Board of
Directors

Board of Directors

Officers

• Anthony Fiorito, Chair 
  President, Partnership Properties
• Jo Anne Chiarenza Gagliano, 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
• 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.

Downtown Committee Board Meeting Minutes (November 18,2025)

September 2025 Financial Statement

The next meeting of the Special District Operations and Development Committee (SDODC) is scheduled for January 20, 2026. Members of the public are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Kristine Sherlock at ksherlock@downtownsyracuse.com