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he Otsego County Chamber salutes

JULIE LEWIS | THE DAILY STAR

ABOVE: ALBERT SAM

NADER sits in his Oneontahome on April 2 with some ofthe many proclamations and

awards that he has won.

RIGHT: NADER SITS infront of a portrait of himselfuring a ceremony honoring

four former Oneonta mayorst Hartwick College on Nov.

9, 2008.ILE

Citizen of the Year

Sam Naderand

usiness of the Year

ort ern ag e everages


BOVE: NORTHERN

EAGLE BEVERAGES

mployees stand infront of a deliverytruck at the business

n Railroad Avenuein Oneonta on March18.

LEFT: AREHOUSE

UPERVISOR

ATTLUBBERS

uses a forklift tomove a pallet of

beer at a NorthernEagle Beverageswarehouse onRailroad Avenue in

neonta on March 3.

supplement tohe Daily Star

on April 10-11, 2010,and

The Cooperstown Crier onThursday, April 15, 2010.

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What has 32 full-time employees,nine trucks, a 50,000-square-foot warehouse and a delivery

route of 100,000 or more miles, plus is afamiliar sight at community events?

nswer: Northern Eagle Beverageson Railroad Avenue in Oneonta.

he company distributes beer, malt

beverages and soft drinks to conve-nience stores, restaurants, bars andother customers throughout Otsego,Delaware and Chenango counties.

he firm also supports the UnitedWay of Delaware and Otsego Counties,Catskill Area Hospice and PalliativeCare, Friends of Bassett and otherlocal charities, school projects andcommunity events.

he Otsego County Chamber hasnamed Northern Eagle Beverages asthis years NBT Bank DistinguishedBusiness. The Chambers annual Ban-

quet and Celebration of Business onSaturday, April 10, is held to honor theNBT Bank Distinguished Business andthe Eugene Bettiol Jr. DistinguishedCitizen, who this year is Sam Nader.

eorge Allen, vicepresident of sales andoperations at the pri-vately owned company,said the Chamber awardis an honor not only forbusiness success butalso is a tribute to em-ployees and a good vali-dation of the companys

support of community groups. Somefirms cant afford to `give back totheir communities, he said.

Rob Robinson, president and chiefexecutive officer of the Otsego CountyChamber, said Northern Eagle Bev-erages officials respond readily torequests for help.

``They are very community-minded,Robinson said. ``You make a phonecall, and it happens.

llen said Northern Eagle Bever-

age contributes between $30,000 and$40,000 annually to support local orga-nizations and fundraising events.

By supporting charitable organiza-tions, the firm reinforces connectionswith customers established through

sales and distribution at retailersthroughout the area, he said.

The company also has spent morethan $100,000 during the past 25 yearsfor consumer awareness and educa-tional programs, including schoolprojects, Allen said.

``Its important to keep the commu-ity strong, Allen said.

Northern Eagle Beverages is oneof 675 Anheuser-Busch distributors

ationally, Allen said, and has 360customers.

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BT Bank Distinguished Business

Northern Eagle Beverages


ABOVE: GEORGE ALLEN, vice presidentf sales and operations at Northern Eagle

Beverages stands inside the refrigerated keg

room at the business on Railroad Avenue inneonta on March 3.RIGHT: PALLETS OF BEVERAGES sit in awarehouse.

Distributor a strong supporter of numerous community groups

Allen

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Sam Nader has woven a lifeof business, baseball, politics,family time and civic service.

He has won elections, seenthe Nader Towers senior-citizen residence named inhis honor, overseen a minorleague baseball team and

taken roles in community orga-nizations. He has been recog-nized many times for servicewith local nonprofit groupsand public service.

his year, the Otsego CountyChamber has added to hishonors by naming him thesixth recipient of the annualEugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distin-guished Citizen award. TheChambers annual Banquetand Celebration of Businesson Saturday, April 10, is held

to honor the Eugene Bettiol Jr.Distinguished Citizen and theNBT Distinguished Business,which this year is NorthernEagle Beverages.

