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Yearbook 2012

Martha Hubbard Robert HaightDirector, Center for Adult Learning & Training Executive Director and Leadership Cortland Cortland County Chamber of CommerceTompkins Cortland Community College

Join us in celebrating this special year – our 15th year of Leadership Cortland! For fifteen years, we have been building a community of informed, engaged and active community leaders in Cortland County. We now have an alumni base of over 195 individuals in the public, private and not for profit sectors who are making a difference in Cortland County and in our region.

We are pleased to present to you our graduating class - a group of dedicated, engaged, emerging leaders in our County. Their project, Eyes 4Ward, held on May 10, was a fitting project to celebrate our 15th year.

We want to thank the many key leaders in our community who gave up their time to share information and perspectives with these graduates. We also need to thank those who hosted us as we visited agencies and businesses throughout the county. Finally, thank you to those who sponsored participants in the program, and who believe in our mission of developing community leaders.

We continue to learn how our alumni are contributing to Cortland County. Several years ago, we surveyed our alumni and learned that over 74% have served or are now serving on boards and committees in Cortland County. This level of commitment to the county continues with graduation classes since then too. Many have played integral roles in founding new organizations that are making important contributions to our county every day. Others are active in fundraising, while others have been promoted or taken on new leadership roles within their own organization.

Leadership Cortland’s collective energy is a powerful influence in our county and region. We invite you to join in our program, and become part of the momentum! Join our program, sponsor an emerging leader, and call upon our graduates to serve!

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

— Margaret Mead

What is Leadership Cortland?Sponsored by the Cortland County Chamber of Commerce and Tompkins Cortland

Community College, Leadership Cortland is designed to stimulate public-minded thought and energize a group of people who will add to the vitality of our community. The program is carefully organized and includes seven seminars, a two-day retreat/training workshop, an experiential hands-on Community Action Project and a graduation celebration.

The Leadership Cortland Program is part of a national organization of over 600 Community Leadership Programs who are united in preparing future leaders of the complex challenges facing the communities of our nation.

Participants join Leadership Cortland because they want to become more knowledgeable about our County and want to become more involved on boards, committees, and special projects to improve our quality of life.

The presenters are the leaders in Cortland County – the decision-makers. The topics are the building blocks of community development: law and justice, education, healthcare, government, economic development, human services, tourism, environment, and more. Boards and board development is an important program component, as well as learning about oneself and working with others is. Current leaders discuss the problems they face, the complexities of the issues, and their viewpoints and rationales for their decisions.

Thus, emerging leaders hear from those already in leadership positions. They become “graduates”, ready to accept the challenges of Cortland County life…ready to volunteer…ready to LEAD.

2011-2012 Leadership Cortland ParticipantsFront Row: Joyce Burk, Melissa Horton, Laura Smith, Terry Johnson, Renee Hollenbeck, Maria Giampaolo, Page Anderson.

Back Row: Eric Brown, Jeff Renner, Kenneth DeGraff, John Iorio, Glen Gutierrez, Lincoln Billings

2012 Leadership Cortland GraduatesPage AndersonPage Anderson was born and raised in Cortland, New York. She graduated from Ithaca College with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Page joined Port, Kashdin, & McSherry in early July 2007 and became a CPA in New York in August 2011. She enjoys the outdoors, playing volleyball, and spending time with friends. She has appreciated the valuable education she received from the program about the Cortland community, and also enjoyed working with all of the great members of this year’s Leadership Cortland class.

Lincoln BillingsLincoln grew up in the small town of Cold Brook, New York on a man-made lake, right on the edge of the Adirondacks. In 2009 he graduated from Clarkson University with his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Shortly after graduation he began his career at Intertek Testing Services in Cortland, New York where he still resides today. Lincoln enjoys hunting, most outdoor activities, spending time with friends and family-- and his favorite place to be is on a sandy beach. He is very appreciative that he has had the opportunity to meet so many great people through Leadership Cortland. Lincoln is looking forward to getting more involved with the Cortland community after graduating.

