By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 November 2014 at 12:00 am
File photo by Tom Rivers – For 112 years, this building at the corner of Main and State streets was home to Swan Library. It was vacated in June 2012 when the library moved to the new Hoag Library. It could be sold by the end of the year.
ALBION – A local businessman has submitted an offer to buy the former Swan Library on Main Street. The building has been vacant since June 2012, when Albion’s public library moved to the new Hoag Library.
The Swan Library Association owns the building and has been looking for a new owner. The library has been spending $25,000 to $28,000 annually for maintenance, insurance and other costs for the former library, which was originally a mansion constructed in 1851.
It was donated by the Swan family as a public library, which opened in 1900. The site became too cramped for a modern library and patrons complained there were only a few parking spaces. It is air-conditioned and has an elevator.
Library President Kevin Doherty didn’t disclose who made the offer and what the intended use is for the building. He said the library will be working with Holley attorney Doug Heath on the real estate transaction. Doherty said a local businessman made a cash offer.
“Folks we’re not going to get $500,000 for the building over there,” Doherty said at tonight’s library trustee meeting.
The deal was facilitated by Grace Kent and Linda Smith, Doherty said.
The library will reach out to County Historian Bill Lattin for advice about preserving artifacts inside the building, which is included on the National Register of Historic Places.
The former library was eyed as a local history museum, but that project didn’t come to fruition.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 November 2014 at 12:00 am
MEDINA – Ashton Lang is a new full-time firefighter for the Medina Fire Department, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Jerry Lewis.
Lang has been working as a temporary firefighter for Medina FD. He also is a volunteer for the Lyndonville Fire Department. He is pictured in the photo at Lyndonville as part of a fire prevention program at the school on Oct. 7.
The Fire Department is now back up to 13 full-time firefighters following the Village Board’s appointment on Monday. The Fire Department now has two vacancies in temporary positions that Fire Chief Todd Zinkievich would like to fill.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
BARRE – Firefighters put out a chimney fire in Barre this morning at the home of John and Val Hucknall, 13601 West Lee Rd.
The call went out to firefighters at 9:30 a.m. In the top photo, Medina firefighters Fernando Papila, top, and Matt Herriven work on the fire. They put dry chemical powder down the chimney and then ran a chain through the chimney, clearing it out.
The Hucknall’s son, Jeremy, was outside and noticed the smoke coming from the chimney this morning. Firefighters from Barre, Medina and Albion responded to the call.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers – Albion resident Ken Braunbach says Hoag Library has lost five valuable employees recently. He asked if a new director or the Board of Trustees was pushing the recent changes in personnel. He asked Board President Kevin Doherty to resign from his position.
ALBION – It started with the termination of Susan Rudnicky as library director in March. Her long-time assistant then resigned. Since a new director started in August, three more long-time employees have left. One was fired, another resigned with the other retiring.
About 60 people attended the Board of Trustees meeting tonight for the library. Several speakers said they were upset by the loss of five employees who collectively worked at the library for 130 years, according to former trustee Mary Anne Braunbach.
She has asked board members about the changes, wanting to know the board was pushing for the personnel changes or new director Jeff Davignon.
“The board says they can’t talk about it,” Braunbach said at tonight’s meeting. “That’s why people go into public office: to talk about it.”
Mary Anne Braunbach
Board President Kevin Doherty said he shouldn’t discuss personnel issues publicly. He said he would be open to a meeting with the public with more back and forth comments but he first wanted to check with an attorney and other board members to “establish ground rules.”
“I don’t want a situation where I create a liability for the organization,” he told the group.
Pat Cammarata, a former library trustee, urged Doherty and the board to provide some insight to the public about the personnel changes.
“It might help to resolve some of the tension,” she said.
Resident Gary Derwick expressed his disappointment with the loss of several long-term staff members.
“Let’s celebrate these people rather than an act of dishonor or disgrace in how these people were let go,” Derwick said.
Kevin Doherty, president of the board, said he needed to check with an attorney before commenting on personnel at the library. He said he could publicly discuss personnel policies but not specific employees.
