Presidential Inauguration

Alicia Dicks is president and CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Prior to joining The Foundation, she served as president of the Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, where she managed the construction, maintenance and operations of the Computer Chip Commercialization Center at SUNY Poly.

Alicia also spent more than a decade at National Grid in several managerial and operational positions. She was a regional executive director, managing National Grid’s business operations for the Mohawk Valley and Northern New York, and also served as a director of market strategy. She began her public policy career at the Albany Local Development Corporation and in Albany city government, facilitating urban planning, development, and construction projects as a senior economic developer.

Alicia has a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University at Albany and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from SUNY Cortland. She serves on many local boards, including the “Save of the Day” Foundation, the School & Business Alliance and Mohawk Valley EDGE, and was a co-chair of the MV500 initiative.

Alicia lives in Whitesboro with her husband and two daughters.

Described as one of the best Billy Joel tribute groups ever, this act features an all-star lineup of Utica area musicians (including 2 prominent UC alumni) delivering powerhouse performances of the artist's most popular hits, with energetic arrangements and electrifying vocals guaranteed to rock the house.

Bandleader Rick Zuccaro '82 has been playing the piano since age 9. A prolific songwriter, performer, and producer, he has made music from coast to coast with many accomplished musicians, but has never lost touch with his roots in Central New York. Zuccaro established the Rick Zuccaro Digital Piano Donation Program, which raises money from his performances to fund the donation of digital pianos to area elementary schools.

“Music has been such an integral part of my life. I feel compelled to do everything I can to encourage children to play an instrument,” says Zuccaro.

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