About NYS SBDC: Advisory Board

The Advisory Board for the New York State Small Business Development Center is a collective of leaders in the industrial, government and educational sectors across the state. We value the time each of these men and women spend in offering us their unique perspectives on the issues facing small business owners across the state.

Chairperson

Loretta Kaminsky
Amherst Chamber of Commerce Development Director
Williamsville, NY

Vice Chairperson

Brad Rosenstein
Jack's Oyster House
Albany, NY

State Director/Secretary
Mr. James King, State Director, New York State SBDC
Albany, NY

Ms. Mary Hoffman, Associate State Director, New York State SBDC
Albany, NY

Ex-Officio Members

Ms. Cathy Pokines, Interim Project Officer, Small Business Administration
Syracuse, NY

Members

Robert Andrews
President
Morse Manufacturing
E. Syracuse, NY

Jeffrey Boyce
Assistant Vice President
Research Foundation of SUNY, Office of Sponsored Programs
Albany, NY

Steven Cohen
Deputy Commissioner
Empire State Development, Division for Small Business
New York, NY

R. Wayne Diesel
22 Yardley Court
Loudonville, NY

Shirley Felder
President
Sullivan County First Refuse and Recycling, Inc.
Woodbourne, NY

Carl Figueroa
President
CCF Consulting
Bronx, NY

William Kahn
CPA, Partner
UHY Advisors NY, Inc.
Albany, NY

Patrick MacKrell
New York Business Development Corporation
50 Beaver Street
Albany, NY

Raymond Nowicki
Managing Member
Nowicki and Company, CPAs LLP
Buffalo, NY

Ronald Thomas
Dean of Administration
York College
Jamaica, NY

Kevin Wilcox
Assistant Vice President and Controller
University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY

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NYS Small Business Development Center
State University Plaza
Corporate Woods Building, 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12246
In NY State (800) 732-SBDC
Outside NY State (518) 443-5398

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Partnership Program with the SBA, administered by the State University of New York. This Cooperative Agreement is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.