After several speakers at the meeting tonight, Doherty tried to go on to other board business. That angered some of the residents who wanted Doherty to address the staffing issues.
He told the group they didn’t speak for the entire library service area, about 16,000 people in the towns of Barre, Albion, Gaines and Carlton.
Doherty noted the circulation numbers haven’t dropped and people are honoring their pledges to a capital campaign for the new library.
“The 60 people here are not respective of the entire district,” Doherty said.
Several residents then walked out in a show of disgust.
Former library employee and trustee Terry-Lynn Corrigan said she would withhold her pledge because of the changes at the library.
“It’s not because I don’t think the building is worth it,” she said. “It’s because I don’t like what is going on. I’m not giving my pledge until this place is cleaned up.”
Cammarata urged Corrigan and other community members to honor their commitments to the capital campaign.
“Reneging now represents a broken promise,” she said. “If the pledges aren’t there it means a cut in services. If there is a shortfall, who will suffer? It won’t be the board because they aren’t getting paid. It will be community and the staff.”
Joe Gehl asked if changes in staffing had hurt circulation numbers and donations to the library. He was told both numbers haven’t been hurt.
Brian Kent is the son of Grace Kent, who was terminated last month. He said donors to the campaign gave to more than a building, but also for the character of the library. He said recent decisions are not in sync with the library’s proud tradition.
While several speakers spoke against the recent changes, saying they’ve hurt staff morale and created an unwelcome environment for library users, one employee said she supports the changes.
Charity Garrow works in tech services for the Hoag. She refuted the claims that all staff oppose the new programs and direction at the library.
“The people who are commenting that everyone is unhappy with everything, that’s not the case,” Garrow said. “There is good going on here and it’s being buried by some of the negative comments.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – These seagulls are enjoying a tranquil day today with temperatures in the high 60s. The birds are content in a field along Gaines Basin Road, just south of the Erie Canal across from PAWS Animal Shelter.
Temperatures will plummet tonight with a high of 41 forecast for Wednesday followed by a high of 37 on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. The temperature will reach a high of 35 on Friday with a chance of snow.
Julie Berry has a new novel out: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place.
MEDINA – Julie Berry is coming home for a series of events on Thursday to promote her latest murder mystery, The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place.
Berry, a 1991 Medina High School graduate, will meet with Medina students during the school day on Thursday for writing workshops and assemblies. She also will have book talks and signings at 3 p.m. at the Hoag Library in Albion and then at 6:30 p.m. at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library in Medina. Books will be available for sale at book library events.
She will also be at the Rochester Children’s Book Festival on Saturday at Monroe Community College.
Berry currently lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and four sons.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place from Roaring Brook Press is a farcical Victorian murder mystery for ages 10 to 14. It tells the story of seven proper schoolgirls in a Victorian finishing school, who bury their dead headmistress in the back yard after she is mysteriously poisoned at Sunday dinner. To avoid being sent home, they carry on as if nothing is amiss. Deception, danger and mayhem abound in this rollicking middle-grade romp.
Julie Berry
The book has been called “a delicious confection” by Jessica Day George, author of Wednesdays in the Tower. According to Holly Goldberg Stone (Counting by 7s) it is “Stunning. Hilarious. And wholly original. If David Sedaris and Agatha Christie had a child, it would be Julie Berry.”
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is Berry’s 8th title, and it follows the 2013 Viking release of her highly acclaimed YA novel, All the Truth That’s In Me.
“All the Truth” received many accolades including: Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book for 2013, 2014 Edgar Award nominee, Carnegie Medal nominee, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten title, Junior Library Guild Selection, a School Library Journal Best Book of 2013, Horn Book Fanfare 2013 title, and a 2014 TAYSHAS Top Ten pick.
The author’s previous titles include The Amaranth Enchantment (Bloomsburv 2009), Secondhand Charm (Bloomsbury, 2010), and the Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys series (Penguin Books, 2010-11).
