Department of Business and Economics

Business Programs Advisory Council

Utica College's business and economics programs benefit from 500 collective years of experience amassed by members of the Business Programs Advisory Council, or BPAC for short. BPAC members have played an integral role in advising on curriculum development, providing first-hand insights as to what skills employers seek in today's graduates as well as emerging trends in business and technology.

UC students and graduates also benefit from BPAC, whose members offer opportunities for internships and networking for UC graduates as they begin their job search.

The members of BPAC, all alumni and friends of the College, represent every corner of the business world, from management to marketing to finance to human resources. They also represent a wide variety of business sectors, from banking to investing to insurance.

Members of the Business Programs Advisory Council:

Charles Bacon III '82, CEO (retired), Bovis Lend Lease

Kenneth D. Bell '75, Regional Vice President, HSBC Bank USA

Robert Brvenik '77, President, CFO, and Treasurer, Prime Retail

Michael J. Chaplo '79, Vice President of Sales, Mimeo.com, Inc.

Robert A. Clemente '78, Senior Vice President, Provider Partnerships BCE/Emergis

Lawrence Gilroy III, President, Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy, Inc.

JoAnn Golden '87, CPA, Dermody, Burke & Brown

Gary F. Grates '82, Vice President, GM North American Communications

Andrew G. Guzzetti '69, Vice President of Finance, Airtrax, Inc.

Jane Rees Halbritter, President, Stonehedge Health and Rehab Center

Gary L. Jeffries, General Manager, ITT Hartford

Richard M. Jones '92, CPA, Vice President/Tax Planning Consultant, NBC, Inc.

Marc D. Kirschner '78, Independent Consultant, Brand Consulting

James A. LaPaglia '74, Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith, Barney

Alex K. Lau '98, Independent Consultant

Barbara A. Marchilonis '69, Vice President/Project Director, National Corporate Accounts, Drake Beam Morin, Inc.

Michael P. McEntee '77, President and CEO, Impact Health

Timothy L. McGowan '80, Senior Partner, Young & Rubican Advertising

Thomas J. Nelson '69, Owner, Thomas J. Nelson & Associates

John P. Panarites '59, Managing Director, Teignbridge Propellers

Nancy M. Pattarini '77, President, Paige Marketing Com. Group, Inc.

Solade E. Rowe '94, Manager of Corporate Human Resources, Leadership & Management Development, Pfizer, Inc.

Mark P. Salsbury '79, Vice President of Human Resources, Markem Corp.

Dirk Sonneborn '76, Principal, Exponential Development Co.

Philip Taurisano '70, President, POS Credit Corp., Medical Funding Group, Micros Leasing, Allegretto Ltd.

Virginia A. Warsen '86, Tax Mgr/Int'l Services/CPA, Deloitte & Touche

Scott A. Weisman '77, Managing Director/Director of Capital Markets, McGinn Smith & Company, Inc.

Richard J. Zick, President, Utica First Insurance Co.

John Zogby, President, Zogby International