Each year, CITEC caps their annual business banquet by recognizing an individual who has been a positive supporter of CITEC and a driver for improving the North Country economy.

Wilson was nominated for the award by CITEC’s Marketing Director Aviva Gold, “who was clearing out some filing cabinets, looking through Tricia’s old files, and was repeatedly struck, in project after project, by Tricia’s courtesy, consistency, questioning, digging deeper, and making connections to make things happen,” said Executive Director John Zielinski.

‘Tricia is one of the best people I have ever worked with, and there is some sturdy competition there,” said CITEC’s founding director Tom Plastino. “And not just from our time at CITEC, but she continues to work hard every day to overcome some hurdles that most people would just throw their hands up and give up on.”

“Tricia still works to help move the needle for economic development across the region, in her role at NYPA,” Plastino said. “She’s an active member of her community, having served two terms as a trustee on the Massena Village Board, including serving as Deputy Mayor, served on the Massena Village planning board, as well as other roles with Business Development Corp for a Greater Massena, the Boys and Girls Club of Massena, Moving Massena Forward Task Force, and a lot more. She is definitely one of the North Country’s greatest promoters.”

The award is named after Plastino, who was CITEC’s director for 18 years.

Wilson is the 10th recipient of the award, joining Robert Juravich (2010), Roseanne Murphy (2011), Joe Russo (2012), Dr. Richard Partch (2013), Tony Collins (2014), Eric Virkler (2015), Patrick Kelly (2016), Greg Hart (2017), and Dave Zembiec (2018).

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