Board Of Directors

Charles Pierce-El

Charles was born and raised in Syracuse. He currently is the President of the South Side Community Coalition and is a retired employee from Chrysler.

He is also the president/chairperson of the South Side Homeowner Association, chairperson of Saving Our Society and a member of additional local organizations in and around the city of Syracuse.

Besides this, he enjoys bowling, swimming, chess, jogging, cooking and reading.

He sees The Stand as a great opportunity for the youth of Syracuse’s South Side and the community as a whole. He hopes many will get involved in the project. “The Stand can only go as far as we take it.”

In the future, he would like The Stand to be run by the community. He believes this is a wonderful opportunity for the community. “It’s a great jewel for our community; it represents all sectors of the city of Syracuse. Everyone can get something out of it. We include everyone.”

Cal Corriders

Cal Corriders is a graduate of Syracuse University. He works for CenterState CEO on Economic Inclusion where he is focused on driving inclusive economic growth within Syracuse’s South Side community. Cal is an active member within the community serving in various roles within organizations like the 100 Black Men, CNY United Way, Salvation Army and previously Syracuse Model Neighborhoods.

He believes The Stand has been great at telling the stories of the South Side throughout the years. He would love to see more economic related spotlights as well as offering new platforms to share information that can deepen The Stand’s roots within the community.

Reginald A. Seigler

Reginald volunteers as the coordinator of Jubilee Homes Inc. Southwest Showcase Sundays by acting as a strong promoter to these community events held at the Spirit of Jubilee Park in the summer. He is an active member in the Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, contributes to The Post-Standard as a Newschaser and also serves as the bandleader for Soft Spoken Band.

He is helping to launch an entertainment column, A Friendly Five, in The Stand that highlights the music and history of the local music scene. He also hopes to see The Stand become involved with South Side schools and be an outlet for the community to voice their concerns.

In his free time, he enjoys recording and mixing audio, videography, photography and writing.

Dale Harp

Dale joined The Stand as a board member this past month but has been connected with the publication since 2013. He was first featured in The Stand’s pages for being a local, published author of “The Day My Dawgs Ran,” a book he wrote while incarcerated. He wanted to share his personal stories about going down the wrong path as a way to encourage youth to make better choices. He next participated in The Stand’s recent summer long storytelling series From Where We Stand.

Now he is eager to be further involved as a board member. Harp is also a volunteer at the Mary Nelson Youth Center, Faith Hope Community Center and member of Citizen Action of NY.

The Late John A. Young

John is retired two times from his careers in communications and information with the Department of Defense (The Pentagon) civilian and the U.S. Army in public affairs. He also worked for many years in Syracuse media companies in TV, radio and cable. His major life career has been as a photojournalist in many parts of the world.

John majored in radio and television at Onondaga Community College and worked for WHEN (WTVH-5) TV and WCNY-TV stations. In radio, he worked for WONO and WSEN; he also became the first sales manager of Rogers Cable in Syracuse (now called Time-Warner Cable).

He had his start in the South Side of Syracuse as a self-trained photographer at Central Technical High School in 1965. His family has always been based in education and socially in support of the Syracuse community. He enjoys playing chess, listening to jazz and classical music and enjoys non-contact sports and fishing.