ESL Federal Credit Union

Allie D’Amanda Sacks is Senior Commercial Real Estate Relationship Manager at ESL Federal Credit Union and has 17+ years’ experience in the banking industry. Allie is responsible for a portfolio of the most complex loan and deposit relationships with major commercial real estate business in the Greater Rochester Community.

Allie was born and raised in Rochester and graduated from The Harley School before going on to earn her B.A from Bucknell University. As an employee of ESL at their Downtown Headquarters, she works in the heart of the Washington Square Community. In addition to her role on the Board of WSCA, she is on the Board of Trustees for The Harley School and the Rochester School for the Deaf, sitting on the Governance and Finance Committees, respectively. She is also an active volunteer of Meals on Wheels in the City of Rochester. Allie lives in Brighton with her family, including 2 young children and a rescue dog and cat.

Central Library

Cynthia is the Patron Services Manager at Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County and a lifelong city resident.

She brings experience in making the library a welcome place for all, including people who are homeless. She is excited about revitalizing the WSP community. Having spent her whole career at the Central Library, she has been witness to the many changes in the downtown area. With the influx of residents choosing to live in the heart of the city, library staff is pleased to be part of a community and providing services to a new patron base. Revitalizing the Washington Square Community will benefit all who live and work in the community. The library, as an organization, has a large interest in the revitalization of Washington Square.

Global Innovation Partners

Gene DePrez is Managing Partner of Global Innovation Partners. He has over 35 years of corporate, consulting, association and government experience in strategy and transformation for international businesses, governments and public/private development organizations in North America and Europe. He has advised more than 400 Fortune company CEOs and other executives in executing global location strategy and site selection. Gene has also provided collaborative innovation-based economic development strategy to over 100 development organizations at the national/ state/provincial, and metro-regional levels.

Currently he is on the Boards of the Rochester Economic Development Corp, The Community Design Center of Rochester, the Washington Square Community Association, and an Advisor to the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT.

Specialist Marketing Group

Nathan is the Founder and President of Specialist Marketing Group and a resident of The Nathaniel, both located in the Washington Square community.

From early in his marketing career, Nathan has had a vision for changing the way businesses and marketers interact. His experience with Gannett, Hearst, the NYS Broadcasters Association, and consulting work with more than two dozen agencies has given him a wide understanding of how marketing works in the real world, beyond a glossy pitch deck.

Lily is the Operations Manager for 43 North Real Estate and Bace Build. Through her experiences, she’s met the most incredible people, spoken with passionate professionals about their businesses, and enjoys developing relationships in City Government and the RDCC.

Fortunately, given her extensive restaurant background, she has also eaten the best food. Rochester is her home now and she is committed to working to better the initiatives and infrastructure of this city; the community doesn’t need any bettering, it is already top notch.

Golden Supply & MFG. Co

Adam is co-owner of Golden Supply, located in the Washington Square Community. Golden Supply makes men’s apparel, goods, pennants, t-shirts, sweaters, embroidered apparel, and custom work.

Buckingham Properties

Len Schloer is Director of Operations for Buckingham Properties. Buckingham owns and manages a significant amount of property within and around the Washington Square area. It is his goal to create a thriving downtown community for folks to live, work and play.

Prior to Buckingham Properties, Len spent twenty-five years working for Thomson Reuters responsible for site operations across North America. He has served on other boards throughout his career and enjoys the collaboration of many to meet a common goal.

Len holds a degree in Specialized Technology from Pittsburgh Technical College. He is a native of Pittsburgh PA, but has lived in Rochester for 35 years.

Capron Street Lofts

Jason grew up in the city’s 19th Ward and has resided at the Capron Street Lofts in downtown for the last 12 years. He initiated the Washington Square Park Neighborhood Association (WSPNA) in 2012 and led it to its incorporation as the non-profit Washington Square Community Association (WSCA) in 2017.

Jason is looking to make more substantial, transformative changes in the years ahead to clean up, beautify, and continue to make the area one of the city’s best neighborhoods.

Jason is co-Founder of MetroPops with his wife, Stefanie, and has worked for Jetblue Airways for the past 19 years.

Capron Street Lofts

Stefanie Schwingle is VP of the WSCA and former Executive Producer of the annual Movies with a Downtown View. She has resided at the Capron Street Lofts in the Washington Square Neighborhood with her husband, Jason, for over 11 years.

Stefanie holds a degree in Communication and Media from Clarkson University and brings her background in communication, social media management, and event planning to the WSCA. She formerly worked for Wegmans corporate for 12+ years and most recently the Memorial Art Gallery as an Event Coordinator.

Turner Black Car Service

Judson Turner is an entrepreneur from Rochester, NY and a citizen of the world.

Judson has provided a car service based in Rochester NY and looks to continue to serve the area by providing additional business offerings as well continuing to be engaged with the further development of Rochester. He has worked primarily in Logistics / Warehouse management since graduating from the University at Buffalo with a degree in industrial engineering.