About Us

A little about us

The Montgomery County Business Development Center (MCBDC) is the lead agency supporting economic growth, administering financial assistance and connecting employers and workers to ensure a thriving, prosperous Montgomery County.

MCBDC brings together the services and programming of the county’s Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Industrial Development Agency, and Capital Resource Corp. to offer support for prospective and existing employers. The Business Development Center also actively seeks grants for economic development, transportation, disaster mitigation, recreation and other quality-of-life issues for the county and its residents.

MCBDC provides a key link between the local workforce development board and Fulton-Montgomery Community College to help employers recruit and retain workers from the county’s exceptional labor pool.

In addition, MCBDC handles all planning services for the county and its municipalities, giving it a definitive view of available property and zoning. Prospective and existing businesses will find every resource necessary for success.

Meet our team

Ken
Rose
Director
Sheila
Snell
CFO
Alex
Kuttesch
Senior Planner (GIS)
 
Andrew
Santillo
Staff Assistant
 
Vinnie
Nicosia
Director of Program Development
 
Karl
Gustafson
Jr.
Grant Assistant
 
Stephanie
Battisti
Economic Development Specialist
 

IDA and CRC Board

The MCIDA and CRC meetings are typically held at 3:30 p.m., on the second Thursday of the month in the Economic Development offices, located at 113 Park Drive, Fultonville. The Agency has adopted bylaws and other policies that are included in the Agency and Corporation’s Policy and Procedure manual in compliance with the Public Authorities Accountability Act of 2005 (PAAA) and Public Authorities Reform Act of 2009.

These policies and procedures can be found here under the Public Documents section of the Montgomery County Business Development Center website. Bios for the IDA/CRC members and executive team can be found here. You can also watch our livestream or view previous MCIDA Board meetings on YouTube.

Matthew
Beck
Chairperson
Comm. - governance
Mark
Kowalczyk
Vice Chair
Comm. - governance, audit, finance
Cheryl
Reese
Treasurer/Ast. Secretary
Comm. - governance, finance
Brent
Phetteplace
Secretary/Ast. Treasurer
Comm. - audit, finance, marketing
Edward
Watt
Member
Comm. - finance
Jessica
Cyr
Member
Comm. - audit
Vacant
Vacant
Member
Comm. - marketing
 
Agency
Counsel
Hodgson Russ
Comm. - governance
 

Planning Board

Montgomery County Planning Board meetings are held every second Monday of the month (pending a holiday), at 6:30 pm at 113 Park Drive Fultonville, NY.

A referral must be submitted 7 calendar days prior to the MCPB meeting date in order for it to be placed on the agenda.

Mark
Hoffman
(District 2)
Chairperson
Angela
Frederick
(District 1)
Member
Peter
Lyden
(District 3)
Member
Dave
Wiener
(District 4)
Member
Vacant
*
(District 5)
Member
Irene
Collins
(District 6)
Member
Frank
Szyjkowski
(District 7)
Member
Francis
Maphia Jr
(District 8)
Member
Erin
Covey
(District 9)
Member
Betty
Sanders
(Alternate)
Member
Wayne
DeMaille
(Alternate)
Member

AG & Farmland Board

Roy
Dykeman
Active Farmer
Ken
Rose
Director
Dave
Rivkovich
Active Farmer
Michael
Cole
Active Farmer
James
Hoffman
Agribusiness
Martin
Kelly
Montgomery County Legislator
Tom
Nelson
Farm Bureau
Corey
Nellis
Montgomery County Soil and Water
Christine
DePasquale
Director of Real Property
Russ
Kelly
Cornell Cooperative Extension

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