Nader said he was flatteredto be named for the Chamberaward, particularly becausehe had served on boards withthe late Eugene Bettiol Jr.Nader said he and Bettiolshared a similar spirit aboutcommunity service and itsimportant role in developing athriving quality of life.

hroughout his business,public and civic dealings,Nader has made Oneonta and

tsego County priorities, saidRob Robinson, president andchief executive officer of theChamber.

he Distinguished Citizenaward recognizes individu-als who have gone beyond thecall of duty, Robinson said,and Nader is deserving of the

Distinguished Citizen award,though he tried to refuse it,saying others are worthy ofrecognition.

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ugene Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen

am Nader

Former mayors contributions to Oneonta go far beyond baseball

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FORMER ONEONTA TIGERS PITCHING coach Bill Monbouquette shakes hands with Sam Nader, right, as he pats Sid Levines shoulder during a ceremonyhonoring the former owners before the O-Tigers final season opener at Damaschke Field in Oneonta on June 19, 2009.

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INew York, we are

facing the most chal-lenging times most of

us have witnessed. Weare witnesses to thingswe thought were solidfalling apart right before

our eyes due to greed,lax enforcement andlimited personal respon-sibility. We see a stategovernment thats strug-gling with a $9 billiondeficit and is consider-ing borrowing its way outof the situation.

his situation is both athreat and an opportuni-ty. At The Otsego CountyChamber, our mission is

to assist in developing afuture that will make ourchildren and grandchil-dren proud of what wehave left them. To do so,we must take personalresponsibility _ have alittle skin in the game_ to return basic logicto the role governmentplays in the lives of ourfamilies, employees andcitizens.

he Otsego County

Chamber is advocatingthat Albany adopt a newway of doing business,and a budget that speaksto some basic tenants tocreate new opportunitiesfor our grandkids:

airness: Level theplaying field for allbusinesses to be able tocompete with our out-of-state competitors in thefinancial situation thatexists.

ccountability: Westrongly demand ourelected representativesshow vigorous, effectiveleadership in, and sup-port of, the reduction inthe burdensome cost ofall levels of governmentand its affect on our abil-ity to create jobs.

Reduce Spending: NewYorks financial crisis isnot one of revenue; it is

one of spending at a pacethat is unsustainable.The cost of governmentand education activitiescontinues to outpace theeconomic growth of our

businesses andcitizens. Untilthe spendingurge is reduced,our economywill not be ableto allow for per-

sonal incomegrowth.

No New Taxesor Fees: Back-door taxes onlyhide the real in-dividual cost ofgovernment _and its need formoney. Govern-ment needs to review itsscope of services in linewith the constitutional

role of government.Those items that are thelegitimate role shouldbe supported directlyfrom the general fundand not by special feesand assessments.

SUNY Empowermentand Innovation Act: Withthe implementation of

the Empow-erment andInnovation Act,SUNY estimatesthat over the

ext 10 years, itscampuses will

be able to helpcreate morethan 10,000 newjobs and invest

ore than $8.5billion in capi-tal construc-tion, which willsupport morethan 43,700

direct and 21,800 indirectconstruction jobs.

No Unfunded Mandates:

he state can not beallowed to balance itsspending glut by passingdown to the cities, townsand schools boards thecost of mandated pro-rams or programs the

state no longer wantsto fund. If the federalovernment or the state

wants to mandate a ser-vice, program or report-ing function, then it mustfund it.

o Mandates on HealthInsurance Coverage: Thestate must not add more

mandated coverages orservices to the small-group or other marketsfor health insurancewithout funding them.No new taxes on healthinsurance are to be add-ed to balance the budget,as these costs will onlybe added to the premiumcost for the subscribers.New York state has oneof the highest costs, and

the most mandated spe-cific coverage, for healthinsurance.

Enhance Consolida-tion/Shared ServicesActivities: We must putin place efficient meth-ods that will aggressivelyexplore logical consoli-dation of governmental

entities and agencies tomaximize the servicesour citizens receive at anaffordable cost.

Together, we can makea difference in Albanyand in our local com-

munities. It is time for afundament shift by ourAlbany politicians to liv-ing within our means.

