Board of Directors

Tech Valley Center of Gravity is organized as a 510(c)(3) non-profit corporation in the State of New York. 

The management and control of the corporation is regulated by our bylaws, and vested in officers and directors who are elected by the membership.

2026 Elections

Click here to learn more about our elections process, and to submit an application to be included on the ballot.

Typically, nominations start in June, with a slate finalized in August for a September election.

This year’s schedule:

  • Wednesday August 12th: Intent to Stand Forms due
  • Tuesday August 18th: Election Slate Announcement & Floor Nominations
  • Wednesday September 9th: Voting opens, ballot emails sent
  • Wednesday September 16th: Annual Meeting & Election Results
Intent to Stand Form

President

Courtney Wade is an engineering manager and Leadership Steering Council Coordinator at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, with an aeronautical & mechanical engineering degree from RPI.

Vice President

Kit Clemente is the proprietor of Trinkets of Troy, a small business started and run out of TVCoG. She received her degree in historical archaeology from SUNY Binghamton.

Treasurer

Dylan Thies is a software developer, has been on the Board of Directors for Troy Bike Rescue, and has served as the Leadership Development Coordinator for Alpha Phi Omega, covering NY, PA, and DE while a student at RPI.

Secretary

Denée Zeigler is the Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Troy. She is also the acting secretary for the Troy IDA and LDC.

Jessica Otitigbe is the founder of Creative Collaborations, LLC, with nearly 25 years of experience in higher education, community relations, corporate communications, public relations, and media event planning

Sam Bonfante is a Software Engineering Manager at Justworks, a company which provides benefits & HR solutions to startups and small to medium sized businesses. She has been a member of the CoG since 2015

Holly Cargill-Cramer is senior director for special projects at Social Enterprise and Training, Inc. – otherwise known as SEAT Center, providing educational and workforce experiences for disenfranchised 18-24 year olds.

Heather Otis has a BA in Communication & Journalism from SUNY New Paltz. She has worked as a tech specialist/desktop publisher for over 30 years, including newspapers and for an association management office for 21 years.

Page Fronczek, MBA is the Director of Marketing for the American Institute of Architects New York State.

Eric Ledet, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer who currently serves as Director of RPI’s Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship.

Tim Rozmierski is a service technician with Metroland Business Machines, and has been a proud COG member and volunteer for four years.