Tom has been a director of the Foundation since 2001. He serves on the Development Committee. He established the Albany Valve & Fitting Co. Graduate Fellowship. Tom retired as president of the Albany Valve & Fitting Company in 2012. The company is involved with process control and instrumentation and manufacturing components designed for fluid applications. Tom is actively involved in a number of other charities and organizations including serving as a director of the US Rugby Foundation and as a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Business School Advisory Committee. In 2014, Tom was elected to the USA Rugby Hall of Fame. Tom earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and his MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Tom lives in Greenfield Center, NY with his wife Kerry. They have four children and nine grandchildren.