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – An Honor Guard stands at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony today outside the Veterans Service Agency at 13996 Route 31 West.
Carl Boyle, a member of the American Legion in Lyndonville, is pictured at the far right. The Honor Guard did a 21-gun salute at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Frank Berger, left, and Ken Schaal are part of the Honor Guard doing a 21-gun salute at today’s Veterans Day ceremony.
The Rev. Tim Lindsay, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Albion, gave the invocation at the service. Three of Lindsay’s sons enlisted in the military and one continues in active duty.
Lindsay said veterans are role models, providing examples of putting service before themselves. He prayed for the families of veterans, who may feel anxiety while loved ones are deployed. Lindsay also prayed for veterans when they transition from active duty to civilian life.
State Assemblyman Steve Hawley addressed about 50 people at the ceremony. Hawley, a former member of the Army National Guard, said veterans have secured other rights for Americans, including freedom of press and freedom of speech.
“We should never forget the sacrifice of veterans,” Hawley said. “Let’s not forget the families of those deployed. They bear a special burden this season.”
The U.S. military ensures a safer world, Hawley said, responding to terrorists including Osama bin Laden and the ISIS.
Orleans County Legislator Don Allport said American soldiers have secured freedom for the United States, and much of the world. Allport, pictured next to Veterans Service Agency Director Paul Fulcomer, noted that 4,000 current Orleans County residents are veterans, about 10 percent of the county population.
Allport urged all county residents to take an oath to defend the Constitution. If everyone did that, Allport said, “America would be an unstoppable force in the world.”
Orleans County Legislator Lynne Johnson shared the words of General Douglas A. MacArthur, who addressed the Military Academy at West Point on May 12, 1962. “Duty, Honor, Country,” MacArthur told the cadets at the time.
Those words from MacArthur represent the ideals of the U.S. military Johnson said. She recently joined veterans on a trip to the Nation’s capital to see war memorials. She said she was touched by the veterans’ stories of service.
Jennifer Printup sings “America the Beautiful” during a Veterans Day ceremony today.
Veterans stand at attention during the service.
Russell Young of Medina plays “Taps” near the end of the service. He is using his father’s trumpet. His father Russell Young served in World War II. Behind Young is a 105 MM Howitzer, Model 101A1. It was used in the Korean War from June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1953. The memorial was dedicated on July 27, 2003, the 50th anniversary of the ending of the war.
A crowd gathers outside the Veterans Service Agency on Route 31 for a Veterans Day service today.
ALBION – In this picture, taken on the Orleans County Courthouse lawn in November 1901, we see the Albion High School football team.
Kneeling in front, left to right: Unidentified, Arthur Elson, Burr Heady, William Crandall and Jay Brown. Second row, left to right: Walter Radley, Bill Luttenton, Everett Barnum, Frank Vanstone, Homer Brown and Clarence Nesbitt.
Three together at left are Mike Hughes, George Houghton, and Foster Wood. Next three together left to right are Homer Heady, Harry Harding, Fred Vanstone, and Harry Woods, the man in the suit.
The boys are Bud Wilcox and Teddy Vanstone. The man on the sidewalk is unidentified. Members of this football team graduated in the years 1902 to 1906.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Jim Traufler of Albion received medals today for his service six decades ago when he was in the Marine Corps in the Korean War.
In the photo, Traufler, 82, received six medals as well as an embrace from State Assemblyman Steve Hawley.
Traufler was recognized during a Veterans Day ceremony in front of the Veterans Service Agency office on Route 31 in Albion.
“It’s something you don’t think about,” Traufler said about the medals. “I’ll put them away and give them to my kids and grandkids.”
Traufler served in the Marines from 1951 to 1954. Today he received National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Combat Action Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, and Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
Traufler visited with Veterans Service Agency office on another matter when Paul Fulcomer, director of the Veterans Service Agency, noticed that Traufler was eligible to receive several medals. Traufler didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, but his wife Virginia pushed for him to accept the medals in public.
“I thought it was a fantastic honor,” she said.