Eric BrownEric grew up in a small farm town in Pennsylvania before going to college for his BS in Electrical Engineering and minor in Engineering Leadership and Development from Penn State. While attending Penn State, Eric completed 3 semesters as a cooperative education student for BorgWarner in Ithaca, NY. After completing his degree in 2002, Eric took a fill-time position with BorgWarner. Since 2002, Eric has taken on roles of increasing responsibility as well as earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix online. Eric is currently the Materials Manager, where he oversees the production planning, customer service and shipping responsibilities for the Transmission Components facility. Eric, his wife and their 3 children currently reside in Cortland, NY. Through a desire to be more involved in his community for himself and his family, Eric decided to be a part of Leadership Cortland. He is hoping that this participation will only be the beginning of a lifelong participation in community service. Eric spends his free time enjoying the outdoors through running, hiking, golfing and travel.

Joyce BurkJoyce is a lifelong resident of the Cortland area, a mother of two sons, and a grandmother. She attended Truxton Elementary School and then “moved up” to Homer Central High School. Joyce began her career at the age of 16 where she was employed by the local Cortland newspaper (Cortland Standard) for 17 years. She then became an entrepreneur; she purchased a small local tavern (Bear’s Place) in 1996 and operated it for 10 years. While operating the tavern she accepted a position at TC3 in July 1999. Joyce graduated from TC3 with high honors in both the Business Administration-Marketing AAS degree program in May 2012 and a certificate in Business Management in December 2008. Joyce remains employed by TC3 as the External Relations Assistant where she assists the Dean of External Relations and assists with the College website and publications. She enjoys spending time with children, grandchildren, family, and friends, participating in golf and billiard leagues and riding her Harley. Joyce found participating with the Leadership Cortland Class of 2012 in the Polar Bear Plunge and the Eyes 4Ward Project very rewarding. Joyce is looking forward to continuing to be an active member of Cortland County by becoming more involved within the community.

2012 Leadership Cortland Graduates

Maria GiampaoloMaria Giampaolo was born and raised in Cortland. Maria attended SUNY Cortland and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation. She is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) with the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation and has specialty certifications in geriatrics and dementia care. She is a member of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association, the National Therapeutic Recreation Society and also the Ithaca Forward group in Tompkins County. Maria has been employed by Kendal at Ithaca, New York State’s first continuing care retirement community (CCRC) since it opened in 1995 as Director of Activities and Volunteers. Her interests include spending time with family, gardening and golfing. After living in Ithaca for the last ten years Maria has recently returned to the Cortland area; participating in Leadership Cortland has ignited and inspired her to be more involved in the Cortland community.

Glen M. GutierrezGlen is a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Albany International in Homer, NY. He has been employed with Albany International for the past 4 years, primarily focused in the Plant Maintenance and Parts Departments. In April 2012, Glen began taking the lead for Plant Safety. He has lived in Cortland for 37 years; he’s originally from the Philippines. Glen earned his associates degrees in Mechanical and Construction Technology from TC3. After his employment with Pall Trinity and Smith Corona he pursued his bachelor's degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). Prior to his employment at Albany International, he was employed by Mettler Toledo Hi-Speed Inc. located in Ithaca where he held positions in Design Engineering, Sales Applications, and Product Management. Glen lives in Cortland with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching and attending his children’s sporting and musical events as well as custom dyeing and stringing lacrosse sticks, fitness and “homework” projects. He recently became a board member for United Way of Cortland County, and is looking forward to participating in more polar bear plunge activities.

Renee HollenbeckA lifelong area resident, Renee graduated from Homer Central High School. Early in her career, she worked for Smith Corona for several years. When SCM moved the manufacturing operation to Mexico, she enrolled in the Office Technology AAS program at Tompkins Cortland Community College. She graduated with highest honors in 1992. Renee is currently employed by TC3 as the Assistant to the Provost/Vice President of the College. She enjoys spending her time with her husband and family. This year, she enjoyed working with the Leadership Cortland Team of 2012 on the Eyes 4Ward Project and now hopes to become more involved in the community.

Melissa HortonBorn and raised in Central New York, Missie graduated from McGraw High School. She started working for CFCU Community Credit Union in 2006 as a teller. Shortly after, Missie became a Member Service Representative for CFCU and currently works at the Route 281 branch in Cortland. In 2007, she became a Notary Public. Missie enjoys spending time with her husband, friends and family along with attending concerts and hockey games. Missie has enjoyed her time in Leadership Cortland learning more about the area and herself. She looks forward to being an asset to the community.

