Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Three New Members Join Utica College Board of Trustees
Utica, N.Y. (Aug. 11, 2010) - Utica College has named three new members to its board of trustees: John H. Costello III, Christian W. Meyer III and Michael J. Parsons.
Costello graduated from UC in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in public relations and is now the president and CEO/co-founder of the Citizens' Network for Foreign Affairs, Inc., a non-partisan organization in Washington, D.C. dedicated to stimulating economic growth around the world. He began his career with Eastman Kodak and has held positions with Philip A. Hunt Chemical Company and Helen Keller International. He has also been an advisor for the World Health Organization, an honorary member of the International Council for Goodwill Industries and board member for the National Council for International Health.
Meyer is president of Meyer Construction Corporation in Pleasant Valley, a multi-million dollar company he co-founded with his brother. A 1980 graduate of Utica College's construction management program, Meyer is now an active member of the College's construction management advisory board, which has helped to redesign the new curriculum and offer internship opportunities to current students.
Parsons is president and CEO of First Source Federal Credit Union in New Hartford and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently the vice chairman for the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. Parsons also lobbies on Capitol Hill working to promote the credit union industry nationally. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Empire State College and completed the Credit Union Executive Society CEO Institute, which is a graduate-level credit union executive development course of study.
Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive private institution offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 3,200 students in 37 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 21 master's and two doctoral degree programs.
First Source Federal Credit Union is a locally operated Credit Union, owned by over 29,000 Members throughout Oneida and Herkimer Counties. With branches in New Hartford, Utica and Herkimer, and an expansive electronic delivery network, First Source offers a wide array of financial services including Real Estate and Consumer Loans and a variety of Savings account options.
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