After his service in the Korean War, Traufler worked as a truck driver, taking three trips a week from Buffalo to Boston. After he retired as truck driver, he started another career as a rides mechanic at Darien Lake. He did that for 14 years before retiring two years ago at age 80.
Veterans are welcome to call the Veterans Service Agency to inquire if they are due any medals for their military service. For more information, call 589-7000 ext. 3218.
ALBION – In this picture from about 1960 we see David Moon, left, and John Mignano, right, both of the Holley Fire Department. In the center is Ronald W. Fornes, manager of the Marine Midland Bank in Holley.
The photo was taken by William Monacelli at Marti’s Restaurant in Albion during an annual Holley Firemen’s Banquet. The three men appear to be looking at some financial information.
File photo by Tom Rivers – The community dedicated this monument in front of the YMCA in 2008. The Y used to be an Armory and was used by the 29th Separate Company of the New York Army National Guard, which formed in 1891. The 29th saw its first action in the Spanish-American War, before the Armory was built. Company F would be deployed in World War I. It also fought in World War II. In 1977, the state announced it was closing the Medina Armory. Company F was moved to other units.
Orleans County residents can attend Veterans Day ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. in Holley at the American Legion Post or at 11 a.m. in Albion at the Veterans Service Agency at 13996 Route 31 West.
In addition, veterans in Medina will visit cemeteries and memorials beginning at 8 a.m.
The service in Albion will include presentation of overdue medals to a Korean War veteran, said Paul Fulcomer, director of the Veterans Service Agency.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Bail set at $100K for Medina man with 4th DWI
ALBION – A Brockport woman admitted in Orleans County Court today that she sold cocaine for $100 to an undercover officer on May 29, 2013.
Cynthia Winkelman, 46, of Skyline Circle pleaded guilty today to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. She has no prior criminal record. Winkelman could face up to a year in the county jail when she is sentenced on Feb. 2.
Also in county court today:
Judge James Punch set bail at $100,000 for Norman Bloom Sr. of Medina. He was charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday. It was his fourth DWI, District Attorney Joe Cardone said.
Bloom, 48, of West Center Street has three prior felonies, two prior misdemeanors and a failure to appear at court. He is currently in the county jail.
He is scheduled to appear in Shelby Town Court on Dec. 4.
Judge Punch accepted Joseph Ahue, 25, into the Drug Court program. Ahue of McKinistry Street in Albion pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.
If he completes Drug Court, the CPCS in the 4th degree charge will be dismissed. The CPCS in the 7th degree would remain, but Punch said Ahue would be spared jail if he completes Drug Court.
Ahue on Aug. 1 was arrested charged after a vehicle driven by his friend was pulled over. Ahue had 0.17 ounce of oxycodone in his pocket, Cardone said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photo by Tom Rivers – Businesses in Orleans County will team with Community Action to try to provide at least one toy for what is expected to be at least 350 families. Community Action met with business representatives this morning at Hoag Library. Pictured include, front row, from left: Carolyn Wagner, human resource manager for BMP in Medina; Anni Skowneski, case manager for Community Action; and Kris Hartwig, administrative assistant at S.B. Whistler and Sons (Phinney Tool and Die). Back row: Marsha Rivers, executive director for the Orleans County United Way; Annette Finch, community services director for Community Action; and Wendy Hinkley.
ALBION – It started in 2011 as a challenge for Medina businesses. Andrew Szatkowski was Worthington Cylinder’s quality control manager. He wanted to see which Medina manufacturer could give the most toys to needy families served by Community Action.
Szatkowski has since taken another job and Worthington Cylinders closed this summer, putting about 150 people out of work.
The toy challenge has been such a success that the effort will continue and it has spread around the county. It also isn’t being called a “Toy Challenge.” It’s part of Community Action’s “Holiday Giving Program” that welcomes toys, food donations, Christmas trees, ornaments and donations.
Last year 370 families were served through the effort coordinated by Community Action. The toy donations make it possible for each child to receive at least one toy at Christmas. The toy drive accounts for most of those gifts, said Anni Skowneski, case manager for Community Action.
