Advisory Board


The Center relies on a volunteer Advisory Board to encourage community involvement in The Center’s programs and to provide communication about Mt. Hope Family Center to the general community.

Below is a list of the members of the Advisory Board.

Sue Avery
President, Avery Marketing

Paul Burgett, Ph.D.
Vice-President & General Secretary, University of Rochester

Catherine Cerulli, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry M & D Research
University of Rochester Medical Center

Tony Dechario
Financial Consultant

Josh Farrelman

Director of Government Relations, University of Rochester

Donna Gillespie

President, D.G. Associates Consulting, Ltd.

Ronald Pawelczak

District Executive for the Seventh Judicial District

Fran Pullano

President & CEO, Pullano & Company

Allison Watts

Director of Digital Media, 13 WHAM


The Honorable Francis A. Affronti ― Honorary Member
New York State Supreme Court

O.J. Sahler, M.D. ― Honorary Member
Associate Professor-Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Medical Humanities
and Medical Informatics, University of Rochester


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