About the McNulty Veteran Business Center
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of outstanding leaders from business, academic, government and non-profit organizations, including veterans and a military spouse.
Laura Mann - Acting President
Vice President Business Growth
Capital Region Chamber
Carie Sala - Treasurer
Account Executive
Spectrum Reach
Charlie Diamond - Secretary
Statewide Public Affairs, Inc.
Special Advisor
Members
Khamel Abdulai
Director of Training and Talent Management
Office of Human Resources, Excelsior College
Emil Baker
NYS Director, Department of Defense
ESGR & SBA SCORE Counselor
Erica Choi
Senior Vice President and Senior Banker
Commercial Banking, Key Bank
Peter Gannon
President & CEO
United Way of the Capital Region
Catherine M. McCann
Co-Owner
Best Companies
Tiffany Orner
Director
The Grunt Style Foundation
William Smith
USMC UAS, Sr. Program Analyst
UICGS / Bowhead Family
Staff
Kathy Caruso
Executive Director, MVBC
Amy Amoroso
Jennifer Beston
Administrative Coordinator
VBOC/MVBC
About Mike McNulty
The McNulty Veteran Business Center derives its name from former U.S. Congressional Representative Michael R. McNulty Center. The former Congressman served for more than twenty years in a district now held by Paul Tonko. Throughout his career, McNulty was a tireless advocate for veterans affairs, often talking about his brother, a soldier with the Marines in Vietnam, who gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country. “Freedom is not free,” was often said by McNulty, who said he felt blessed to have had so many opportunities in his life due to living in a free nation.