Title: Board of Directors
Author: mfucilli
Published: September 16, 2024
Last modified: December 26, 2025

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# 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](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSxcPvTqTmHP9H_otyUVFLqv53tkywalgewg7p6UM8isqtsw/viewform?usp=dialog)
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.

[Intent to Stand Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSxcPvTqTmHP9H_otyUVFLqv53tkywalgewg7p6UM8isqtsw/viewform?usp=dialog)

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Courtney-Moore-1024x1024.webp)

### 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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kit-Clemente-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

### 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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dylan-Thies-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

### 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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Denee-Zeigler-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

### 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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jessica-Otitigbe-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

**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

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sam-Bonfante-edited.webp)

**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

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Holly-Cargill-Cramer.webp)

**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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/heather-otis-edited.avif)

**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.

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fronczek-page-921-326-retouched_1500xx631-
631-0-0.avif)

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

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eric-Ledet-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

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

![](https://www.tvcog.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tim-Rozmierski-edited-1024x1024.
webp)

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