2012 Women of Distinction Nominees

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SENATOR PATTY RIT CHIE


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Dear Friends,

I am pleased to welcome you to my Women of Distinction celebration.

Women of Distinction celebrates the unique contributions of women throughout

our history, as well as those who enrich the quality of life in our communities

today.

These women have playedand continue to playcrucial roles in New Yorks

political, social and economic development.

As your State Senator, I am proud to recognize all the Women of Distinction from

the 48th Senate District, but especially those honorees and nominees who we

celebrate today.

Congratulations, and thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Senator Patty Ritchie

48th Senate District

PATTY RITCHIE

SENATOR


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Sponsored by Senator Patty Ritchie

Karen Richmond

Jean Robbins

Deborah Running

Carolyn Rush

Deborah F. Stanley

Lana J. Taylor

Suzanne Tingley

Barbara N. Webber

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Women ofHONORING WOMEN IN NEW YORK

New York State SenateWomen of Distinction

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Senate District

Past Honorees

Muriel Allerton

Janice L. Charles

Nellie Coakley

Cindy Intschert

Sister M. Bethany Fitzgerald

Mary McDonald Mascott

Rosemary Nesbitt

Marlene Norfolk

Chloe Ann R. ONeil


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The New York State Woman ofDistinction Program is sponsoredby Senator Patty Ritchie.

Woman of Distinction 2012 Nominee

Jan Rebeor is retired from Ed Vayner & Associates, and has lived in Oswego Countyher whole life. She graduated from Oswego High School and obtained her associatesdegree in business from Central City Business Institute in 1961.

In 1999, Mrs. Rebeor received a diagnosis of Stage 3 breast cancer. She cites cancer

with changing her outlook on life and appreciates every moment that she has with her

husband, her children and her grandchildren. She says that she is trying now to live

the life Im living, giving what I can back to the community I live in, and being out thereenjoying people.

Mrs. Rebeor is involved with Fultons Project Bloom, the annual City of Fulton

Community Development Agency Home Show, the United Way Stone Soup luncheons,

St. Lukes John Foster Burden Fund, Fultons Tree/Arbor Day Committee, Tunes in June,

Friends of Voorhees Park, Jazz Fest, and the City of Fultons Christmas lighting and

decorations, just to name a few.

In 2007, the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce created a new award in her

honor. Every year the Chamber presents the Jan Rebeor Community Champion Award

to a chamber member from the Greater Fulton community who has shown an unselsh

long-term commitment to the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Mrs.

Rebeor has also received the 2007 Community Service Award from the Fulton Noon

Rotary Club.

Nominated by: Beth Hilton

Jan Rebeor2012 Woman of Distinction


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Barbara Bateman

Barbara Bateman is the senior vice president of Alliance Bank, where she hasworked for 25 years, and is the current President of the Oswego-Fulton Chamber Boardof Directors. She is a member of Zonta of Oswego County, the Red Cross Board, the

Salvation Army Board, Cayuga County Community College Foundation Board and many

others. She also serves as president of the Friends of Oswego County Hospice Board;

President of the Alliance Charitable Foundation Board; and Treasurer, soon to be Vice

President, of the Operation Oswego County Board. Barbara was nominated for her

dedication to volunteerism and community service. She has been married for 34 years

and has three children and two grandchildren.

Nominated by: Beth Hilton


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Kathleen Fenlon is the Executive Director of the Oswego City County YouthBureau. She has served as Chair of the Youth Council on the Workforce DevelopmentBoard, as President of the United Way Board, as Treasurer of the Association of New

York State Youth Bureaus, as Secretary of the Board of the Weston T. Hyde Foundation,

as past President and Vice President of the Oswego Schools Board, and as a member

of the Child Protection Advisory Council. She is a founding member of the Oswego

County Child Care Council, and a co-founder of Take Charge: Substance Abuse Coalition.

For her work she has received the Zonta Woman of the Year, the Leadership Oswego

County Community Leadership Award, the Polly Sanders Award, and the United Way

Company Team of the Year Award. She was nominated for her inuence on the lives

of young people and individuals in need, her tireless ght to maintain and grow youth

programs, and her ability to perform her job with compassion, grace, kindness, and

absolute resolve. Kathleen is married and has two daughters.

Nominated by: Karen Homan

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Charlotte Garofalo

Charlotte Garofalo is the Director of the Gouverneur Reading Room at theGouverneur Library. Charlotte transformed the library from a little-used building intoa hub of the community. She led the charge for the change of the attic space to a

beautiful loft for the periodical collection and comfortable reading/study space, and

has organized countless programs for people of all ages in the community. She is also a

member of the Kiwanis Club and belongs to Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

For her work, she has won the New York State Library Association Award for library loft

renovation in 2008 and the Excellence in Library Service Award in 2008. She enjoys

kayaking, snowshoeing and reading, and she is married with a son.

