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Foundation Administration

The ESF College Foundation is committed to helping the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry achieve its mission through resource development and resource management.

2024-2025 Foundation
Board of Directors

Mike Antonacci, President
Rialto Wealth Management
Syracuse, NY

Damian Vanetti, Vice President 
Geosyntec Consultants
Syracuse, NY

Scott Reinhardt, Treasurer
Passive Capital Management, LLC
Manlius, NY

James Luckett, Secretary
North Syracuse, NY

Kathleen Bennett
Bond Schoeneck & King
Syracuse, NY

John Catanzarita
Syracuse, NY

Thomas Fiscoe
Camillus, NY

Daniel Kwasnowski '03
Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY

Greg Loh
Syracuse, NY

Jesse McMahon
Micron 
Baldwinsville, NY

 

Edward Noble, MD
Jamesville, NY

Jane Perry
Manlius, NY

Joshua W. Podkaminer
JWP Commercial
Syracuse, NY

Mickel Pompeii
Dannible & McKee, LLP
Syracuse, NY

William Simmons, Esq
Syracuse Housing Authority
Syracuse, NY

Jennifer Smith
C&S Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Syracuse, NY

William Spizuoco
Plumley Engineering, P.C. Baldwinsville, NY

John Vavalo
Central Processors Inc
Fayetteville, NY 

David S. Wyman, President
The Wyman Group, Inc. 
Fayetteville, NY

Eden Gardner
President 
SUNY ESF Mighty Oak Student Assembly (MOSA)

Susan Head 
Chief Financial Officer, SUNY ESF

Joanie Mahoney
President 
SUNY ESF

Thomas Martin
Representative
Ranger School Alumni Assoc

Virginia C. Robbins
President
Abby Lane Housing Corp

Gail Romano '80
President
ESF Alumni Association

 

Lew Allyn
Naples, FL

Edward Audi
Manlius, NY

Dennis Baldwin
Syracuse, NY

Diana Bendz
Vestal, NY

Steve Breen
Baldwinsville, NY

J. Andrew Breuer
Hueber-Breuer Construction
Syracuse, NY

Craig Buckhout
Syracuse, NY

Steven Y.L. Chow
Skaneateles, NY

Douglas L. Cotton
Horseheads, NY

George Curry
Syracuse, NY

Marion Hancock Fish
Syracuse, NY

David Gerber '88
ARCADIS 
Syracuse, NY

Larry Leatherman
Fayetteville, NY

Rosalia (Zalie) Hull Linn
Manlius, NY

John D. Marsellus
Fayetteville, NY

Wendy Marsh
Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Syracuse, NY

Lowell McBurney, PE '85
Jamesville, NY

Elizabeth B. Mosher
Syracuse, NY

Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr
Syracuse, NY

Carri Prue
Camillus, NY

Paul Tremont '78
Liverpool, NY

Connie Webb
Pulaski, NY

Ross S. Whaley
Tupper Lake, NY

J. Warren Young
Syracuse, NY

Mat Zlomek
Chittenango, NY 

 

 

Financial Resources

990 FormThe College Foundation is a tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3).

 

Annual Investment Allocation

Investment Manger:  Rockbridge Investment Management
Value of Invested Assets as of 12/31/22: $41,918,889

Asset Mix
Stocks: 64.26%   /   Bonds: 35.16%

Portfolio Holdings 

Description Portfolio Weight
Total Equity 64.26%
Equity — US 41.43%
DFA U.S. Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio (DFSIX) 36.42%
iShares Core U.S. REIT (USRT) 5.01%
Equity — International 22.83%
DFA International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio (DFSPX) 17.52%
DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Institutional (DESIX) 5.31%
Total Bonds — Fixed Income — Domestic 35.16%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (VCHS) 7.00%
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (BND) 28.16%

 

 

Resources for Faculty and Staff

The ESF College Foundation offers a range of resources and support for campus partners, including guidance on making purchases, awarding scholarships, collaborating on initiatives, and utilizing fundraising tools.

Resources