A board member since 2022, Christopher Darr is the Operations Manager at Zenfi Networks, LLC, with over 10 years of both hands on and management experience in telecommunications. Chris specializes in site deployment.

He started his career as a foreman building out and upgrading Macro sites throughout NYC for AT&T, T-Mobile, Nextel and Metro PCS. He has since moved on to join Metro NS in 2016 (Zenfi Networks LLC. former sister company) as a construction manager. Moving up the ranks he eventually joined Zenfi networks LLC. as the NYC Operations Manager, managing the Deployment, integration and maintenance for Zenfi Networks wireless division.

Ms. McPherson brings 10 years of Engineering and Project Management experience in the Wireless Telecommunication Industry. In her current role at Airosmith Development, Emily wears two hats: overseeing a team dedicated to delivering end to end site acquisition services for the Verizon Upstate NY (UPNY) market, as well as managing a team responsible for performing RF exposure analysis and mitigation recommendations for Airosmith’s wireless carrier clients.

Emily started in telecom in 2012 as an RF Engineer at Verizon. While in that role, Emily acted as the RF design lead for the initial small cell deployment in the UPNY market. Later, she transitioned to a senior Project Manager position at Verizon, where she managed embedded base upgrade projects from end to end. Before joining Airosmith, Emily was the Engineering Manager at Tilson Technology Management where she led a team responsible for the design and deployment of a wide variety of fixed wireless communication networks.

Emily received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2010 as well as her Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering Technology from the RIT in 2016. She has been an active member of the Industry Advisory Board for RIT’s Communication Networks Graduate Degree Program since 2017. Emily is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and is a member of the Rochester Chapter of the PMI Organization.

In her spare time, Emily coaches a girls 14U travel baseball team that competes in tournaments around the country.

Tom Marciano is a proven leader with more than three decades of hands on operational management experience with start-ups, growth businesses and more established companies in the wireless industry. Driving growth with profitability. Developing mutually beneficial strategic partnerships and opportunities nationwide. Tom is the Chief Growth Officer and partner at inRange Solutions and Azimuth Engineering Group. He is also the past President of the New York State Wireless Association and remains an active board member.

Patrick Ford is a member of Ford Law Firm LLP and chair of the Firm’s Corporate and Real Estate Departments. Patrick’s practice focuses on the representation of telecommunications clients in all areas of their corporate and commercial interests. Since starting his career in the legal department of Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile (now Verizon Wireless), he has counseled telecommunications clients on all facets of network growth, including leasing issues, zoning matters, and mergers and acquisitions.

Patrick has lectured on telecommunications leasing matters and is admitted to practice in the state courts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of New Jersey.

Mr. Bronston, Special Counsel and Telecommunications Team Leader at Phillips Lytle LLP, focuses his practice on telecommunications infrastructure and has extensive experience with network licensing and the intersection of telecommunications infrastructure with real estate. He has represented public and private property owners nationwide in license agreements, right of way agreements and other access agreements with telecommunications service providers. He has also represented all types of telecommunications service providers and carriers (with a particular expertise in Distributed Antenna System networks) in negotiating franchise agreements with local governments and obtaining all necessary legislative authorizations and administrative licenses, permits and approvals. Mr. Bronston is a member of the Board of Directors for New York State Wireless Association, the Adirondack Council, Parks and Trails NY and the NYC Chapter of the League of Conservation Voters. Selected for the New York Metro Super Lawyers® list, he earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard College, his Master of Public Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Kristin Duffy is the Director of AT&T Legislative & External Affairs, where she plans, coordinates and implements activities for achieving AT&T’s state legislative, regulatory and community objectives. In coordination with AT&T’s New York State President, Duffy directs lobbying activities, manages stakeholder relationships, and implements community investment—including directing and managing AT&T Foundation grants, contributions, and memberships. Duffy is also responsible for engaging key elected officials and policymakers throughout the state on a number of issues impacting business and works to cultivate dialogue between these elected officials and industry leaders to create sound public policies that will positively impact the residents of New York. 

Duffy has over 17 years of experience in policy and politics. Prior to coming to AT&T, Duffy was the Government Affairs Manager for the Northeast at Nurse-Family Partnership, where she directed the state legislative and regulatory agenda for New York, New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Duffy also worked as the Director of Government Relations for the American Heart Association, leading their political agenda and grassroots advocacy and prior to that with the NYS Nurses Association. In 2021, Duffy was named a “40 under 40” Rising Star by City & State, “Albany’s Next Generation of Political Leaders.” 

Duffy has a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University at Albany. Duffy is located in Rexford, New York where she and her husband are raising their family. 

