About Us

For more than 30 years, Ross worked for and with non-profit organizations as attorney, executive, volunteer, Board member and Board leader.

Attorney:

As a practicing attorney, Ross counseled non-profit organizations with regard to business, corporate and government regulatory matters. His experience includes counseling clients regarding: 

• Corporate structure and reorganizations,
• Corporate combinations,
• Fiduciary roles and responsibilities,
• Bylaws preparation and revision,
• Board mechanics and governance,
• Leadership succession,
• Committee formation and operations, and
• Strategic planning.

Manager:

Prior to earning his law degree, Ross managed the neonatal intensive care unit and all surgical units of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY for four years.  

In 2020, Ross was asked to step in as Executive Director on an interim basis for the Flower City Arts Center in Rochester.  Ross filled the role when the position suddenly became vacant shortly before the onset of COVID-19.  He continued throughout the COVID shutdown and the Center's physical re-opening.  Under his leadership, Flower City Arts Center experienced no layoffs and in fact hired 2 new staff members during the pandemic.  Through hard work and a full-team effort, the Center pivoted from an organization that relied solely on hands-on learning to one that now provides a host of virtual, hybrid and in-person learning opportunities.   

Board Volunteer and Leader:

Civic-minded and committed to the importance of non-profit organizations, Ross has volunteered with 20 entities.  Those non-profits have ranged from small entities with localized mission and budgets under $100,000 to large entities with broad missions and budgets well over $100,000,000.  Over the years, Ross has sat in every seat that a non-profit volunteer can fill - Board member, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice Chair, Chair Elect, Chair and Past Chair.  Below is a sampling of the organizations and his role.    

• Member, Board of Trustees, George Eastman Museum, 2021-Present
• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc.
  • Immediate Past Board Chair, 2024-Present
  • Board Chair, 2019-2024
• Secretary, Board of Directors, The Margaret Home, Inc., 2018-2021
• Executive Director, Flower City Arts Center, 2020
  • President, 2017-2019
• Treasurer, National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys, 2007-Present
• Member, Board of Directors, St. Ann's Community, 2018-2019
• National Board of Directors, American Lung Association, Inc.
  • Past Chair, 2014-2016; 
  • Chair, 2012-2014; 
  • Speaker, Nationwide Assembly, 2010-2011
• Chair, American Lung Association of New York, Inc., 2008-2010
• Chair, American Lung Association of New York State, Inc., 2006-2008
• Chair, American Lung Association of the Finger Lakes Region, Inc., 2000-2002
• Chair, Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc., 2005-2007
• Chair, Linden Knoll, Inc., 2004-2006
• Chair, Rochester Friendly Home, Inc., 2008-2010
• Vice-President, Cornell Alumni Association, Inc., 2007-2011
• President, Cornell Alumni Association of Greater Rochester, Inc., 2000-2002
• President, Cornell Johnson School of Management Alumni Club of Rochester, 1989-1992
• President, Eastside Community Center, Inc. (now part of Community Place of Rochester), 1991-1994
• Chair, Health Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 2008-2009
• Board Member, Irondequoit Senior Transportation Ministry, Inc., 2010-2013 
• Board Member, Western NY Wellness, Inc., 2007-2014