Larry Lehning, Co-Chair

J. Sterling Industries

Significant Leadership experience within organizations experiencing Transformational Events. Particularly strong at developing and implementing Growth Plans. 
A passion for helping Manufacturing Organizations to improve effectiveness and efficiency while focusing on providing desirable products and creating enduring, thriving operations.

Kevin Best

BEST TIMES FINANCIAL PLANNING

We work with Serving Leaders to potentially optimize what they can do for themselves, their families and their community. We help them wisely plan for life's inevitable changes through our Custom Wealth Architect process, Quadrant Advantage investment process and Parent Care 360 conversation for adult children and their aging parents.

Best Times Financial Planning was founded in 1983 by Jack Best. Kevin took over in 2007. Kevin is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors (LFA) a broker/dealer and registered investment advisor. LFA is the first company to be recognized as a Financial Planning Association (FPA) Alliance Firm. Best Times Financial Planning provides the best of both worlds: the resources of a large company and the personal attention you need to establish a plan for financial success.

Louis DeCarolis

DeCarolis Truck Rental, Inc.

Established the IT department for DeCarolis. Modified and further developed company software to become a fully integrated, real time information system that connects every area of the business. The software handles multi-branch and multi-company leasing, rental, maintenance, POS parts sales, insurance, credit, fuel island, road tax, general ledger, inventory, payroll, and more. IT department also manages Citrix, Vmware, phone systems, connected copiers, forms overlay software, document imaging, remote users, cell phones, branch network, and truck diagnostic hardware. 

Doreen Haller

Planner, Best Times Financial Planning

Doreen possesses a breadth of expertise in the world of financial planning. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner and a CHARTERED RETIREMENT PLANNING COUNSELOR™ with more than 23 years of experience, she is well-versed in life, disability and long term care insurance and in retirement income planning. She also possesses a wealth of supporting credentials, including maintaining FINRA Series 6, 7 and 63 securities registrations, which allow her to plan and execute strategies involving mutual funds, variable annuities, stocks and bonds. She is licensed in New York, North Carolina and California for Insurance. She holds licenses for New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, New Mexico, and California for investments. Since 2005, Doreen has worked with the team at Best Times Financial Planning, where she provides sound advice and creative solutions to clients so they can make informed decisions to ensure the financial well-being of their families.

Aaron Hilger

President, builders Exchange of rochester
 

Aaron Hilger is the President of the Builders Exchange of Rochester, Managing Director of the Construction Industry Association of Rochester, and Executive Director of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA)of Rochester, SMACNA New York State and the Rochester Roofers Association. He serves as a trustee on building trades in upstate New York and is currently Chair of the BAC Local 3 Funds and Vice-Chair of the Empire Carpenters Funds.He is an active advocate for contractors, the building trades and the Rochester region. With several building trades partners, he is a founding member of Building A Better Rochester and Rochester Careers in Construction. Hilger holds a BA in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Rochester, an MA in Political Management from The George Washington University, and an MBA from the University at Buffalo. Hilger was honored in 2007 with a Rochester 40 Under Forty Award.

Holly Pearl

Wegmans

Bio Forthcoming

Mark S. Peterson

President & CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise

Mark has an outstanding background in regional economic development, financial administration, and high-value fund raising. He joined GRE in March, 2005 and was appointed President & CEO in April, 2009.  Charged with the continued creation and execution of GRE’s strategic plan, Mark has proven himself to be a strong advocate for the Greater Rochester region, building a reputation amongst his colleagues as an exceptional leader and proactive change agent. By positioning the Greater Rochester region as a highly attractive target destination for businesses, continually marketing the region, raising funds, and attracting new business opportunities Mark and the GRE team have successfully recruited dozens of new companies, creating thousands of new jobs and more than $2 billion in new investment into the region.  

Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan

COO, Intrinsig Materials

Bio Forthcoming