We must allow ourbusinesses and citizensan opportunity to seek

the real American dream_ a dream where hardwork is respected andrewarded, where givingback to your commu-

ity with your time isrevered, and where the

pursuit of individual suc-cess is again an honor-able goal.

OB ROBINSON is president andhief executive officer of Thetsego County Chamber.

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Albert Sam NaderEugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen

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Northern EagleBeverages, Inc.NBT Bank Distinguished Business

Visit us at www.hartwick.edu

Well done.Hartwick College congratulates the 2009 Otsego County

Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen and Business.

Thank you for increasing our community pride.

A needed rebirth for New York stateROB

ROBINSON

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wner Louis BuschHager Jr. founded North-ern Eagle Beverages in1986 after buying LaMon-ica Beverages, Allen said.

In 2005, Northern EagleBeverages began carry-

ing non-alcoholic drinks,Allen said.

he company is theexclusive distributor ofBudweiser, Michelob,Busch beers of Anheus-er-Busch, Heineken,Jones Soda and Monsterenergy drinks in Otsego,Delaware and Chenangocounties.

he firms 12-vehiclefleet includes nine de-

livery trucks. The busi-ness runs practically 24hours a day between 7a.m. Monday and 6 p.m.Friday, Allen said.

In a typical cycle, hesaid, sales representa-tives start at 7 a.m. col-lecting orders, which are

processed at the end ofthe day, and crews startat about 7 p.m. and workovernight to load trucks,

which are dispatched at 7a.m. to make deliveries.In 2001, Northern

Eagle was selected asthe Wholesaler of theYear for the Northeast byAnheuser-Busch.

llen said to be rec-ognized by the Chamber

from among the many``excellent businessesin Otsego County is anhonor.

Louis B. Hager Jr.,owner of Northern Eagle,wasnt available recentlyto comment on the awardbut said in a preparedstatement that it reflectspositively on employeededication in providingservices in the area.

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Congratulations!Albert Sam Nader

Recipient of the Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr.

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Northern Eagle Beverage, Inc.The Otsego County Chamber/NBT Bank

Distinguished Business honoree

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GEORGE ALLEN, ice president of sales and operations, sitsat his desk at Northern Eagle Beverages on March 3.

Chamber Mission

o continually improvethe overall business cli-mate in the region; Tostrive for an atmospherewhich attracts invest-ment; to build a positive,forward-thinking busi-ness community; andto partner with govern-ment, groups, individu-

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``Community came firstwith Sam Nader, Robin-son said.

Nader and the Oneon-ta Athletic Corp. re-ceived the Otsego CountyChambers Business of

the Year award in 1999.In 1966, Nader and SidLevine led a group ofinvestors that brought aNew York-Penn Leaguefranchise to Oneonta.The history includedone year with the BostonRed Sox, 32 with the NewYork Yankees and 11with the Detroit Tigers.During those years, teamswon 12 New York-PennLeague championships

and provided area fami-lies with professionalbaseball and memoriesof watching games andseeing some playerswho reached the majorleagues. Through theNader and Levine years,Damaschke Field had ano-beer policy.

Robinson said Nadercould have ``walkedaway when the Yankeesleft Oneonta, but instead,motivated by keepingbaseball part of commu-nity life, Nader broughtthe Detroit franchise tothe community.

In summer 2008, Naderand Levine announcedthey were selling thefranchise to an invest-ment group led by E.

Miles Prentice III. InJanuary, the O-Tigersannounced they wouldleave Oneonta to play inNorwich, Conn., begin-ning this season.

In February, Oneon-ta Mayor Dick Millerannounced the SaratogaPhillies of the New York

ollegiate BaseballLeague were movingto Oneonta to replacethe Tigers. The newlynamed Oneonta Outlawsopen their home sched-ule June 6, the first of22 home games at city-owned Damaschke Field.

Nader said hell bethere to watch.

`Ì will be a good sup-porter of the club,Nader said. Ì think itsgood for the community. Ithink people should sup-port it _ and most of all,I love the game.

lready this year,Nader said, hes beenwatching baseball. Whilein Florida in March, hewent to six spring train-ing games.

