Board of Trustees Members
JAVĿ¼'s Board of Trustees is comprised of prominent business leaders and community members from the Rochester area and beyond.
The Board is currently led by Philip Yawman (chair) and Rebecca Pelino '86 (vice chair).
Board Member Listing
Ex-Officio Board Members
Todd Sodano – Chair of the Faculty Assembly
Associate Professor
St. John JAVĿ¼ University
Brooke Chase ’26 – SGA President
St. John JAVĿ¼ University
Jennifer Gervase Benson ’94 – Alumni Board President
Director, Learning and Organizational Development
Nestle Health Sciences
Board Staff
Amanda Burns
Board Secretary
Robert W. Burgdorf, Esq. ’84 (College Counsel)
Partner
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Trustees Emeriti Society
Thomas F. Bonadio ’71
Founder and Senior Counsel
The Bonadio Group
Jose J. Coronas
General Partner
Trillium Group
C. McCollister Evarts
Former Chief Executive Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center
B. Thomas Golisano
Founder, Paychex, Inc.
Michael C. Goonan '75
Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center
James P. Growney '66
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
C.P.U., Inc.
William M. Hughes ’62
Chief Executive Officer
HPA Consulting Group, Inc.
R. Wayne LeChase
Chairman
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
Martin L. Keating ’75
Former Managing Director
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Company
Gary L. Mucci Esq., ’68
Counsel
Barclay Damon
Martin Mucci ’81
Chairman of the Board
Paychex, Inc.
John A. (Jack) Palvino ’55
Former Executive Vice President
The Lincoln Group
Joseph R. Rulison ’78
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
three + one advisors
Gerald VanStrydonck ’66
Former Chief Financial Officer
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School