Board of
Directors

Board of Directors

Officers

• Anthony Fiorito, Chair 
  President, Partnership Properties
• Jo Anne C. Falco, Vice Chair
  President, Environmental Design & Research
• Edward Riley, Treasurer
  Managing Member, Brine Wells Development, LLC
• Melissa Zell, Secretary
  TELLUS COLAB

Directors

• Alberto Bianchetti
  Central NY Regional Director / Customer and Community Management, National Grid
• Charlie Breuer
  Executive Vice President, Hueber-Breuer Construction
  
• Brian Donnelly 
  Deputy County Executive, Onondaga County
• Maarten Jacobs
  Executive Director, Allyn Family Foundation
  Executive Director, Syracuse Urban Partnership
• Susan Katzoff
  Corporation Counsel, City of Syracuse 
• Karyn Korteling 
  Owner, Pastabilities & Pasta's Daily Bread
• Sarah Pelligrini
  Co-Owner, Noble Cellar, Inc.
• Nicole Samolis
  Owner, SKY Armory
• Laiza Semidey
• Founder & Principal Consultant, Legendary Soul Studio
• Cjala Surratt 
  Owner, Black Citizens Brigade
• Meg Tidd
  CEO, VIP Structures

The Downtown Committee Board of Directors typically meet on the third Tuesday of every other month, in January, March, May, July, September and November. The meetings typically run from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Special District Operations and Development Committee (SDODC) Meeting Minutes

Downtown Committee Board Meeting Minutes (5.19.26)

April 2026 Financial Statement

The next meeting of the Downtown Committee Board of Directors is scheduled for September 15, 2026.  Members of the public are invited to attend.  For more information, please contact Kristine Sherlock at ksherlock@downtownsyracuse.com.