RBJ’s Power 100

By: Rochester Business Journal Staff February 25, 2022

We are excited to continue our Power List project this year after a successful debut in 2021.

We kick off our series of lists with the Power 100. Many people who appeared on this list last year are still significant power players in our region and appear here again. But there are several new faces, and we expect to see those additions continue to make a big impact on our community.

As with last year, the mix of industries represented is no surprise.

The health care industry and the nonprofit sector, which are heavily intertwined in Rochester, played critical roles in helping our community get through two years of COVID-19 and many leaders from these areas appear on this list.

Banking and finance, education, law, manufacturing, technology, and real estate and construction also have a significant presence here and in our local economy.

Over the rest of the year, as we did last year, we will delve deeper into several of these industries — banking and finance, health care, law, real estate and construction, and technology — with Power 30 lists that will allow us to highlight more people who are working to make an impact in Rochester.

As with previous Power Lists, rather than tell you about all of these power players’ accomplishments and accolades, we decided to give them a chance to tell you more about themselves through their answers to a few different questions. For anyone who was unable to complete our questionnaire, we put together a small profile.

The Power 100 is presented in alphabetical order; selecting 100 power players was hard enough without trying to rank them. We are optimistic that the people and organizations listed here will play a large role in helping Rochester continue to move forward and shape its “new normal.” We also look forward to seeing who steps up even more over the next year to earn a spot on the 2023 Power 100.

We know that any endeavor such as this is sure to generate lots of opinions, and not everyone will agree with our choices. I welcome any feedback you have at bjacobs@bridgetowermedia.com.

Ben Jacobs
Associate Publisher and Editor

Power 100 2022

Jose Acevedo
Finger Lakes Health

Kim Allen
Dixon Schwabl + Co.

Denise Battles
SUNY Geneseo

Adam Bello
Monroe County

Marty Birmingham
Five Star Bank

Mary Walsh Boatfield
Ability Partners

Michael Broderick
Monro Inc.

Rev. Myra Brown
Spiritus Christi Church

Dan Burns
M&T Bank

Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna
Monroe Community College

Julie Camardo
Zweigle’s

Jackie Campbell
ROC the Future

Bill Carpenter
RTS

Alex Castro
Pathstone

James Continenza
Kodak

Yvette Conyers
Rochester Black Nurses Association

David Craig
GRYT Health

Maria Cristalli
Hillside

Andrea DeMeo
Trillium Health

John L. DiMarco II
DiMarco Constructors

Michael Donoghue
Premium Mortgage

Sandra Doorley
Monroe County

Bob Duffy
Greater Rochester Chamber

Malik Evans
City of Rochester

Andy Gallina
Gallina Development

Bret Garwood
Home Leasing

Marisa Geitner
Heritage Christian Services

Ken Glazer
Buckingham Properties

Tom Golisano
Paychex, Golisano Foundation

Bill Goodrich
LeChase

Frank Hamlin
Canandaigua National Bank

Janice Harbin
Anthony L. Jordan Corporation

Seanelle Hawkins
Urban League of Rochester

Myra Henry
YWCA

Ed Hourihan
Bond Schoeneck

Robert Hurlbut
Hurlbut Care Communities

Matt Hurlbutt
GRE

Marc Iacona
Jazz Festival and Simcona Electronics

Ray Isaac
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning

Chris Jagel
Harris Beach

Kimberly Jones
Butler/Till

Rufus Judson
Pike

Mark Kovaleski
Mengel Metzger Barr

Sabrina LaMar
Monroe County Legislature

Jennifer Leonard
RACF

Stefani LiDestri
LiDestri Food and Drink

Jared Lusk
Nixon Peabody

Heidi Macpherson
SUNY Brockport

Sarah Mangelsdorf
University of Rochester

Faheem Masood
ESL Federal Credit Union

Colleen Matteson
Bank of America

Marc Mayer
Manning & Napier

Theresa Mazzullo
Excell Partners

Rev. Dr. Jonathan McReynolds
Aenon Baptist Church

Dana Mehnert
L3Harris

Michael Mendoza
Monroe County

Steven Metzger
LaBella

Sister Grace Miller
House of Mercy

Joe Morelle
Congress

Martin Mucci
Paychex

Kevin Mulvehill
Phillips Lytle

David Munson
RIT

Phil Muscato
KeyBank

Lesli Myers-Small
Rochester City School District

Sharon Napier
Partners + Napier

Shaun Nelms
East High/UR

Bill Newlands
Constellation Brands

Wade Norwood
Common Ground Health

Mitchell Nusbaum
Woods Oviatt

Beth Paul
Nazareth

Philip Pecora
Genesee Regional Bank

Angelica Perez-Delgado
Ibero

Rick Plympton
Optimax

Aqua Porter
RMAPI

Deana Porterfield
Roberts Wesleyan

James Reed
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

David Riedman
Riedman Companies

George Romell
YMCA

Gerard Rooney
St. John Fisher

Vic Salerno
O’Connell Electric

Jaime Saunders
United Way

E. Philip Saunders
Saunders Management

James Senall
NextCorps

Sankar Sewnauth
CDS Life Transitions

Naomi Silver
Rochester Red Wings

Angela Sims
Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School

Elaine Spaull
Center For Youth/Fashion Week

Mark Taubman
URMC

Julia Tedesco
Foodlink

Matthew Tipple
JP Morgan Chase

Erin Tolefree
Baldwin Richardson

Jerome Underwood
Action for a Better Community

Adam Urbanski
Rochester Teachers Association

Lori Van Dusen
LVW Advisors

Jerry Warner
CooperVision

Colleen Wegman
Wegmans

Tom Wilmot Sr.
Wilmorite

Craig Wittlin
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Louise Woerner
HCR Home Care

Bruce Zicari
The Bonadio Group