Nominated by: Gouverneur Reading

Room sta - Jane Blackman, Linda Adams,

Pat Milne, and Ethan Tweedie


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Mary Lou Guindon

Mary Lou Guindon is the site coordinator of Oswego County OpportunitiesParish Senior Dining and Activities Center. Mary Lou writes a weekly news columncalled Positively Parish, is the Chair of the Committee for Community Aairs and Parks

and Preservation, and is co-Chair of the Parish Economic Development Task Force. She

is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, coordinator for Red Cross blood drives,

and founder of the New Hope Church Friday Soup and Sandwich. She is also the Vice-

President of the APW Alumni Association and one of the founding members of the APW

Educational Foundation, which she now serves as secretary. Mary Lou is a member

of the Parish Historical Society, and a Councilwoman on the Parish Town Board. Mary

Lou was nominated for dedicating endless hours to the Parish community, as well as

her ability to attempt and succeed at any task put before her. She is married with four

children and several grandchildren, and she enjoys cooking and baking.

Nominated by: Nancy Bookheimer


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Sabine Ingerson

Sabine Ingerson is the director of ARISE in Oswego. Sabine has organized andplanned annual weekends for District 7150 Rotary exchange students since 2006, andhas hosted exchange students from Venezuela and Ecuador. She has served lunches

at the Salvation Army, helped with Project Bloom planting, assisted with local annual

spelling bees, and volunteered for the local Meals on Wheels organization. She

currently serves on the Oswego County Autism Task Force, Oswego County Fair Housing

Committee, Literacy Coalition of Oswego County, Transportation Coalition, Multiple and

Developmental Disabilities Committees, Oswego Rotary Club, and the Zonta Club of

Oswego. Sabine received the Hannibal United Methodist Woman of the Year in 2005.

She was nominated for her passion and dedication in advocating for the needs of not

only her own children, but all people. She recognizes the importance of advocacy with

regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessibility for all. Sabine is married

and has three children.

Nominated by: Lisa Seguin


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Tammie Miller

Tammie Miller is the director of the Fairgrounds YMCA. Since she became director,Tammie has expanded membership from 400 to 2,700, increased the number of youthwho receive nancial assistance for programs annually, and successfully implemented a

capital expansion with the addition of an arts center, new cardio center and expanded

child watch. She is an active volunteer, serving as a member of the Watertown Rotary

Club and the American Association of University Women for more than six years. She

also serves as Chair of the Adirondack Mountain Club Education and Conservation

Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee for the North Country Arts

Council. She regularly presents at conferences and training seminars, covering a wide

spectrum of topics that ranges from art to yoga to healthy body image. Tammie was

nominated for her willingness to give back to her community, work with children

and ability to help the Fairgrounds YMCA achieve success. She is married with three

children.

Nominated by: Kristyna Mills


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Karen Peebles

Karen Peebles is the broker and owner of Peebles Realty, Inc. and the TownJustice in the Town of Adams. She has been Town Justice of Adams for more than 20years, and is a Jeerson-Lewis Board of Realtors past President. She is a member of

the State Magistrates Association and a member of the Womens Council of Realtors.

She organizes the annual blood drive for the Board of Realtors, volunteers for Habitat

for Humanity, and is a sponsor for the Adams Annual Cheese Festival with the South

Jeerson Chamber of Commerce. Karen was nominated for her inner drive to succeed

that has made her a successful businesswoman, wife, mother, and member of thecommunity. She is married and has two children.

Nominated by: Lance Evans

and Ashley Naklick


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Cathy Trowbridge

Cathy Trowbridge is the Administrative Assistant to Mayor Ronald Woodward,and the former Administrative Assistant to Mayor Daryl Hayden. She volunteers forthe United Way; Fifth Ward Neighborhood Crime Watch; the New Visions Program; and

the Open Door Neighborhood Committee of the First United Church of Fulton, which

was organized to create a safe environment and design activities for the seniors,

families and children of the neighborhood. Cathy has had years of involvement in the

Memorial Day Salute in Fulton, and was elected to serve as the City of Fulton Fifth Ward

Alderman. She has worked tirelessly to upgrade neighborhoods and bring care to ward

residents, paying particular attention to the senior population. Cathy was nominated

for her unique ability to interact with people regardless of their circumstances. She has

excellent communication skills and an ability to identify the positive in every person.

Cathy is married and has three children and a grandchild.

Nominated by: Sandy Weston

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