Trump nominates former Syracuse mayor, SU alum Roy Bernardi as USPS governor Daily Orange File Photo Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. President Donald Trump nominated former Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi to serve as a governor for the United States Postal Service. Bernardi, who is currently a managing partner at his private government consulting firm, served as mayor for the city of Syracuse from 1994 to 2001 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1972. If confirmed, he would fill one of four vacancies on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors.