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has served on the boards of several corporations and is a member of the Industry Trade Advisory
Committee, a high security, public-private partnership that engages business leaders in formulating U.S.
trade policy. Mr. Curley chairs the Board of Trustees of Erie County Central Police Services and for
nearly 40 years, he has been a member of the Orchard Park Fire Company. He previously served three
terms on the Orchard Park Town Board. Mr. Curley is the founder of the Orchard Park Council of the
Arts and has been a member of the National Board of Directors of the American Heart Association. He
has also served on the board of Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and on the President’s Council of D’Youville
College in Buffalo, where he also taught courses in statistics, accounting, and business valuation
techniques. Mr. Curley received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and a Master of Science
degree from Canisius College in Buffalo.
John S. Dyson, Trustee
Mr. Dyson was appointed a Trustee of the Authority in March 2011. Mr. Dyson is Chairman of
Millbrook Capital Management, Inc., an investment firm. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Dyson served as
Chairman of the New York City Mayor’s Council of Economic Advisors. From 1994 to 1996 he served
as New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Finance. Previously, from 1979 to
1985, Mr. Dyson served as Chairman of the Authority, where he led efforts to license the Marcy South
transmission line, build small-hydroelectric power plants and develop programs for allocating low cost
power to business in return for job commitments. Mr. Dyson also headed the New York State
Department of Commerce from 1975 to 1979 during which time the agency launched the “I Love New
York” advertising campaign. From 1968 to 1970, he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States
Army, Military Intelligence, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Mr. Dyson served on the
Cornell University Board of Trustees from 1981 to 2001 and was elected Emeritus Trustee in 2001. Mr.
Dyson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, and a
Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at
Princeton University.
R. Wayne LeChase, Trustee
Mr. LeChase was appointed a Trustee of the Authority in June 2011. He is currently Chairman of
LeChase Construction Services, LLC in Rochester, NY. In addition to its Rochester headquarters, the
company has New York offices in Albany, Binghamton, Corning and Syracuse. Before LeChase
Construction, Mr. LeChase was a partner in the law firm of LaDuca, Offen and LeChase. He was
admitted to the New York State Bar in 1968. Mr. LeChase is an active member of the Rochester Business
Alliance’s Executive Committee, former chairman of the Greater Rochester Enterprise, and serves on a
number of community organizations including the University of Rochester, St. John Fisher College,
Diocese of Rochester Stewardship Council, and the New York State Trooper Foundation. Mr. LeChase’s
education includes a Bachelor of Science from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctorate from the
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law. He is the recipient of the Herbert W.
VanderBrul Entrepreneurial Award from Rochester Institute of Technology and the Justinian Order
Medal from St. John Fisher College. He is an inductee into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame (an
award which recognizes exemplary leaders who have made outstanding and enduring contributions to
business and community in the Greater Rochester region), and the Alfred University Galanis Excellence
in Family Business Award. Other honors include the Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Otetiana
Council - Boy Scouts of America, Volunteer of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce, the Visionary
Award by the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and honorary Doctor of Laws from St.
John Fisher College.
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