“Without this we wouldn’t be able to do what we do,” Skowneski said during a kickoff meeting today at the Hoag Library.
Companies that donate to the cause receive certificates of participation. The company that gives the most gifts, as a percentage of its employees, will get a plaque.
Carolyn Wagner, human resources manager for BMP in Medina, urged businesses to tout the toy giving effort. BMP wraps a box and urges employees to leave unwrapped toys in it. The company offers prizes for employees that donate.
Precision Packaging Products in Holley has offered to give participating companies boxes for the effort, which will run until Dec. 5. Community Action will pick up the gifts and they will be stored in the First Baptist Church basement in Albion. Parents of the children can come to the church, pick out a gift and wrap the present.
Skowneski said many of the families have working parents who struggle to pay their bills. Paying for Christmas presents is difficult for many of the working poor, who are already struggling with rising heat and energy costs, she said.
She said the community continues to come through with generosity during the holiday season.
“God smiles on us and finds a way for us to take care of our families,” Skowneski said.
Annette Finch, community services director for Community Action, has been filling holiday baskets for families for more than three decades.
“I was hoping we’d be out of job,” she said. “It’s horrible that we still have to do this. These families are not asking for iPods or big things. They’re asking for clothing or a football.”
For more information on the toy drive, call Skowneski at 585-589-5605 or Kris Hartwig at S.B. Whistler and Sons in Medina at 585-798-3000.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 November 2014 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers – Edgar Rosario has his face painted for today’s Dia de Los Muertos/Todos Los Santos celebration at Mariachi de Oro Mexican Grill, a restaurant where his father Francisco Rosario is co-owner. Edgar is pictured near murals inside the restaurant near the bar.
MEDINA – It was a huge smorgasbord of food – chocolate, candy, bread, fruit and much more. The display included flowers and gifts, and it gave off a rich and sweet smell.
The Rosario family believes some of their late relatives came to visit for the annual Day of the Dead/All Saints Day, a 30-day tradition in the Mexican culture where families honor their dead. Their souls are believed to come home and take in the aromas during the celebration.
For the first time, the Rosario family, owners of Mariachi de Oro Mexican Grill in Medina, welcomed the community to be a part of an important cultural tradition in Mexico.
“Having this restaurant we’re able to share traditional foods,” said Leonel Rosario, co-owner of Mariachi de Oro. “We wanted to share more of our culture with the community.”
Leonel Rosario and his wife Dolores Alvarado perform The Hat Dance, a traditional Mexican folk dance tonight at The Day of the Dead festivities.
Three years ago Leonel Rosario and his family opened Mariachi de Oro Mexican Grill on Maple Ridge Road in Medina. The Rosarios are thankful the community has supported the business.
The Rosarios created an altar of food and flowers at the restaurant today. Rosario told about 50 people at Mariachi de Oro about the popular tradition in Mexico. When he grew up in Oaxaca, he would visit a cemetery with his family, and spend much of the night with candles, flowers and tending to relatives’ graves.
The waitresses at Mariachi de Oro Mexican Grill have their faces painted and they are wearing traditional blouses and dresses from Oaxaca in Mexico, where the Rosario family is from. The waitresses include, from left: Ashley Vandegenachte, Amber Perez, Dolores Alvarado, Elysa Rodriguez and Yasmin Gutierrez.
In the morning, families would gather at their homes for a tradition that is bigger than Christmas for many Mexicans.
“We believe in old traditions, old cultures from the State of Oaxaca,” Rosario told a group tonight at the restaurant. “We want to keep the tradition going. Some day I will come visit my kids’ houses (after I die).”
The Rosarios served cooked grasshoppers, soup, chicken mole, tamales and dessert. They also shared traditional dances and music with the crowd.
Francisco Rosario, right, plays the accordion and Pablo Rosario plays the guitar during The Day of the Dead celebration at Mariachi de Oro.
