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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

 

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