Kenneth C. DeGraffKen is a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor at BorgWarner Morse TEC, Engine Timing Component (ETC) facility in Ithaca, NY. He has been employed with BorgWarner for the past 5 years, primarily focused on the manufacturing of their new Variable CAM Timing products. Starting in 2011, Ken began training classes for Lean Six Sigma and hopes to have his Black Belt certification by March 2012. Originally from Lima, NY, Ken earned his associates degree in Engineering Science from SUNY Alfred and his bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle University in Florida. Prior to his employment at BorgWarner, he was employed by Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing Co. Inc. located in Lancaster, PA, where he held positions in engineering and production management and he completed flight training

2012 Leadership Cortland GraduatesJohn IorioJohn is in his first year as Coordinator of Adult and Continuing Education for OCM BOCES in Cortland, New York. He is a recent transfer from Western New York where he served as an Adult Education Coordinator for Buffalo Public Schools Adult Education Division and as an English Professor for University at Buffalo and Erie Community College. His passion is assisting adults in their literacy, vocational, and employment needs so that they can become productive community members. John recently earned his post-master’s degree in Education Leadership from Stony Brook University. He also holds a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Buffalo State College, and a double bachelor’s degree in Applied Linguistics and English from University at Buffalo. In his spare time, John is an outdoor enthusiast, avid reader, and curious traveler. John has appreciated that Leadership Cortland has helped connect him to the many human service agencies, government entities, and businesses that will allow him to better perform his role as a community education leader.

Terry A. Johnson Born and raised in Cortland, NY, Terry has three grown children. She graduated from TC3 with an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, and then began working for the YWCA of Cortland Child Care Program. For four years, she has served as the Supervisor at the Learning Adventure Childcare Center. Terry has enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the community that she lives in and the opportunity to work with a diverse group of young leaders. Terry plans to recommend Leadership Cortland to other future leaders.

Jeffrey RennerJeff lives in Dryden and works as the TWI Training Coordinator for Pyrotek in Cortland. Prior to joining Pyrotek, Jeff was employed by Anheuser-Busch in Baldwinsville, New York for 20 years. He holds a Bachelors degree in Biology/Chemistry from SUNY Oswego. He has enjoyed the opportunities Leadership Cortland has provided to network with local community and business leaders and to learn more about Cortland County. Jeff enjoys spending his free time with his two young children, and he is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys sharing his love of the outdoors with his friends and family.

Laura SmithLaura was born and raised in Brewerton, NY, just north of Syracuse. In 2009 Laura received a dual bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in Biometry & Statistics, and Applied Economics & Management. While at Cornell, Laura played on the women’s rugby team and held board positions including Webmaster, Treasurer and President. After returning from a post-graduation trip to Ireland, Laura began her career as a Staff Accountant for Marietta Corporation in Cortland. She has been with Marietta for the past 3 years and is now a Corporate Financial Analyst. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking with her dog and spending summers boating and kayaking at her childhood home on Oneida Lake. Laura is grateful for all the wonderful people she met through the Leadership Cortland program and the knowledge she has gained about the Cortland community.

Program Speakers —Today’s Leaders

Nicki AlbroSupervisorCortland County Probation Department

Kathie ArnoldCortland County LegislatorDistrict 16

Dave BordwellCustomer Service & Planning Mgr.Albany International

Judge Judy CampbellCortland County Court

Mike CatalanoChiefCity of Cortland Police Dept.

Dr. Jessica CohenSuperintendentOCM BOCES

Dr. John ConnersProvost & Vice PresidentTompkins Cortland Community College

Scott CurtisPlant ManagerAlbany International

Lisa CutiaDirectorCortland County Probation Dept.

Jim DempseyCortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Dan DineenDirectorCortland County Planning Dept.

Dale DavisController/Chief Compliance OfficerJM Murray Center

Barbara FrenchDirector of Employment ServicesJM Murray Center

Lindy GlennonExecutive DirectorCAPCO

Robert HaightExecutive DirectorCortland County Chamber of Commerce

Eline HaukenesVP Home Care ServicesCortland Regional Medical Center

Daniel HayesExecutive DirectorCenter for the Arts of Homer, Inc.

