Meet the Staff

Executive Director Michele Diecuch

As a native Syracusan, Michele is excited to contribute her passion and skills towards making a difference in the Syracuse community. Michele has deep experience in the nonprofit sector, where she has spent most of her career. Her background working at national nonprofit, ProLiteracy, expanded her ability to execute programs and events, build relationships, work with funders and partners, and shape an organization’s strategic direction. Michele history and experience prepare her for furthering LGS’s important mission. A graduate of SUNY Delhi, Michele also serves on the LiteracyCNY board and has been the vice president for The National Coalition for Literacy. Michele’s focus has always been doing work that changes lives and positively impacts future generations.

You can reach Michele at michele@leadsyr.org.

Program Director Robin Macaluso

From recruiting and interviewing candidates to guiding the design teams each year, Robin is the heart and soul of LGS. She engenders respect and trust with each class member. Robin’s greatest strength is the ability to ensure that every voice is heard during LGS flagship program design teams as she works with team members to focus on outcomes. Robin sees the big picture and uses her incredible organizational skills to execute each class day and LGS special events. Month-over-month, year-over-year, high class evaluation ratings can be attributed to Robin’s attitude and outstanding skills and abilities.

You can reach Robin at robin@leadsyr.org