Graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration as a Finance Major
Received a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Syracuse University in 1986
Earned the designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) from the American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters, Inc. in 1989
Business:
Business Manager for the Sidney Central School District from June, 1976 through December, 1980 with responsibility for all non-instructional and financial activities for the district
Obtained my insurance license and started working at Mang Associates, Inc., an independent insurance agency, in January 1981.
Along with two other partners, purchased the insurance agency in 1986 and changed the name to Mang Group, Inc. After numerous purchases and mergers over the years the agency grew to 19 locations, with one in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Chairman of the Board, January, 2005 to present, of Mirabito Holdings, Inc. (FKA as Granite Capital Holdings, Inc.) which was formed in 1998 through the combination of a number of businesses, including Mang Group, Inc. Mirabito Holdings, Inc. is a diversified company and includes the business brands Mirabito Energy Products (energy distribution), Quickway/Mirabito Stores and Covenience Express (convenience stores), and Mirabito Truck Repair, Inc.(truck service and repairs). Mang Group, Inc. was sold to NBT Bancorp in 2008. The company employs 900 people at over 85 locations in 3 states.
Civic, Business, Professional, and Community Service:
Member of CSBC Steering Committee 2014-2015
Member, Board of Directors, Leatherstocking Gas Company, 2012 to present
Member, Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse Finance Committee (Chairman of the Risk Management Committee), October 2011 to present
Member, Board of Directors, Binghamton Bearcats Athletic Association, June 2010 to present
Member, Board of Trustees, Tri-Town Regional Hospital, 2009 to present
Member, Board of Directors, Catholic Education Foundation of the Southern Tier, 2008 to present (President November 2013 to present)
Member, Board of Directors, Community Foundation of South Central New York, 2008 to present (Chairman of Finance/Audit Committee, 2012 to present, and Treasurer 2013 to present)
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Bassett, 2005 to 2012
Member, Executive Board of the Otschodela Council, Inc. Boy Scouts of America, 2004 to 2009.
Chairman of the Village of Sidney Zoning Board of Appeals, 1986 to 2004.
Chairman of the Tri-Town Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1985 to 1987, and 1995 to 1999.
Member, Board of Directors, Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2000 to 2006. Tri-Town Outstanding Volunteer Service award, 2003.
Member, Board of Directors, TCA Vision 21, Inc., 1998 to 2007.
President, United Way of Sidney, Inc. 1985
President, Rotary Club of Sidney, 1989-1990. Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, 1990.
Member, Board of Directors, Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1989
Member, Board of Directors, United Methodist Homes for the Aging, 1990-1996
Member, Parish Council of Sacred Heart Church, 1989-1994
Past Member, University of Notre Dame Sorin Society
Councilman, Town of Sidney Republican Committee, 1989 to 2008
Trustee, Mirabito Foundation, 1995 to present
Chief, Tri-Town Y-Indian Guides, 1990-1992
Treasurer, RYLA, 1994-1998
Member Binghamton City Club, 2007 to present
Member of Saints John and Andrew Parish, Binghamton, NY
Family:
Married 33 years to Cheryl; 5 children ages 22 to 32. Hobbies and interests include travelling, golf, college athletics, reading, and working around the house.
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