Leadership

William G. Pomeroy

Bill is the founder and former owner of CXtec & TERACAI, two technology companies in Syracuse, New York. Bill has received Entrepreneur of the Year awards from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse University and Ernst & Young. He is a recipient of the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives Crystal Ball Award. Bill also received the Courage Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Central New York and is the recipient of the Crouse Health Foundation Tribute Award, along with his wife, Sandra.

Bill presently serves on the Board of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. He is a First Connection Volunteer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and a Caring Connection Volunteer for BMT InfoNet. Bill is a former member of the Board and Executive Committee for the National Marrow Donor Program as well as the Onondaga Historical Association. Bill also served as a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School Advisory Council. He is Trustee Emeritus for the Erie Canal Museum, The Salvation Army of Syracuse and the Be The Match® Foundation.

Bill earned his Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Alongside his charitable and community activities, Bill’s personal interests include amateur radio, travel and adventure, genealogy, collecting coins, stamps, recorded music and mainframe computers.

Deryn Pomeroy

The daughter of William G. Pomeroy, Deryn brings over 15 years of nonprofit experience to her multifaceted role within the Pomeroy Foundation. Presently, she serves as Trustee and Director of Strategic Initiatives. She is responsible for the national rollout of several key historical marker initiatives, including Hungry for History and Legends & Lore®, as well as developing new partnerships for grantmaking opportunities across the United States.

Deryn’s career began as an Outreach Case Manager for pregnant and parenting teenagers at The Salvation Army in her hometown of Syracuse, N.Y. Following several years, she served for six years as Assistant Director of Admissions at Syracuse University and presided on review committees for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Whitman School of Management. Subsequently, Deryn accepted the offer of a two-year stint at The Common Application headquarters in Arlington, V.A., outside of Washington, D.C.

Deryn earned a M.S. in Secondary Education with honors from Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y. and a B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is a proud board member of the Central New York PBS affiliate WCNY and the Be The Match® Foundation. Be The Match manages the largest and most diverse bone marrow registry in the world. Deryn enjoys volunteering in the local community as a member of the Junior League of Syracuse.

Laura Pomeroy

Laura is a tax lawyer specializing in planning and executing global business expansions, and building strategic business alignment with ever-changing global laws. Her work includes enabling corporate charitable giving. She has experience at Treasury, “Big Law,” banking, and Amazon.

Laura graduated with a law degree (JD) and LLM in Tax from New York University (NYU) in New York City where she was one of two to receive NYU’s Tax Policy Fellowship. She graduated with a double major in Russian and Computer Science from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She speaks conversational Russian and basic Spanish. Laura’s interests outside of work include her children, travel, fitness, and health and medical research.

Paula Miller

Paula previously served as the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Executive Director. She is also the former Director of the Office of the CEO at CXtec.

Before joining CXtec, Paula was employed by the Gannett Foundation. The Foundation makes contributions to qualified nonprofit organizations to improve education, health, and advancement of people who live in Gannett communities.

Paula is a member of the Annual Support/Marketing Committee for The Salvation Army of the Syracuse area and is on the Crouse Hospital Auxiliary Board. In addition, she is a graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse Class of 2000, was the recipient of the 2002 Business Partnership Leader of the Year Award from Partners in Education in Business, and was honored in 2007 with a Woman in Business Award. In 2009 Paula was awarded a ‘Can Do’ Award from The Salvation Army for demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to helping serve people in need. In January 2009, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation received a Spirit of Caring Award from The United Way of Central New York for providing Bone Marrow Drives to the CNY community.

Carrie Berse

Carrie is the Executive Director of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. With 41 years of experience as a fundraising professional, Carrie previously served as President of the Crouse Health Foundation. During her 28 years with Crouse, she also was Corporate Vice President for Philanthropy of the Health Alliance of CNY.

At Crouse, Berse oversaw the operations of the hospital foundations. In her multifaceted executive role, she was also instrumental in many highly successful fundraising campaigns in support of key services and programs, including the Pomeroy Emergency Services Department, the Pomeroy College of Nursing, and most recently, the Pomeroy Treatment Center.

Carrie holds a B.F.A. from Adelphi University and is a graduate of the Leadership Greater Syracuse program. She also is a member of the Association for Fundraising Professionals and has volunteered with many community organizations.

Among her professional recognitions, she is a recipient of the BizEventz/CNY Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and Women in Business Awards, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Hannah Solomon Award, The Post-Standard “Person of Achievement” Award, and the Fund-Raising Professional of the Year Award from the CNY Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.