New board member for Family Services
Michael J. Quinn, president and CEO of Rhinebeck Bank, has joined Family Services Inc. board of directors.
Board Chairman Paul Haering, said in making the announcement, “We welcome Mike back to the Family Services Board. In his previous time on the board he was instrumental in transitioning the agency to its now merged, more efficient structure.”
“Quinn”™s respected role in the community and successful career in banking will be a valuable addition to Family Services”™ board of directors,” CEO Brian Doyle said.
Quinn joined Rhinebeck Bank in 1984 upon graduating from the University of Notre Dame. His career began with the management and trainee program and he ultimately rose to the position of president and CEO in 2004.
A resident of the town of Fishkill, Quinn is an active member of the New York Bankers Association and the ABA Community Bankers Council. He currently serves on the boards of Pattern for Progress and the Bardavon Theatre.
Conservation groups place 115 acres in protection
In a unique public-private partnership, Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT), Westchester Land Trust (WLT) and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) have permanently protected a critical landholding in the Ice Pond Conservation Area of the Great Swamp ”“ a region of statewide ecological significance -”“ in the town of Patterson.
The organizations worked together to acquire three contiguous parcels on Abbeyfield Lane that total 115 acres. The parcels will be renamed the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Preserve in honor of the foundation of the same name, which was a lead donor to the project. PCLT will maintain sole ownership of the preserve, while WLT will hold the conservation easement on the land, thus ensuring the continued stewardship and protection of this acreage forever.
PCLT President Judy Terlizzi, said, “Protecting these parcels of land, which are a part of a significant ecological system in the Ice Pond Conservation Area, has been a major priority for our three organizations for several years now.”
Jim Utter, chairman of FrOGS, said: “In addition to a newly discovered species of leopard frog and more than 120 species of birds, there are as many as 600 species of vascular plants, mosses and lichens in the area. It is also a major stopover roost for migrating waterfowl with as many as 5,000 ducks spending the night.”
In addition to funding from the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, WLT and PCLT utilized internal funds earmarked for land acquisition and FrOGS leveraged federal funding through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act for the project. Additionally, WLT also received a generous contribution from an anonymous private donor. “We are honored to have partnered with such an impressive group of conservation partners and contributors to permanently protect this land. Truly, without the generosity of so many different partners, we would never have been able to protect this vital wetland system,” said Lori J. Ensinger, WLT president.
The organizations will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the community to celebrate the creation of the preserve later this spring.
Garrison Art Center to honor Donald Jurney
More than 30 years ago Donald Jurney began his career with a one-man show at a temporary gallery space in The Hudson House, Cold Spring. A group of prescient collectors bought up the paintings at prices from $50 to $200. Since then, through many subsequent one-man exhibitions, the reception has been the same ”“ sold-out show after sold-out show.
It was the success of that first small show at The Hudson House and Jurney”™s involvement at Garrison Art Center that in part provided him with the momentum to move forward into what is now a successful career as a noted American painter with works in numerous private and public collections, and as a sought-after plein air instructor with classes throughout the United States and in France, Scotland, Holland and coming next year Norway.
In 1981, Jurney founded Garrison Art Center”™s popular Artists on Location, now known as The Riverside Art Auction. It is believed that Garrison Art Center”™s auction was the first “wet-paint” auction anywhere, certainly in the Hudson Valley. Hundreds of organizations have borrowed the idea since then. At this year”™s live auction May 10, Garrison Art Center will honor the artist to acknowledge what he has done for the art center and to acknowledge his celebrated career.
In addition, Jurney is offering a painting at The Riverside Live Art Auction. The large painting (60” x 50”) completed in 2014, is inspired by the Hudson River School, a style for which Jurney”™s past works are known, but is a rarity in his new work. The not-yet-titled painting will be titled by the winning bidder, with the artist”™s approval. The actual painting can be viewed by appointment at Garrison Art Center, with pre-bidding to begin May 1.
The Riverside Art Auction benefits Hudson Valley artists and Garrison Art Center. It is scheduled for May 10, with a viewing reception at 3:30 p.m. The Live Auction will begin at 5 p.m. and feature works by 50 invited Hudson Valley Artists. A sunset picnic will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a menu by Pascal Graff, owner chef of Le Bouchon on Main Street in Cold Spring. In addition, The Riverside Galleries will feature more than 100 works in the Silent Auction, which will remain open May 10 until 8 p.m. The Silent Auction will run through May 19, at 5 p.m. Bids may be made in person or by calling the art center at 845-424-3960.
For more information and to purchase picnic tickets, visit garrisonartcenter.org.
ORMC honors physicians
Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown will host its annual Physician Recognition Awards Dinner May 2. The event will honor the center”™s medical staff for their commitment to medical excellence with special recognition to Mark Stamm, M.D., of Eye Physicians of Orange County and Kevin Trapp, M.D., of Crystal Run Healthcare for their outstanding leadership and medical achievements.
Stamm, the recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, joined the medical staff at Orange Regional”™s Arden Hill Campus in May 1981 and the Horton Campus in May 1984. He attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, performed his internship at Westchester County Medical Center and completed his residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Trapp, the recipient of the 2014 Leadership Award has earned this recognition for his involvement in the development of new or enhanced medical programs, promotion of staff education within the physician”™s field and professional excellence. He joined the medical staff at Orange Regional”™s Arden Hill and Horton Campus in 2004 and serves as chairman of the department of orthopedics and medical director of The Bone and Joint Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and completed his residency at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System where he was awarded Orthopedic Resident of the Year for 1999-2000.
Verticon welcomes new member
Verticon Construction Ltd., a general construction firm in Monroe, added James Seckler as senior estimator to its estimating department.
Prior to Verticon, Seckler spent 12 years in the architecture industry beginning as a draftsman before moving into a project management role. He continued his project management career at Foreman Construction. During his 14 years at Foreman he gradually took on more responsibility, first as an estimator and later as vice president of operations.
Regarding his new position, Seckler said, “I really appreciate the opportunity that has been presented to me and look forward to learning from the Zuckerman family and facing the challenges that the work will bring.”
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