Paul Whelan
Paul Whalen

Board Member

Arlene Thomas Strand
Arlene Thomas-Strand

Board Member

Dario Mazurek
Dario Mazurek

Chairman

Teresa Bader
Teresa Bader

Secretary

Jan Wheeler
Janet Wheeler

Vice-Chair

Chief Compliance Officer

Chief Compliance Officer Mergime Gjombalaj serves as Venture Together’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), where she leads the organization’s corporate compliance, quality assurance, and regulatory initiatives. As a member of the…

Lisa Kirrane

Director of Human Resources

Chief Human Resources Officer Lisa began her career with Venture Together as a seasonal employee while completing her bachelor’s degree in psychology at SUNY Oswego. From the start, she was…

Marie Ramundo

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Program Officer Marie started her Venture Together career in 1982, working as a Direct Service Professional. She then became the Assistant Director then Director of the Venture Out Supportive…

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Executive Officer Celia began her career in the field of developmental disabilities with the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities in 1976 where she served in various mid-level…