`Ì never saw a badbaseball game yet _ justsome are better thanothers, said Nader, 90,

who describes himself as``semi-retired.

lbert ``Sam Nader,whose parents wereLebanese immigrants,was born at A.O. FoxMemorial Hospital in

neonta in 1919. He is a1938 graduate of OneontaHigh School and a life-long resident of the Sixth

Ward. He attended Batesollege and Hartwickollege and served in the

U.S. Armys 28th Infantryduring World War II.

He worked more than40 years at Bendix Corp.in Sidney, retiring asits purchasing directorin 1982. Nader was an

neonta alderman from1949 to 1955 and mayorof Oneonta from 1962to 1969. Baseball was a

``hobby, he said.Meanwhile, Nader took

supporting roles withany community organi-

zations, served on boardsand also on the Oneon-ta City School DistrictBoard of Education.

pportunities for Ot-sego, LEAF Council onAlcoholism and Addic-tions and Wilber Na-tional Bank are amongorganizations that haverecognized Naders com-

itment and contribu-tions to the area. TheState University Collegeat Oneonta annuallyawards the Albert S. andAlice H. Nader Scholar-ship to a local student,and the College at Oneon-ta Foundation recognized

Nader with its Distin-guished Service Awardin 1993.

Nader said he enjoyedserving on the boardsand supporting activi-ties, which also gave himopportunities to meet``some great people.

``We have a wonderfulcommunity, Nader said.

``We have good people _thats what make the com-unity.Nader said he has

three grown children _John, provost at SUNYDelhi who served a termas Oneonta mayor; Alice

Connor of Lilburn, Ga.,and Suzanne Longo ofHavertown, Pa. _ andseven grandchildren.

Sam Nader said hisparents instilled in him a

philosophy that if some-one gives you something,give two back, and he hasencouraged his childrenand grandchildren toembrace a spirit of givingback to the community.

`Ìm proud of eachone, he said.

Naders wife, Alice,

died in 1991 after in acar accident when sheand her husband were in

eorgia. She had beensecretary of the OneontaAthletic Corp.-Oneonta

ankees and also wasrecognized for her knowl-edge of the game. TheNew York-Penn League

hampionship is named

in her honor.From 1989 to 1991, Nad-er was chairman of the

FO capital campaign,which resulted in con-struction of the agencysbuilding at 3 West Broad-way, said Cheri Albrecht,former executive direc-tor of Opportunities for

tsego. Nader òpenedany doors so that she

could explain the project,Albrecht said. He also

asked for donations in hiswifes memory.

Nader life has been oneof community service, anapproach created as alegacy in his children andgrandchildren, she said.

``Sam is one of ourost-distinguished citi-

zens, Albrecht said.

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aryl Clemens ............... 0

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James Empie .................. 10Sean Gahagan ................ 11

erri Green .................... 11Mark Grygiel ....................

ouglas C. Gulotty ........ 11Jon Hansen .................... 11

oxana Hurlburt .............

ric Jervis ...................... 12achel Lutz Jessup ........ 12rian Hutzley ................ 12arc Kingsley ................13aul A. Lawrence ........... 13

Carolyn Lewis ................17

icholas Savin ...............14

anya Shalor ....................Steve Sinniger ................. 4

ussell A. Southard Jr. .. 5ichele Stoeger ..............eif Van Cott ................. 5

Cyndy Yager ..................

The following is a list ofwinners of the annualchamber awards. Thewinners are honored at thefollowing years banquet.

2008: Robert A. Harlem andThe Otesaga Resort Hotel.

2007: David Brenner andCatskill Area Hospice and

Palliative Care.2006: Dr. William F. Streck andArnan Corp. (Oneonta Block/Otsego Ready Mix/Picketts).

2005: Carl Delberta Sr.and Mirabito Fuel Group/Mang Insurance Agency.

2004: Jane Forbes Clarkand BK Associates/ TheNeptune Diner.

2003: Geoffrey Smith and TheDaily Star.

