Background

Education

Master’s Degree in Public Administration
Concentration in State and Local Finance
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
July 1992

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
State University of New York at Oneonta
May 1984

National Development Council Economic Development Finance Professional Certification
1997

Education Other

SCUBA Certified Diver
2008

Leadership Cayuga
1996

Public Service

Cayuga County Legislator, 15th District
Executive Committee Member YMCA Board, Board Development Committee
Founding member of the Women’s Business Network of Cayuga County
Founder and Trustee of the Cayuga Women’s Business Trust Fund
Member Cayuga County Chamber Foundation Board
Frequent speaker and panelist for local organizations and conferences

Past Service
Board of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Auburn, Treasurer and Search Committee Member
C.H.A.D. (Confidential Help for Alcohol and Drugs) Board
Central NY Women’s Fund Governance Council
Ex-Officio member Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District Board
Cayuga Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations sub-committee
Member of the Metropolitan Development Association’s Regional Upstate New York Initiative

Membership/Affiliations

Auburn YMCA-WEIU
Friends of Seward House
Cayuga Museum
Community Preservation Committee
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
Center for Nature Education at Baltimore Woods
Unitarian Universalist Church of Auburn

Awards and Recognitions

Phyllis Goldman Encouragement Award for Women 2010

Friend of Cornell Cooperative Extension for New York State 2005
Leadership Cayuga Leadership Award 2003
Women in Business Syracuse Region 2003
40/40 Leaders of the Syracuse Region 2001

References

Available upon request