Jane is a 20-year government relations professional specializing in policy which impacts the build out of telecommunications networks. She oversees an area of the eastern U.S. from the Canadian border to South Carolina. Jane received a Masters’ Degree in Public Administration from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, and a J.D. from Pace University’s School of Law with a concentration in Environmental Law. Prior to her Telecommunications career, Jane was a litigator and an Administrative Law Judge in New York City.  Jane is passionate about bringing connectivity to underserved communities and is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Wireless Association. She currently serves as an alternate on the FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee focusing on deployment to low income communities.

Ann D’Alessandro, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Airosmith Development. Ann brings over 20 years of experience in sales, management and marketing. In her current roll, she oversees new business development, existing client relationships and marketing. Ann has a proven track record in effectively developing and maintain key relationships, while promoting the brand and overseeing new marketing strategies. Prior to joining Airosmith Development, she was the Director of Business Development and Marketing for a full-service architecture and engineering firm. Ann Received a BS in Business/Marketing from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Tom Wiseman is the Director of Business Development for RAMAKER and Associates (a nationally based Architectural and Engineering firm).  Tom has over 25 years in Telecommunications and Architectural/Engineering Services.  Throughout his career, he has worked at various levels and roles of managing the design and construction development of wireless systems throughout the Northeast, as well as national accounts.   He began his carrier at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he completed his studies in Construction Engineering.  From there he advanced through the ranks to become partner and COO of an Architectural firm focused primarily in Telecom.  Following the path of Telecommunications, he moved into a national role with Ericsson and managed the T-Mobile and then AT&T site implementations from Site Acquisitioning through construction.  His path finally led him back to his roots in Architectural and Engineering where he currently heads up RAMAKER’s NJ office in Woodcliff Lake.  After opening the doors in 2015, He began growing and expanding the presence of RAMAKER in the northeast and managing the overall operations and staff.   Today he is focused on overall companywide Business Development and company partnerships both locally and nationally.  Tom is a very hands-on person who still enjoys getting in the field and on sites to see and learn new ideas and technologies within the industry.

Ed’s career in Telecommunication started in 1993. Currently Ed oversees 6 offices for Tectonic across the continental US. Ed specializes in project deployments, but his love will always be municipal permitting. He has a proven track working with clients and understanding their needs while building a relationship built on performance and trust. Ed has performed services for each of the 5 major carriers in the US, the big three tower companies, and many program management companies.

Prior to Tectonic, Ed worked for LCC and had his own site acquisition firm. Ed has degrees in Law Enforcement and Psychology. In his spare time Ed serves as a director on multiple boards, and you can usually find him with his horses at national reining competitions.

Steve Ruzzo has over 23 years of telecom experience, utilizing his engineering background managing the design and development of wireless networks throughout the Northeast for carriers and tower companies.

Steve started his career with Ericsson in 1996 on the AT&T Wireless launch in the New England Market. He soon transitioned over to Omnipoint (now T-Mobile) for their network launch in New England and onto Build-to-Suit tower company Unisite (now American Tower Company) developing towers in the Northeast. Steve took an opportunity to expand his carrier experience developing sites for Sprint with Tectonic Engineering and eventually advancing to manage engineering plan development for all the wireless carriers. Steve joined National Grid Wireless (now Lightower) in 2002 spearheading their efforts to attach the wireless carriers to National Grids transmission assets throughout New York and New England. He became more involved in the expansion of Lightower’s national tower portfolio until sold to SBA in 2008. In 2009, he returned to T-Mobile and for the next 8 years managed the upgrade of their network through both 3G and 4G technologies. In 2016, he joined Ecosite, managing Build-to-Suit towers in the Northeast markets for the past 3 years. Steve is now working on 5G modifications for Verizon Wireless in Upstate New York with Pyramid Network Services.

When Steve is not deep into developing sites, he is enjoying watching his son develop in school, sports and music, and often finding himself coaching hockey baseball and lacrosse.

Leslie J. Snyder is the Managing Partner at Snyder & Snyder, LLP.  Leslie has developed a unique practice involving real estate and telecommunications matters.  She has extensive commercial real estate, zoning and land use expertise.  With over 25 years of experience, Leslie has negotiated leases and procured governmental approvals for switching facilities, distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cell facilities, and other vital telecommunications installations.  She is a frequent lecturer on zoning and environmental issues involving the development of wireless infrastructure.  Leslie is a former Town of Harrison attorney and currently serves as a director of the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation.  Leslie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law.  Snyder & Snyder, LLP is certified by WBENC as a Women’s Business Enterprise.