Boards of Directors

The MOST has two boards: The MOST Board of Trustees, which is tasked with overseeing the day-to-day operations, and the Foundation Board of Directors, which raises money for the Museum’s operating budget.

2025 Board of Trustees – Museum of Science & Technology

  • Al Boudreau, Partner, Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa CPA, P.C. 
  • Philip Bousquet, Member, Bousquet Holstein, PLLC 
  • Mike Brunner, President – Central New York, Bank of America
  • Ruth Chen, Professor of Practice, College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University 
  • Dana Corcoran, Supervisor of Science and Technology, Syracuse City School District 
  • Donna J. DeSiato, Superintendent, East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District 
  • Andrew Flamik, VP, Finance, Usherwood Office Technology 
  • Karyn Gerling, Owner, Karyn Burns ABC’s 
  • Leila Giancone, Communications & Government Affairs, Novelis 
  • Howard Hollander, President Emeritus, Technology Alliance of Central NY 
  • Terry Hopkins, Retired Administrative Principal, C&S Companies 
  • Nitch Jones, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University 
  • Michael J. Leone, Vice President Transformation, Functional Excellence, and Safety, Lockheed Martin Corp. 
  • George McGuire, Member/Partner, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC 
  • Cami Riley, MD, Director of Programming, Children’s Therapy Network 
  • Elaine Rubenstein, Community Volunteer 
  • Jeffrey Rubenstein, Community Volunteer 
  • Scott Ruston, President, FunctionOne 
  • David Schlosser, Partner, Schopfer Architects 
  • David Schneckenburger, President, Thompson & Johnson Equipment 
  • John Spina, Retired Sr. Vice President and CAO, C&S Companies 
  • Milt Stevenson IV, President of Engineering, Anoplate Corp.  
  • Tony Stewart, General Manager, SRC, Inc. 
  • Richard Sykes, President, RHS Holdings, LLC 
  • Lauren Kochian, President, MOST

2025 Board of Trustees Officers
Tony Stewart, Chair
Leila Giancone, Vice Chair
Karyn Gerling, Second Vice Chair
Howard Hollander, Secretary
Al Boudreau, Treasurer
John Spina, Immediate Past Chair

2025 Board of Directors – Museum of Science & Technology Foundation

  • Al Boudreau, Partner, Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa CPA, P.C.  
  • Leah Caldwell, Asst. VP Marketing & University Communications, SUNY Upstate Medical University  
  • Brooke Caprara, FX Caprara 
  • Shawni Davis, CEO, Luminary Electrical 
  • Amir Gethers, Syracuse Common Councilor  
  • Isabelle Harris, Chief of Staff, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon 
  • Martin Hewitt, Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 
  • Michael Kernan, Vice President, Underwriting, M&T Bank 
  • Landon Loeber, STEM Outreach & Student Engagement Coordinator, Micron 
  • James Long, Managing Partner, Long Law Firm 
  • Wajiha Mahmoud, VP, Workplan Development & Resource Management, National Grid 
  • Kathleen Metallo-Mason, CEO, KMase Productions  
  • James Nicoll, Partner, Mackenzie Hughes, LLP  
  • Kimberly Sadowski, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Central New York Community Foundation  
  • Abby Slack, HR Business Partner, Amazon 
  • Jean Sharlow, Superintendent, Marcellus Central School District 
  • Sarah Weber, Interim Assistant Dean for Advancement, Director of Corporate Relations, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies  
  • Corin Zimmer, Executive Vice President, Luck Grove 

2025 Foundation Board of Directors Officers
Sarah Weber, Chair
Shawni Davis, Vice Chair
Kathleen Metallo-Mason, Secretary
Al Boudreau, Treasurer

MC² Society

Membership into the MC² Society is to recognize exemplary, demonstrable, significant, and sustained contributions to the MOST.

Class of 2024
Terry Madden

Class of 2023
David Schlosser

Class of 2022:
Philip Bousquet

Inaugural Class of 2021:
Elaine Rubenstein
Jeffrey Rubenstein