Jimmer Szatkowski is the owner and operator of Chick-fil-A in Cicero, NY. After spending 20 years as a supply chain executive at IBM, Jimmer decided to trade in corporate America for America’s fastest growing restaurant brand – and everyone’s favorite chicken sandwich! If you’d like to confidentially nominate someone that you’d like…
Megan Coleman, News Anchor
Megan Coleman is a well-respected News Anchor at WSTM-TV, NBC 3 in Syracuse, NY. While her decision to attend S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University is what first brought Megan to the area, it has been the people and the community that have kept her here in Syracuse. To…
Bruce Coville, Children’s Author
Bruce Coville is a renowned children’s book author with over 100 published works and an estimated 18 million books in circulation. This week’s spotlight interview highlights him as an author, and so much more. Bruce is also also a playwright, theater director, and the owner of Full Cast Audio. To watch the…
Lauren Kochian, President of The MOST
Lauren Kochian is the President of The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School and a Master of Science in Media Management from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School & Whitman School of Management. Lauren is…
Daryll Dykes, MD, JD, PhD
Dr. Daryll C. Dykes is a renowned Orthopedic Surgeon at Upstate Orthopedics, and a Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He is an internationally recognized leader in adult and pediatric spine surgery, and he also holds a law degree and has served as a health policy fellow in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Food…
Michael Melara, CEO of Catholic Charities
Michael Melara is the CEO of Catholic Charities, the President of the Board of Directors for Christopher Community and a graduate of LeMoyne College. Throughout more than 20 years of service, Mr. Melara has impacted the lives of thousands of people in need of somewhere to turn to and someone to listen to them….
Ted Long & Amy Robbins from 93Q
Ted Long and Amy Robbins are long time radio personalities on the 93Q morning show, “Ted & Amy In The Morning!” For 3 decades their show has helped keep the Syracuse public informed, entertained and connected to each other. If you’d like to confidentially nominate someone that you’d like to see profiled,…
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens
Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor of Syracuse, has been nominated as the first spotlight interview for The Faces of Syracuse. Sharon is an amazing woman who has spent her entire career serving the Syracuse community. Sharon is a graduate of Syracuse University where she competed on the SU Track & Field team. Since graduating…
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