“It’s good to see young people keeping their culture alive,” said Scott Galliford of Clarendon. He attended the celebration with his wife, Christine Hunt.
They have visited Mexico for The Day of Dead in Oaxaca. Galliford said it is a fun time to be in the country, partaking in the food and music. He said he is grateful the Rosarios opened up the celebration to the community.
An altar of flowers and food was prepared for the Day of the Dead/All Saints Day.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 November 2014 at 12:00 am
County’s only National Historic Landmark looks to build on success from 2014
File photo by Tom Rivers – Matt Ballard and Sarah Karas, co-directors of the Cobblestone Society Museum, are pictured in front of the Ward House (built in 1836) with the Cobblestone Universalist Church (built in 1834) in back. The museum opened six weeks earlier this year and expanded its programming.
CHILDS – The Cobblestone Museum saw attendance nearly double this past year when the National Historic Landmark opened on Mother’s Day, six weeks earlier than normal, and worked to expand programming, including a series on medicine in the 19th Century.
A new Museum Crawl also linked museums and historic sites on Route 98 from Batavia to Lake Ontario. It resulted in about 50 new visitors for the Cobblestone Museum. Altogether there were 1,475 visitors to the museum in 2014, up from the 876 that were counted in 2013.
“It seems like we’re going in the right direction,” said Matt Ballard, co-director of the museum. “We just have to stick with it.”
Ballard put together an exhibit – “Medicine at the Museum” – about medical care in the 1800s. The museum has an extensive collection of artifacts, and many were also donated from community members for the exhibit, which ran until Oct. 12.
“Medicine at the Museum” features photos and write-ups on many of the pioneer physicians and pharmacists in the county. The museum also hosted a lecture series with four speakers discussing Orleans and WNY medical history.
Ballard is now working on an exhibit for next year about World War I. The war lasted from 1914 to 1918, with the United States joining in 1917.
The Cobblestone Society had its annual meeting on Thursday and Susan Rudnicky, president, cited several successes, including the growing attendance. The museum also used grants and donations to complete a new roof on the Cobblestone Church and a next-door brick house.
“The church is near and dear to all of our hearts,” Rudnicky told about 70 people at the meeting at Tillman’s Village Inn. “Keeping it in good condition is pre-eminent. We have to keep it in good condition.”
Sarah Karas, co-director of the Cobblestone Museum, addresses about 70 people who attended the annual meeting for the Cobblestone Society on Thursday. She is joined by Matt Ballard, at right, and leaders of the Board of Directors, sitting.
The Cobblestone Society hired Ballard and Karas as co-directors in the spring. They both have other jobs and shared the duties in running the museum and its complex of historic structures.
Ballard and Karas both graduated in the Class of 2006 at Albion, and they both have master’s degrees in library science at the University of Buffalo. Karas works at Genesee Community College in Batavia and Ballard works at Hilbert College in Hamburg.
They have different strengths and interests. Karas organized weddings, trained volunteers and docents, redesigned the gift shop and worked on the museum’s social media with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Ballard brings a passion for genealogy and research to the position.
“Matt and Sarah are doing what I hoped people would be doing when I retired,” Bill Lattin, the long-time museum director, said at the annual meeting. “I’m very grateful for what they’ve done in carrying the museum into the 21st Century.”
The museum isn’t without challenges. Rudnicky said the organization would benefit from more revenue for upkeep of the buildings and to better pay its staff. Cobblestone Society Treasurer Ken Braunbach said the organization dipped into $30,000 of its investment funds in 2014. Those accounts are now down to $163,010.
The organization has been pushing more tours and weddings, as well as other events to bring in revenue. But ultimately, Rudnicky said other support will be needed to build a strong Cobblestone Museum for the future.
Orleans County currently doesn’t have the museum in its budget. Museum leaders have reached out to county legislators, and several took tours of the museum property in late October.
Rudnicky is stepping down as president and will remain on the board of directors. Mary Anne Braunbach will be the organization’s new president. Other new board members include Al Capurso, Louise Wu and Karen Desjardins.