2002: Bassett Healthcare andcitizen award named for

Eugene A. Bettiol Jr.2001: Marion Mullett and

Brooks House of Bar-B-Qs.2000: Edward Stack and State

University College atOneonta.

1999: William R. Davis andA.O. Fox Memorial Hospital.

1998: VanNess D. Robinsonand Oneonta Athletic Corp.

1997: Hiram Skinner andHartwick College.

: D.K. Lifgren and NewYork Central Mutual FireInsurance Co.

: Robert Moyer; nobusiness award given.

1994: Walter G. Rich; nobusiness award given.

1993: Gordon B. Roberts; nobusiness award given.

1992: Dr. Phillip Wilder andMedical Coaches.

1991: Sidney Levine andWilber National Bank.

1990: Wilmer and PhillipBresee and The Clark

Foundation.1989: LeRoy Sonny House;no business award given.

1988: Joan Lutz; no businessaward given.

Winners

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Mark Grygiel is as-sistant vice presidentat New York CentralMutual Fire Insurance

o. in Edmeston.lifelong resident of

neonta, he graduatedfrom Drew University

with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in economics andpolitical science in 1990.He joined New York

entral Mutual in June1990.

He joined The Otsegoounty Chamber in

January 2007, and is thechairman of the Board ofDirectors.

I am very fortunatethat New York Central issuch a strong advocateof community involve-

ent, he said. It isbecause of their supportand encouragement I amgetting more involved.

His wife, Michelle, isan English teacher at

neonta High School.They have a 4-year-oldson, Zachary.

The challenges thebusinesses and residentsof Otsego County face

this year are ones manyof us have never beenconfronted with before,

rygiel said. The Ot-sego County Chamberhas always been on thefront line battling forlocal business in Albanyand we will continue

that fight but the timehas come for all of us tostand together and letour voices be heard.

The goals for thehamber this year are

to increase membershipand look for opportuni-ties where members caninfluence legislation forthe benefit of the entirecounty, he said.

I feel very fortunateto be lead such a strongteam of board members,he added. We all comefrom diverse business

backgrounds and area very strong repre-sentation of our localeconomy. I look forwardto working with our teamto come up with new andinnovative ideas thatwill help strengthen oureconomy.

Mark Grygiel

Mark Grygiel

Roxana Hurlburt isvice president of Infor-mation Systems Divi-sion Inc.

She is second vicechairwoman of theOtsego County ChamberBoard of Directors. She

is also a member ofthe Executive Commit-tee and serves on theMember Services Com-mittee.

I am prideful as ourChamber guides eachmember as they stepup to the challengepresented by the never-ending governmentalchanges that affect allsmall businesses, shesaid.

The Otsego CountyChambers vision toprovide all memberswith networking busi-ness opportunitiesthroughout the entireyear is reflected by

their strong member-ship commitment, sheadded. Once again, Ishare how very fortu-nate we are to live andwork in the greater Ot-sego County.

A lifelong area resi-dent, Hurlburt lives inOtego with her hus-band, Jim.

Roxana Hurlburt

Roxana Hurlburt

anya Shalor servedas publisher of The

Daily Star for threeyears.

She started hernewspaper career withthe company as thecomptroller and humanresource director in2000 and was promotedin 2007. Due to staff va-cancies, she also filledthe circulation directorposition sporadicallyfor two years over thecourse of her tenure.

Before her positionwith the local newspa-per, Shalor worked withMorgan Stanley DeanWitter in Manhattan asa fund accountant, andwith a local Oneontawaste disposal firm.

Shalor received herbachelors degree, withhonors, in accountingfrom Elmira College.She is a graduate of the

Leadership Otsego pro-gram and now serves onthe Advisory Council forthe organization. She isalso a board member ofthe Tri-County YoungProfessionals.

Shalor is a memberof the Oneonta Busi-ness Womens Club, anInteractive & Newsme-dia Financial Execu-tives member, a Rotar-ian, volunteers for theWomen Helping GirlsMake Choices and Girlson the Run, and coachesyouth soccer.

