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A recent week for Amy Tait began with a trip to the Washington, D.C., area. The day started with business meetings and ended at a gala dinner with the nation’s top politicos in her role as a member of the ...

Delmonize Smith, formerly an assistant professor of management at Rochester Institute of Technology, joined the administration of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren. (Photo by Kimberly McKinzie) As industry leaders continue to gauge the economic development philosophy of Rochester’s new mayor, the ...

CEO Patricia Woods has led Mental Health Association for some 30 years

Trilby de Jung became CEO of Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency in January

Marathoner William Pollock has a passion for running and running his firms, Optimation and Kingsbury

The professional career of John Powers has carried him from Long Island to the southwestern and northern edges of the country and to Rochester for nearly eight years. Powers, 49, is executive director and complex manager of Morgan Stanley’s wealth ...

Trucker, saltwater fishing charter captain, restaurateur, radio show producer, bridge tollbooth operator and drummer in a touring band—so far Charles Fitzsimmons has held two of those jobs. But the man who claims he is more artist than businessman says he ...

Joseph Burke does not necessarily agree with the saying, “You make your own luck.” “I think if you’re fortunate, people will help you,” says Burke, CEO of Vanteon Corp. That was the case back in 2003 when Burke and David ...

Printing industry veteran Stuart Boyar heads Cooley Group. (Photo by Kimberly McKinzie) Stuart Boyar’s foray into the commercial printing industry resulted from a failed attempt at being a photographer. Nearly four decades ago, the Rochesterian packed his belongings and headed ...

Peter Lennie, University of Rochester provost and faculty dean, is focused on lowering the barriers to academic collaboration. (Photo by Kimberly McKinzie)   Peter Lennie was thousands of miles from his home in London, making his first visit to America ...

Thrown a curve in his pursuit of a baseball career, John Smith became a "serial entrepreneur" with a family-first focus. (Photo by Kimberly McKinzie) John Smith has started nearly 20 companies in Rochester over the past four decades. He has ...

Ward Ghory became head of the Harley School in September. (Photo by Kimberly McKinzie) When Ward Ghory visited the Harley School during his extended interview process this year, he remembers seeing students rushing about, furiously working on projects despite school ...

Nancy Catarisano's bookkeeping and accounting career began when she was a child collecting payments for her father's lumber mill, logging in the workers there and balancing the company checkbook.

Even when he was working for another company, Ken Lalonde would go to work and perform as if it were his name on the building. The mindset kept him focused on giving his best, he says.   "I was always ...

By The president and CEO of a statewide non-profit organization generally has a fundraising or administrative background. Stephanie Kunes-Mincer started by driving a bus.   Kunes-Mincer got her introduction to the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis ...