By Jeff Campbell, Peak Environmental and BCONE Marketing Committee Chair

BCONE is pleased to announce that Steve Zemba, Cailyn Locci, and Michael Tyszko recently joined the organization's Board of Directors. Melina Ambrosino, President of BCONE, welcomed the new members, stating, “I look forward to our new members’ contribution to the mission of BCONE, and extending the reach of the organization into new geographic areas and new industries.”

Steve Zemba – Voting Board Member

Steven Zemba is a Project Director at Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., where he provides health risk assessments and air quality services from their Randolph, VT office. He is a Mechanical Engineer by degree (Carnegie Mellon University and MIT), forming a basis for decades of experience as a risk assessor with extensive technical expertise in the areas of air pollution and fate and transport modeling. His current focus is on qualitative and quantitative assessments of health and environmental risks, with emphasis on pollutant migration modeling, including application of these tools to contaminated waste disposal sites.  He is also a Lecturer at UMass Lowell and Tufts University.

Caillyn Locci - Scholarship Committee Chair (non-voting member)

Ms. Locci is a Senior Project Manager at Weston & Sampson, providing site characterization and remediation services out of their Ballston Spa, NY office. She is graduate of Tulane University and she holds a Professional Geologist license in the State of New York.  In addition to her Board responsibilities, for BCONE, Cailyn will serve as the Scholarship Committee Chair, contributing to the educational goals of the organization, and supporting the development of future professionals in the redevelopment industry.

Michael W. Tyszko - Education Committee Chair (non-voting member)

Michael W. Tyszko is a Member of Bousquet Holstein PLLC in the firm’s Syracuse office. Mike’s legal practice focuses on economic development incentives, including brownfield and other tax credits, in addition to a broad range of business matters. Mike is an honors graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Syracuse Law Review. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a member of Michigan’s inaugural class of Stamps Scholars. In addition to his work with BCONE, Mike serves on the board of directors for the Redhouse Arts Center and the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble in Syracuse. He resides in Syracuse with his family and two goldendoodle dogs. 

We are excited to see the contribution these members will lend to the board and BCONE's mission.

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