Jefferson Foundation Board
Michelle L. Capone '95 – President
Director of Regional Development
Development Authority of the North Country
Ryan Piche - Vice President
County Manager
Lewis County
Brian Peck, ’98 – Treasurer
Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Blankenbush
Town of Champion Supervisor
Lisa L’Huillier Ruggiero - Secretary
Owner/Broker
Hefferon Real Estate
Peter L. Walton '82 - Immediate Past President
Attorney
Kendall, Walton and Burrows
Daniel Dupee, Ed.D. - College President
Jefferson Community College
Nathan Hunter (Trustee Representative)
Senior Vice President/CFO
Northern Federal Credit Union
Walt Hammond
Vice President-Risk Management Advisor
Haylor, Freyer, and Coon, Inc.
Marc Thomas, ‘01
Alumni Advisory Council President
Owner, MT Mechanical Group
Lynise Lassiter
Philosophy instructor
Jefferson Community College
Robyn Rhyner, '93
Director of Financial Aid
Jefferson Community College
Stuart Schmitt
Director of Human Resources
Watertown Family YMCA
Stephanie Sutton
Sales Manager
WWTI-ABC 50
Shawn H. West, ‘01
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
New York Air Brake
Barbara N. Webber (Honorary Director)
Retired Teacher
Jefferson Foundation
1220 Coffeen Street
Watertown, NY 13601
foundation@sunyjefferson.edu
Staff
Ben Foster, Foundation Executive Director
(315) 786-2291
bfoster@sunyjefferson.edu
Edie Roggie, Alumni Development Officer
(315) 786-2326
eroggie@sunyjefferson.edu