Board of Directors/Administration
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TCIDA Board of Directors
Rich John
Chair
rjohn@tompkins-co.org
607-256-9794
First appointed to IDA: 1/14/16
Current IDA term: 1/1/24 – 12/31/24
Tompkins County Legislature
Rich has spent twenty years as a general practice partner in a local law firm, and nine years serving as the general counsel and vice president of compliance for a global product testing and inspection company, Intertek. Currently, Rich John is a member of the Government Operations Committee and serves as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee.
Deborah Dawson
Jeff Gorsky
Vice Chair
jgorsky@swcllp.com
607-272-5550
First appointed to IDA: 12/15/20
Current IDA term: 2/8/23 – 12/31/24
IAED Board Appointment
Jeff Gorsky, CPA, is a partner at Sciarabba Walker & Co., LLP. He joined the firm in 1992 and has been a partner since 2001. He is head of the firm’s Consulting department and serves as leader of the firm’s High-Technology and Emerging Businesses specialty practice area. His emphasis is on small business consulting, new business startups, local entrepreneurs, and taxation. Over the years, he has assisted clients in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business valuations, financing, and new business startups.
Todd Bruer
Todd Bruer
First appointed to TCIDA: 2/4/21
Current TCIDA term: 2/8/23 – 12/31/24
Organized labor Representative
Jerry Dietz
jerry@cspmanagement.com
607-277-6961
First appointed to IDA: 8/6/24
Current IDA term: 8/6/24 – 12/31/24 (filling out term of John Guttridge who resigned 7/31/24
At-Large Director
Ducson Nguyen
TCIDA Administrative Director
The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency is managed by Ithaca Area Economic Development.
Heather McDaniel
Administrative Director, Tompkins County IDA
President, Ithaca Area Economic Development
119 East Seneca Street, Suite 200
Ithaca, NY 14850
heatherm@ithacaareaED.org
607-273-0005
TCIDA Administrative Policies
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy
Compensation, Reimbursement and Attendance Policy
Defense and Indemnification Policy
Internal Controls and Financial Accountability Policy
Property Disposition Guidelines
Public Meeting Videoconference Policy
Real Property Acquisition Policy
Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Complaint Form
TCIDA Legal Counsel
Harris Beach PLLC
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-419-8801
TCIDA Advisory Committee
Katherine Borgella
Tompkins County Planning Department
kborgella
607-274-5560
Lisa Holmes
Tompkins County Administrator
lholmes
607-274-5551
Lorrie Scarrott
Finance Director, Tompkins County Finance Department
lscarrott@tompkins-co.org
607-274-5545
Additional TCIDA Committees
Finance & Audit Committee
(Audit Committee established 2008;
Finance & Audit Committee established 2018)
Rich John, Chair
John Guttridge
Jeff Gorsky
Todd Bruer
(Housing Committee established 2019)
John Guttridge, Chair
Anne Koreman
Ducson Nguyen
Nels Bohn (IURA)
Jennifer Kusznir (City of Ithaca)
Governance Committee
(Governance Committee established 2008)
Rich John
Deborah Dawson
Ducson Nguyen
Construction Labor Committee
(Ad Hoc Construction Labor Committee established 2023)
Rich John
Deborah Dawson
Anne Koreman
Todd Bruer
Nels Bohn (IURA)