executive Officer, The Ruxton Capital Group, New York, NY
Robert Tannenhauser, chief executive officer of The Ruxton Capital Group LLC, is the founder of BoeFly, a premier online marketplace connecting lenders with business borrowers, secondary market loan buyers and professional service providers. He also serves as board chairman of the Children’s Health Fund, founded by singer-songwriter Paul Simon and Dr. Irwin Redlener. Read More: Robert Tannenhauser
Michael Tumen, D.P.M.
Director of Foot Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Bethpage, New York
Dr. Michael L. Tumen, Director of Foot Surgery at the St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, New York, has been a practicing podiatrist for thirty-three years. He is certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery; the most highly regarded certifying board in the field of foot surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.Read More: Michael Tumen
Barbara Huntress Tresness, LMT, RCST
Program Advisor, CHAT (Communication Hope through Assistive Technology)
Barb has worked internationally as a Craniosacral Therapist with the Upledger Institute. Taking her youngest son Graham to the Dolphin Assisted Therapy Program in Freeport, Bahamas to work with Dr John Upledger in 2004 was a life-altering experience for both of them. This inspired Barb to become a certified Craniosacral Therapist.Read More: Barbara Huntress Tresness
Kalpana (Kal) Srinivas, Ph.D.
Assistant Chancellor, Syracuse University
Dr. Kalpana (“Kal”) Srinivas is Assistant Chancellor at Syracuse University, a position she has held since September 2005.Read More: Kalpana (Kal) Srinivas
Vijay Srinivas, M.S., M.B.A., A.C.E.
Senior Director, Corporate Relations and Technical Alliances, Syracuse University
Vijay serves as the Senior Director, Corporate Relations and Technical Alliances, at Syracuse University, since 2010. Vijay’s responsibilities include the identification and development of university-corporate partnerships – both domestic and international to best leverage the strengths and competencies of the university and in furthering the strategic initiatives and goals of the several colleges, and the university as a whole.Read More: Vijay Srinivas
