2010 Board Election Results
On May 4th, GHS held its Annual Meeting at which
members unanimously elected new board members, Larry Maier, and
Jeanette O. Tillotson and incumbents F. Paul Battisti, Esq. and Ann
Marie Lenkiewicz. Following the Annual Meeting,
the full board elected the board officers Leonard Lindenmuth, as
Chair, Jeffrey Kerr as Vice Chair, Ann Marie Lenkiewicz as
Secretary and Patricia J. Clark, as Treasurer.
Congratulations to the elected board members! Background
information on the new board members and officers may be found
below.
Larry Maier (New):
Larry Maier served on GHS's Supervisory Committee prior to his
election to the Board of Directors. Maier retired in 2004
from IBM Corporation having held engineering, supervisory, and
management positions with worldwide responsibilities. He has
significant expertise in finance, contracts administration,
large-scale procurement, and program and project management. Maier
has prior technical work experience as a pharmaceutical chemist at
Norwich Pharmacal and as a polymer chemist at Xerox Corporation.
Prior to his IBM experiences, he was a Full Professor/ Chairperson
of the Chemistry Department at Broome Community College. He holds a
number of US Patents in various fields. Maier serves on several
other boards in the community and is Chairperson on the Town of
Maine Zoning Board of Appeals.
Jeanette O. Tillotson (New):
Jeanette O. Tillotson joined SUNY Broome Community College in
the year 2000 as Assistant Controller and is currently the
Controller of the college. Tillotson, who has a B.S. in
Accounting from Binghamton University School of Management, served
16 years at Gannett Newspaper Group - The Binghamton Press, prior
to joining the college. Jeanette is responsible for Finance,
Student Accounts, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Payroll and Mail
Operations for BCC. During the past three years she has been a
major leader in the college's migration to their new financial,
payroll and student finance systems. She was recently endorsed by
the nominating committee and the President of Broome Community
College for the 2010 State University of New York Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Professional Service.
Ann Marie Lenkiewicz (Incumbent):
Ann Marie Lenkiewicz retired from the Binghamton Psychiatric
Center as the Principal Account Clerk where she worked for over
thirty-four years. Lenkiewicz began serving on the Supervisory
Committee in 1976 and was elected to the Board of Directors in
1978. She has served on the board in the capacity of
secretary since her election to the board. She currently serves on
the Payroll/Personnel and the By-Laws committees. Lenkiewicz is the
Chairperson of the Annual Meeting committee and has overseen the
planning of our annual meetings each year. She has completed 33
Credit Union Volunteer Achievement Program modules and has attended
credit union district meetings, workshops and educational seminars.
As the board member with the most tenure, her contributions to the
board and the credit union have been significant.
F. Paul Battisti, Esq. (Incumbent):
F. Paul Battisti, Esq., has been a member of the board since May
2007 and is a founding partner of The Law Offices of Battisti,
Gartenman & Thayne, P.C. Binghamton, New York. Battisti
concentrates his practice in the area of Federal and State Criminal
Defense. He received his Associates Degree from Broome
Community College in May, 1999, his Bachelor of Arts from Siena
College in May, 2001 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Thomas
Jefferson School of Law in May, 2004. Battisti is a member of the
American, New York State and Broome County Bar Associations, as
well as the Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome and Broome County
Bar Association Board of Directors. He resides in
Binghamton with his wife and son.
Jeffrey Kerr (Incumbent):
Jeffrey Kerr is the founder of Kildare Asset Management.
He is also President and founder of Kerr Financial Group, an
independent broker offering a broad range of investment
services. Kerr is a Register Principal and has been a
Register Representative for 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from St. John's University, he also holds a
Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the CFA
Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts.
Leonard Lindenmuth (Incumbent):
Leonard Lindenmuth has served on the Board since 2003 and he has
been Chairperson since 2007. Lindenmuth was President of
Healthlogic, LLC of Binghamton, for more than 11-years and is
currently the Vice President of the Southern Region for MVP
Healthcare. He earned his Associates Degree in Liberal
Arts from Keystone College, his Bachelor of Science in Health Care
Administration from SUNY Cortland; and his MBA in
Management/Finance from Chapman University. He has also
completed course work toward his PHD from Binghamton
University. Lindenmuth currently is a board member for United
Methodist Homes and is the past President of the Mid-State New York
Chapter for the American Heart Association.
Patricia Clark
(Incumbent):
Patricia J. Clark was appointed to the board in September 1999
is currently the Treasurer of the Board. In 2006 she retired
from her position as Bursar/revenue accountant of Broome Community
College where she had been employed since 1985. Clark earned
an Associates Degree in Accounting from Broome Community College
and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New
York, Empire State College in Business Management and
Economics. . In 2002 Clark was awarded the State
University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in
Professional Service. Clark has attended a number of
professional seminars including the U.S. Department of Education
training for fiscal officers. She has been very active in the
community, including volunteering in numerous capacities and
serving on many boards and executive committees.
See 2008 Annual Report!
GHS Board of Directors
- Leonard Lindenmuth, Chairman
- Jeffrey Kerr, Vice Chairman
- Patricia Clark, Treasurer
- Ann Marie Lenkiewicz, Secretary
- Mary Adams
- Paul Battisti
- Mark Knebel
- Larry Maier
GHS Supervisory Committee
- Judy Cavanaugh, Chairperson
- Larry Maier
- Barbara Miller
- Ann Van Savage
GHS Senior Management Team
- Jason O'Connor, Director of Lending
- Laurie-Ann Platt, Director of Human Resources
- James Rowlands, Director of Credit Administration
- Donald Schmitt, Director of Finance
