The Past 15 Years of RPCN Presidents
Last month, the February 2026 Newsletter published an article about the first 20 years of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN) Presidents. It was written by Bob Lurz.
The current RPCN Newsletter Editor, Sandy Glanton, has added information about the past 15 years of Presidents, to complete the picture. She is following Bob Lurz’s format to add information for each of these Presidents.
2011-2012 Lori Cohen, President of Compass Quality Solutions, a firm providing direction to companies on Quality Management issues through education and consulting. Before her retirement and subsequent cancelation of her RPCN membership, Lori continued to contribute to RPCN by performing an audit every two years, in conjunction with the RPCN Treasurer, to meet the requirements of the RPCN Bylaws.
2012-2013 Brian Kane, a member of the Association of Fundraising Executives, Genesee Valley Chapter, was President.
2013-2014 Michael Van der Gaag, Principal User Experience Strategist, Research Consultant, and Owner of Beyond the Interface. Michael has been the Program Manager for RPCN for a little more than a decade since his presidency He began setting up a Surprise Thursday social event each month that had five Fridays in it.
2014-2015 Dave Bassett President of Bassett IP Strategies, which provides a wide range of Patenting Services, including Patent Application Development, Submittal, and Prosecution. Besides being President, Dave has served as Treasurer, a Simon Vision Consulting interface between SVC and RPCN, one of the Enhancing Human Capital (EHCSM) facilitators, a contact to the Global Leadership Summit (GLS), and the current Technology Forum facilitator.
2015-2016 David Powe is the Partner and Lead Consultant at AIOPX Management Consulting. David has expanded RPCN’s alliances with various organizations, such as Pathstone Corporation, Greater Rochester Black Business Alliance, the Rochester Rotary Club, and the Global Leadership Summit (GLS). David is also one of the Enhancing Human Capital (EHCSM) facilitators.
2016-2017 Laurie Enos was Owner and Marketing Communications Director at Blue Lilac Marketing Group LLC when she was an RPCN President. Laurie and her business partner, Mary Sperr, were Marketing chairs for RPCN for several years, They developed and carried out a yearly Holiday Dinner and an Awards Dinner. They also developed an annual RPCN Summer Event.
2017-2018 Bob Manard of Sharp Dressed Brand, Faces That Work, and Where You Sleep provides real estate and business services, including marketing, business strategy, websites, and social media support. While he was RPCN President, Bob began to help our Web Master with the RPCN website and posting of events. When our Web Master passed away in 2024, Bob took over as the Web Master and Director of Digital Strategy. Bob is also one of the Enhancing Human Capital (EHCSM) facilitators.
2018-2019 Joyce E. Curran Independent Public Relations and Communications Professional and Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR). Joyce was instrumental in helping RPCN convert from a 501c6 business organization to a 501c3 nonprofit organization. She helped RPCN file our taxes each year, . When Laurie Enos and Mary Sperr closed their business and left RPCN, Joyce took over RPCN Event Planning. She set up Holiday Dinners and incorporated a White Elephant Exchange as part of the dinners. With her guidance, the dinners evolved into Post Holiday Parties with the exchange. Joyce also helped RPCN resume the Awards Lunch planning and execution with the new Planning Team.
2019 -2020 Tamara MacDuff Funeral Home Social Media & Digital Marketing Strategist at NOW Digital Marketing and Freelance Radio Host of ROC Voices on Rochester Free Radio. Tamara helped RPCN start Zoom meetings as the Pandemic got underway. She interviewed several RPCN members on her business radio show, “Success Sauce and Two Pickles,” .which elevated RPCN’s, and the members, exposure to the Rochester business community.
2020-2021 Devin Floyd President of NYOCON LLC. Devin set up and conducted the first RPCN Boot Camp in a couple of years and helped with the RPCN website. Devin is also one of the Enhancing Human Capital (EHCSM) facilitators.
2021-2022 Tina Rohring Financial Services Professional at MassMutual New York State. Tina and Devin helped RPCN members conduct several social events over Zoom during the Pandemic, including online cooking classes. It was a great relief from what we were all going through!
2022-2023 David Finger Sole Proprietor of Computer Gardener LLC. David has helped RPCN advance its ability to hold hybrid meetings, blending in-person and Zoom meetings, as the world worked its way through, and out of, the Pandemic. He’s used his technical expertise in many ways since then to help RPCN in many ways.
2023-2024 Mark Fling Tech Infinity Consulting. Mark has become the lead for the RPCN Marketing Team since his Presidency ended. He not only posts events to social media but also ensures that RPCN’s events are included in local media’s events’ calendars.
2024-2025 Michael Roach Marketing Strategist, Consultant, and Owner of Michael Roach Creative. Michael Roach was our first remote Vice-President and President, since he lives in Albany, NY. He has gotten several other Albany small business owners to join RPCN too. Michael is currently serving again as Vice President, and he has pulled together a team of RPCN members to refresh and reboot the RPCN Boot Camp.
2025-2026 Tom Fecteau Owner of the Sales Locksmith. Tom is our second remote Vice-President and President since he lives outside of Syracuse NY. Tom jumped into RPCN membership with both feet and immediately started volunteering. He heads the Membership Team and has been encouraging members to renew their membership, as well as encouraging other small business owners to join. Tom has been very instrumental in the last three Awards Planning Teams, as well as promoting an Ice Cream get-together last Summer for RPCN members and others.
—Bob Lurz
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