Board of Directors and Executive Staff
Board of Directors are appointed by the Board of Supervisors
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Chester Burton - Chairman
Appointed: 10/17/2003
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Professional Experience and Qualifications: College Professor Accounting and IT.
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Leo McAllister - Board Member and Treasurer
Appointed: 10/20/2023
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Professional Experience and Qualifications:
Financial Advisor |
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Professional Experience and Qualifications:
Vice President of Cobleskill Stone Products. Has held several civic community positions. |
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Professional Experience and Qualifications:
Mr. Finin’s education is in construction technology and electrical engineering. He has worked in the field of telecommunications and dc power. He was instrumental in several battery and telecommunications business startups. |
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Professional Experience and Qualifications:
Gail has 35 years of experience in workforce development. She has worked closely with economic development agencies, businesses, educational institutions, and other workforce partners to assist current businesses while attracting new businesses to the area by providing a quality workforce for business and high-quality employment opportunities for the local and regional workforce. |
Executive Staff
Executive Staff
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Trevor Bender
CEO/Executive Director Appointed: 9/15/2025 |
Mr. Bender has over a decade of experience in the fields of economic development, as well as public policy at the state and municipal level. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
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Agency Counsel
Hodgson Russ Attorneys LLP 677 Broadway Ste. 301 Albany, NY 12207 |
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Documents
scida-board-members-staff-legal-2020-2021.pdf
ida-board-members-and-officers-2019.pdf
organizational-chart-2019.pdf
organizational-chart-2019-2020.pdf
organizational-chart-2020-2021.pdf
organizational-chart-2021-2022.pdf
scida-board-committees-2019.pdf
scida-board-committees-2020.pdf
scida-board-committees-2021.pdf
scida-board-members-staff-legal-2020-2021.pdf
scida-board-members-staff-legal-2020-2021.pdf
ida-board-members-and-officers-2019.pdf
organizational-chart-2019.pdf
organizational-chart-2019-2020.pdf
organizational-chart-2020-2021.pdf
organizational-chart-2021-2022.pdf
scida-board-committees-2019.pdf
scida-board-committees-2020.pdf
scida-board-committees-2021.pdf
scida-board-members-staff-legal-2020-2021.pdf