- About
- Our Team
Our Team.
On Point's team comes from a diverse range of backgrounds and includes program alumni, lifelong non-profit workers, and former private sector workers. But at the end of the day, we all have one thing in common: we are all committed to helping our students on their journeys to a brighter future.
Our Team
Chrissie Rizzo
Deputy Executive Director
Onondaga County Office
Syracuse Administration
Kevin Marken
Director, Utica
Oneida, Herkimer & Madison Counties Office
Utica Administration
Barrie Gewanter
Grants Officer
Onondaga County Office
Development, Marketing, and Media
Carla DeShaw
Associate Director, Rural Initiatives
Oswego County Office
Oswego Student Services
Charles Jackson
Participant Navigation Coordinator
Onondaga County Office
Project RISE Syracuse
Courtney Black
Development Associate
Onondaga County Office
Development, Marketing, and Media
Daniel Cribb
Advisor
Oneida, Herkimer & Madison Counties Office
Utica Student Services
Jennifer Engram
Career Advsior
Oneida, Herkimer & Madison Counties Office
Utica Student Services
Katayoon Faraji
Marketing Manager
Onondaga County Office
Development, Marketing, and Media
Mayelin Hernandez Morfa
Program Assistant, Career Services
Onondaga County Office
Syracuse Student Services
Michele Parks
Re-Engagement Advisor, Career Services
Onondaga County Office
Syracuse Student Services
Nurallah Alawsaj
Advisor
Oneida, Herkimer & Madison Counties Office
Utica Student Services
Patricia Washington, PhD
Director of Workforce Development
Onondaga County Office
Syracuse Student Services
Rayan Mohamed
Intern Advocate, Career Services
Onondaga County Office
Syracuse Student Services
Tiffany Rush
Director, Rural Initiatives
Oswego County Office
Oswego Student Services
Viki Redding
Director of Development
Onondaga County Office
Development, Marketing, and Media
Yolanda Seegars
Director of Project RISE
Onondaga County Office
Project RISE Syracuse
Board of Directors
Ryan C. Williams
President
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Syracuse University
Keeley A. Hines, CPA
Treasurer
Bonadio & Co., LLP
Partner
Ahmeed Turner
Central New York Community Foundation; Say Yes Syracuse
VP of Scholarships and Students Success; Executive Director
Anthony Stewart
SRCTec
Corporate Vice President of Quality
Austin French
Commercial Banking, NBT Bancorp, Inc.
Assistant Vice President
Eric Alderman
Law Firm of Eric Alderman
Attorney
Erol Balkan
Department of Economics, Hamilton College
Professor
James Heffernan
SUNY ESF: Cornell University
Retired
John H. Watt, Jr.
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
Vice Chairman
Karen Morrissey
Human Resources and Community Relations, SRC, Inc.
Vice President
Kevin Pole
Bond, Schoeneck & King
Partner
Matt Funiciello
JF Real Estate
NY Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Michelle Kosinski
Housing Visions
Controller
Mike Humphrey
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists
Chief Executive Officer
Mylz Blake
Black Cub Productions, LLC
COO & Co-Founder
Robert Simmons III, Ed.D.
National Grid
VP US Social Impact and Community Engagement
Quindell Williams
Syracuse City School District; On Point Alumnus
CTE Workforce & Talent Development Coach
Victoria Coit
New York Civil Liberties Union; On Point Alumna
Senior Organizer
Virginia Donohue
On Point
Founder
Utica Steering Committee
Bill Blanchfield
Utica University
Retired
Frank Giotto
Fiber Instrument Sales
Founder and President
Joan Fiora Blanchfield
Utica University
Retired
John Zogby
Zogby International and Zogby Analytics
Founder
Sonia Martinez
Mohawk Valley Latino Association
Founder and President
Tom Clark
Adirondack Bank
Chairman Emeritus; McDonald's Franchise Owner