Mark HelmsCaptainCortland County Sheriff’s Department

Byron HorakDirector of Program DevelopmentIntertek

Dr. Robert KarpmanVice President Medical AffairsCortland Regional Medical Center

Wendy KolodziejczykDirector of Rehabilitation ServicesCortland Regional Medical Center

Al KrygerPresidentGreek Peak

Joan MartinProject CoordinatorSeven Valleys Health Coalition

Dr. Bruce MattinglyDean, School of Arts & SciencesSUNY Cortland

Brian MitteerPresidentCortland Regional Medical Center

Jerome MorrisonDirector of Emergency Room ServicesCortland Regional Medical Center

Carmen Munson, LMSWClimb Higher

Judy O’BrienVice President of ServicesJ.M. Murray Center, Inc.

Machell PhelpsExecutive DirectorCortland Regional Sports Council

Cathy PokinesDirector of Marketing & CommunicationUS Small Business Administration

Sandy PriceMajority LeaderCortland County Legislature

Glenn ReisweberExecutive DirectorLime Hollow Center for Environment and Culture

Budd RiggCaptainCortland County Sheriff’s Department

Nancy RuscioSuperintendentHomer School District

Robin SandwickDirectorCortland Works Career Center

Linda ShuttsSr. Case AdvocateYWCA Aid to Victims of Violence

Laurence SpringSuperintendentCortland City School District

Genevieve SuitsDeputy MayorVillage of Homer

Teri TarshusOperations ManagerCountry Inn & Suites

Bernard ThomaSenior ConsultantThoma Development Consultants

Kerby ThompsonProducing Artistic DirectorCortland Repertory Theatre

Brian TobinMayorCity of Cortland

Scott TrierwilerCortland VP of OperationsPall Trinity

John TroyCortland County LegislatureDistrict 1

Dick TupperTown SupervisorTown of Cortlandville

Jennifer TurckFundraising Consultant & Freelance Writer

Garry VanGorderExecutive DirectorCortland County BDC/IDA

Jodie WainrightOwnerBangles, Bags and Bling

Derek WittyProject AssistantCortland Area Communities That CareCatholic Charities

Mary WrightDirector of Patient CareCortland Regional Medical Center

David YamanPresident, Board of DirectorsCenter for the Arts of Homer, Inc.

Victoria ZeppelinAssociate Director of CollegeNowTompkins Cortland Community College

“Eyes 4Ward” Event

Our group project focused on development of an event (“Eyes 4Ward”) to Inform, Inspire, Ignite and Involve local community members and leaders throughout Cortland County. The goal of the group was to play on the “I” words as well as an image of the eye to symbolize looking forward and into the future.

During our October Leadership Cortland Retreat, our group recognized that information regarding details and plans for Community Development, Business Development, Human Services, Clean Energy and Tourism/Art & Recreation was either non-existent or extremely hard to find. As the group progressed through several of our monthly Leadership meetings, we found that this information and forward thinking projects were already in process and this information needed to get to more community members and leaders.

In addition to our 13 group members, we reached out to all Alumni from the last 14 years of Leadership Cortland and solicited their help with the event. Each Alumnus was asked to attend the event and bring a guest that they felt would benefit from the information as well as have an interest in becoming involved in Cortland County’s future. One by product of this part of the project was a fully updated Alumni contact list.

As an “Ice Breaker” to officially kick off our project, the group participated in the United Way’s Great Polar Bear Challenge on March 3, 2012 and raised $2,369 toward the $30K total that United Way collected. The class was one of the top five fundraising teams.

Our event took place on May 10, 2012 at the Hope Lake Lodge and Convention Center located on Route 392 in Virgil, NY. Speakers from Cortland County Business Development Corporation and Industrial Development Agency, Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Cornell Community and Regional Development Institute, Cortland County Regional Sports Council, Homer Center 4 the Arts, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Cortland County Convention and Lime Hollow Nature Center for Environment & Culture shared their future vision for Cortland County. Over 125 people were in attendance.

