The volunteer Steering Committee of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy appointed Mark Yolles and Sylvia Pirani as the nominating committee to identify a slate of officers to propose for election at the first annual meeting to be held Sunday 1/31 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Reformed Church. Please read more about the meeting below or here and join us on Sunday.
The nominating committee has presented the following slate:
President: Anne Savage
The volunteer Steering Committee of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy appointed Mark Yolles and Sylvia Pirani as the nominating committee to identify a slate of officers to propose for election at the first annual meeting to be held Sunday 1/31 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Reformed Church. Please read more about the meeting below or here and join us on Sunday.
The nominating committee has presented the following slate:
President: Anne Savage
Anne is one of the founding members of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy. She lives just two blocks from the pond on Lenox Avenue and can often be found at the pond skiing, skating, walking or at the playground with her daughter. Anne brings her skills as a meeting facilitator, community planner and web developer to her work at the Conservancy.
Vice President: Harry Ermides
Harry is very interested in all aspects of “pond” life as he has lived on Berkshire Blvd, watching its evolution from directly in front of the pond for 35 years. He is currently retired and a member of the BPC Steering Committee, board of directors of St. Sophia Church (Whitehall Rd), and President of Graceland Cemetery Board of Directors, having served since 2001.
Secretary: Mark Bechard
Mark resides at 63 Lenox Avenue. He has been a resident of the neighborhood since 1999. Previously he lived on Milner Avenue at Buckingham Drive for 10 years. Mark has been an Albany resident since 1978 and has been active in the Conservancy for the past year.
Treasurer: Paula Martinez
Paula has lived in the Buckingham Pond area for the past 10 years with her husband Dave, her cat Katmandu and her dog Molly. She has served as a BPC Steering Committee member for the past year.
At Large Members:
Eileen Gerrish: Eileen has lived on Berkshire Blvd. for four years. She is active with pond cleanups and a member of the BPC Steering Committee. Eileen is a member of the Albany Kiwanis Club and the state director of the Law, Youth and Citizenship Program of the New York State Bar Association.
Felton McLaughlin: Felton lives next to the pond on Lenox Avenue. He is a commercial realtor with NAI Platform, Director of the Albany Business Roundtable, and a Board Member of the St. Catherine of Siena School. Since turtles lay their eggs in his front lawn every spring, Felton and his family have a particular interest in preserving the pond and its wildlife.
Marsha Nadell Penrose: Marsha is a native of Albany and grew up in the Raft’s Pond/Buckingham Lake neighborhood. She is a founding member of the Buckingham Lake/Crestwood Neighborhood Association and has been on the steering committee of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy since its inception. She is the Executive Director of The Next Step, Inc. a long term intensive residential treatment program for chemically dependent women and a breeder of champion Norfolk Terriers.