2009 Board Election Results
On May 5th, GHS held its
Annual Meeting and voted in the following new board member, Jeffrey
Kerr, and reappointed to their positions were, Leonard Lindenmuth,
Chairperson, and Patricia Clark,
Treasurer. Congratulations to the elected
board members! Background information on the officers
may be found below.
For three-year terms (May 2009 to
May 2012)
Leonard Lindenmuth (Incumbent):
Mr. Lindenmuth is currently the
Chairperson of the GHS Board of Directors and has served on the
Board since 2003. Len serves as Chair of both the
Personnel/Payroll Committee and the Annual Meeting Committee.
Len was President and CEO 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. Leonard 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):
Ms. Clark was appointed to the board in
September 1999 to fill an unexpired term and 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. Pat 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. Pat has
attended a number of professional seminars including the U.S.
Department of Education training for fiscal officers. She has
been active in the community, including a 4year period as
2nd Vice President of the Chenango Bridge Community
Association. She has been a member of the Finance Committee
of her church for 20 years. She is a transporter for Broome
County Council of Churches Neighborhood Caregivers.
Since retirement Pat is a regular volunteer for Catherine's
Cupboard, an area food pantry and is also a small business
counselor for SCORE, Chapter 217 for whom she has been elected to
the office of Secretary.
Jeffrey J. Kerr:
(New)
Jeffrey J. 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. Mr. 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. Mr.
Kerr holds a Chartered Financial Analyst
designation. Jeffrey is a member of the CFA
Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts. He
is Treasurer of the Family Enrichment Network, Inc. Jeffrey
is a member of supervisory committee at GHS Credit Union. He
is a member of the Binghamton Club, Vestal Hills Country Club and
the Knights of Columbus.
See 2008 Annual Report!
GHS Board of Directors
- Leonard Lindenmuth, Chairman
- Ann Van Savage, Vice Chairman
- Patricia Clark, Treasurer
- Ann Marie Lenkiewicz, Secretary
- Mary Adams
- Paul Battisti
- Chris Evans
- Jeffrey Kerr
- Mark Knebel
GHS Supervisory Committee
- Judy Cavanaugh, Chairperson
- Barbara Miller
- William Berg
- Jeffrey Kerr
GHS Senior Management Team
- Rico Bautista, President & CEO
- Lisa Minor, Senior Vice President & COO
- Jason O'Connor, Director of Lending
- James Rowlands, Director of Credit Administration
- Donald Schmitt, Director of Finance