Shalor serves on Thetsego County Cham-

bers Board of Directorsand on the ChambersBusiness Action Com-

ittee, Executiveommittee and Special

Projects Committee.She serves on the boardof the Upper Catskill

ommunity Center ofthe Arts, The ExecutiveService Corps of Otsego-Delaware Counties,and the Catskill AreaHospice and Palliative

are Board of Directors.She also serves on theEpicurean Committee,Springbrook Gala com-

ittee and the Oneontautlaws Advisory com-ittee as a volunteer.Shalor and her hus-

band, Kevin, a contrac-tor, live in Worcesterwith their 3-year-olddaughter, Hailey.

Tanya Shalor

Tanya Shalor

Chamber Board of Directors officers

hairman, Mark Grygiel; First Vice Chairwoman,Roxana Hurlburt; Second Vice Chairwoman, TanyaShalor; and Secretary/Treasurer, Rob Robinson.

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Chad Bommer is thevice president of salesat Support ServicesAlliance Inc., an Excel-lus company, located inOneida and Schohariecounties. He is respon-sible for all new business

sales and sales retentionfor all products withinSSAs portfolio acrossupstate New York.

He moved here fromOhio, where he workedfor seven years for AetnaHealth Plans in theCleveland market.

He was formerly theregional sales managerfor Excellus in the Uticaregion before joining theSSA team in 2006.

Bommer has a second-ary education degree insocial studies and historyfrom Walsh University inCanton, Ohio, as well asan executive Master ofBusiness Administrationdegree from Kent StateUniversity in Kent, Ohio.

He serves on the boardof directors for The Ot-sego County Chamberand is on the Chambers

Business Action Commit-tee.

He is also president of

the board of the SyracuseChapter of the NationalAssociation of HealthUnderwriters.

Bommer grew up inBellaire, Ohio, a ruralarea that sits on the OhioRiver across from Wheel-ing, W.Va., and about50 minutes drive fromPittsburgh.

He now lives in Hol-land Patent with his wife,Molly, who is a registerednurse at Bassett MedicalCenter and their 3-year-old son, Harrison, and

2-year-old daughter, Ada.They are expecting a sec-ond daughter in May.

Chad Bommer

Chad Bommer

eorge Allen is vicepresident of sales andoperations of North-ern Eagle Beveragesin Oneonta.

llen, 45, hasworked for NorthernEagle Beverages since

1988 and started hiscurrent position in2010.

He was born andraised in Oneonta andis an Oneonta HighSchool graduate.

He attended theState University Col-lege of Technology atDelhi and the Univer-sity of South Florida.He graduated fromthe State UniversityCollege at Oneonta,with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in English.

llen lives in Oneon-ta with his fiancee,Elizabeth Murwin, andtwo Labrador retriev-ers, Buckley and Hig-gins.

He is a memberof the Oneonta ElksClub and the Oneon-ta Country Club, is on

the board of directorsfor the New York StateBeer Wholesalers As-sociation and is a pastpresident of the boardof directors for theUnited Way of Otsegoand Delaware Coun-ties.

his is his secondyear on The OtsegoCounty ChamberBoard of Directors.He is chairman of the

Special Projects Com-mittee, and is on the

Business Action andTechnology commit-tees.

As businesses learnhow to handle increas-ing pressure fromboth state and federallevels, its important tohave a solid chamberbehind us, Allen said.

The network lunch-es that the Chamberhas hosted over thepast couple of yearshave become vital forbusiness owners, headded. If a business

owner hasnt attendedone of these, it shouldbecome a must-do for2010.

Allens hobbiesinclude golf, canoeing,skiing and travel.

Its been a pleasureserving on the Cham-ber, he said. Thisarea is very fortunateto have business pro-fessionals that have asuch a passion to make

this community suc-cessful.

George Allen

eorge Allen

arol A. Blazina,recently retired as vicepresident for communityrelations and teachingprofessor at the StateUniversity College atOneonta. She was withSUNY Oneonta for more

than 36 years. She servedas college spokeswomanand was responsiblefor coordinating thecolleges public, commu-nity and governmentalrelations efforts.

