ROCHESTER, N.Y., Friday, July 9, 2010 — The Finger Lakes Region Red Cross Chapters announce the following individuals have been elected to serve on its Board of Directors. The Finger Lakes Region of the American Red Cross consists of six community chapters that serve Monroe, West Ontario, Northern Livingston, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties.
Greater Rochester Chapter – serving Monroe and West Ontario Counties:
• Andrea DeMeo, Chief Operating Officer, Center for Community Health, University of Rochester Medical Center
• Leopold Dondis, Supplier Quality Engineer, Xerox Corporation
• John Garrett, Partner, Nixon Peabody
• Bhoopinder Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Indus Foods, Inc.
• Marie Philippe, Corporate Vice President, Cultural & Organizational Effectiveness, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Hugh Scott, Principal Consultant, Xerox Global Services
Northern Livingston County Chapter – serving Northern Livingston County:
• Bradley W. Lowell, Employee Assistance Program Coordinator for the Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Services Office
• Joseph Maggerine, Manager, Global Business Development, Sutherland Global
• Peggy Tirrell, Instructor Senior Associate Director of Graduate Business Programs at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Nick Tobey, Student, SUNY Geneseo
• Ann Schinski, Registered Nurse, Livingston County Department of Health
Clara Barton Chapter #1 – serving Livingston County:
• Mike Blum, Retired, SUNY Geneseo, Grounds Department & Blum Landscaping
• Leo Marks, Retired High School Math teacher, Dansville School District
• Dorothy Schiavi, Retired School Teacher, Listwood Elementary School
Yates County Chapter – serving Yates County:
• Hal Brink, Retired College Administrator
• Sherry Morse, Business Service Coordinator; Yates County Workforce Development and owner of Pantry Pleasures
Wayne County Chapter – serving Wayne County:
• Kelly Martin, Premier Relationship Manager for HSBC Bank in Newark, NY
• Denise Munson, Owner, Denise R. Munson Law Office
American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes – serving Seneca County:
• Zhiyou Cao, Student, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Lisie Freier, Volunteer
• David Gage, Director of International Student Affairs, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Yvonne Greule, Volunteer
• Julie Guerrieri, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Darren Smith, Student, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Jeanne Stebbins, Director of Day Services--Seneca-Cayuga Association of Retarded Citizens
Media inquiries may be directed to Nadine Krimow, Assistant Director, Regional Marketing & Communications at 585-241-4419 or nadinek@grcarc.org.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. For more information, please visit http://www.rochesterredcross.org or contact us at 585-241-4400.
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