Group 1: Speakers/Display presenters Team:Terry Johnson, Eric Brown, Lincoln Billings, Jeff Renner, John Iorio

Group 2: Guest list, publications, and sponsors Team:Glen Gutierrez, Missie Horton, Maria Giampaolo, Page Anderson, Ken DeGraff

Group 3: Logistics Team:Joyce Burk, Laura Smith, Renee Hollenbeck

L E A D E R S H I P C o R T L A n D A L u M n I

Sheila AbbeyRaymond AckermanKathleen AlexanderTimothy AlgerJason AllenLori AllenWalter AllenJohanna AmesAngela AnableJeffrey ArmstrongVivian ArnoldDarci BacigalupiMatthew BanazekLaurie BartonPatricia BeckMarilyn BentrupCathie BishaCraig BivianoRonna BlumKaren Bolduc-DewittDavid BordwellLaura BowlesAdrian BuzeaStacey BurnsTimothy ButlerWilliam BuxtonAlan ByrneDonald CardJackie CarltonRalph CarrasquilloKevin CartmillRobin CataldoCarol ClarkCindy ColasurdoAnjali ConsalviTim CorcoranPaul CorriveauKathy Cotterill*Mary Coye-RobillardRichard CunninghamBrent DanegaBrenda DanielsDavid DarrowDale DavisColleen DeGouffCynthia Del SignoreNancy DeNardoAntoinette DerbyshireJune DeWeese

Ernest DodgeKim DowdPeg EngasserSusan EoannouKathleen FairchildClaribel FerrerWayne FordKhristine ForehandNancy FullerJeanne GablenzKaren GaeblerKristina GambittaTerry Gefell AlbaneseJulie GergPaul GierWendy GilbertBonnie GilmoreCarl GleasmanLindy GlennonTammy GoddardValerie GrantMichele GravelSusan Griffin*David GrossJason HageChristine HannonDiana HarringtonGary HartquistSteven HartquistDeborah HaydenJames HendrickKaren HenryMary Ann HessJill HollLinda HollandMargaret HonourByron HorakChris HotchkissShannon HowittCelia IgboeliDonald JamesGary JamesJennifer JanesAlan JonesLaura JoslinMelissa KeepBrian KenneyElaine LambertAmy Lang-Wehnke

Cynthia LewisDebbie LuchsingerChristine LudlowSteven LundbergSarah ManasseJulie MatijasJohn MasonKaren MastronardiPaul MazzoneWilliam McLaughlinPatrick McMahonLona McNamaraKimberly McRae- Friedman Debra MeeksTammy MeeksShuryl MenapaceChristopher MetcalfThomas MichalesMerrill MillerDenise MirontiMark MitalBrian MooreLisa MorganJerome MorrisonGloria MurrayDeborah NadolskiSusan NovakHelen OcónRobert O'GormanMarcia O’LoughlinKellyann O'MaraTiffanie ParkerSally ParrShelly Parsons-HenceBruce PerineAnn Marie PhelpsMachell PhelpsJeffrey PhoenixMichael PitaroFrances PizzolaCarla PlunkettPenny PrignonWendy PrimaveraWanda RawsonMary ReaganKathryn ReynoldsMonique RichardsonJudi Riley

Kristin Rocco-PetrellaKelly RogersJho’ Lee RoodenburgLinda RosatoJulie RyanTerry RyanAnne SabachMary SaraceneElaine SearsJohn ShirleyLinda ShuttsCarol SimonMarcy SmithShawn SmithMary SnyderRobert SpauldingWarren SpauldingRenee SpearColleen StaffordKimberly StevensTimothy StevensDusty StillmanJoan StiversJessie Stone-HeTodd StrakaKaren Strickland-FootePamela SuttonShannon TerwilligerDebra ThayerJacqueline TierBradley TotmanMark TravisJennifer TurckCarol Van Der KarrPatricia WalterAdria WeissMaria WhitakerAlfred WhiteMaryanne WilburKathryn WilcoxJoanne WillcoxJennifer WilsonAmy WintersSandra WohlleberMary WrightRita WrightChristella YontaRobin Zimpel

* Deceased

A D V I S O R Y G R O U P

Chair:Machell PhelpsDirectorCortland Regional Sports Council

Jackie CarltonExecutive DirectorSeven Valleys Health Coalition

Dale DavisController/Chief Compliance OfficerJM Murray Center, Inc.

Cindy EberhartExecutive DirectorUnited Way for Cortland County

Jeanne GablenzHuman Resources ManagerAlbany International

Lindy GlennonExecutive DirectorCAPCO

Byron HorakDirector of Program DevelopmentIntertek Testing Services

John MasonVice President, Commercial LendingAlliance Bank

Mary WrightDirector of NursingCortland Regional Medical Center

Director:Martha HubbardDirector, Leadership CortlandDirector, Adult Learning & TrainingTompkins Cortland Community College

Ex-Officio:Robert HaightExecutive DirectorCortland County Chamber of Commerce