She served as chair-woman of the Commence-ment and College En-hancement committees,and was faculty adviserfor the TerpsichoreanDance Company at thecollege.

In 2001, she washonored by SUNY withthe Chancellors Awardfor Excellence in Pro-fessional Service. Sheserves as chairwoman ofthe Chambers TourismCommittee and is a mem-ber of the Business Ac-tion Committee and TheOtsego County ChamberBoard of Directors.

A member of Kiwanis,Blazina served as presi-dent of the Oneonta Ki-

wanis from 1999 to 2000.In 2002, she was honoredfor her distinguished ser-vice with the George F.Hixson Award, the firstwoman recognized withthe award by the Oneon-ta Kiwanis.

She also served aschairwoman of the boardof directors of Satur-days Bread, a strategicplanning facilitator forSt. Marys Church, anda board member forPlanned Parenthood andthe Oneonta Newman

lub. She is now servingon the town of OneontaPlanning Board.

Carol A. Blazina

Carol Blazina

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Congratulations Sam Naderand Northern Eagle Beverages

We appreciate your commitment

to our community.

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James Empie is vicepresident and managerof Key Bank in Cooper-stown.

He serves on thehamber Business Ac-

tion Committee.

He is chief of theorcester Fire Depart-ent and an EMT-D

with the WorcesterEmergency Squad.

He also serves onthe Worcester Advi-sory Committee of theRobinson BroadhurstFoundation, the PenskaFoundation Board andthe board of the Maple

rove Cemetery Asso-ciation.

Empie and his wife,Michelle, live in

orcester.

James Empie

James Empie

Scott Davis is a gradu-ate of Keystone Collegein La Plume, Pa., with a

ajor in business.He is chief executive

officer of The Countrylub Automotive Group,

a seven-franchise auto

group, which sellsBuick, Cadillac, GMC,

hevrolet, Mitsubishi,Kia and Nissan ve-hicles, on Oneida Streetin Oneonta.

He is president ofneonta Automotive

Lease & Rental CenterInc., an automobilerental car companywith Rent-A-Wreck andPriceless car rentalfranchises and a 50-carrental fleet, at 48 Onei-da St. in Oneonta. Davisis also president of

est End Self Storage,a 100-unit self-storagebusiness at 48 OneidaSt. in Oneonta, whichis also a Penske TruckRental Dealer specializ-ing in local and one-way

oving truck rentals.He is a member of the

board of directors of

.O. Fox Memorial Hos-pital in Oneonta and a

ember of the board ofdirectors of the technol-ogy division of the StateUniversity College of

echnology at Delhi.Davis and his wife,

Kathy, live in Otego andhave two daughters,Heather and Erin.

A second-year mem-ber of the ChamberBoard of Directors,Davis serves on theMember Services Com-

ittee.

cott Davis

Scott Davis

Karyl Clemens isspecial assistant to thepresident at Hartwick

ollege in Oneonta.A resident of Oneonta

for 34 years, Clemensserves on The Otsego

ounty Chamber Board

of Directors and is aember of the Chamber

Personnel, Educationand Scholar Recogni-tion committees.

She also serves onthe board of the CatskillSymphony Orchestra.

She and her husband,John, a professor ofbusiness administra-tion at Hartwick Col-

lege, live in the city ofneonta.

Karyl Clemens

Karyl Clemens

Scott Bonderoff is asenior administrative di-rector for Bassett Health-cares departments ofemergency and traumaservices and radiol-ogy. He sits on hospitalcommittees for business

development, qualityanagement and patient

flow, among others.In addition to services

on the Cooperstown cam-pus, his work reachesinto Oneonta, Herkimer

ounty and Bassettsaffiliates around theregion. Before workingfor Bassett Healthcare,Bonderoff worked in

anagement for Rehabil-itation Support ServicesInc. in Otsego County and

lbany.Bonderoff has a Bach-

elor of Science degreein psychology from theState University Collegeat Oneonta and a Masterof Business Administra-tion degree in healthcare administration fromBinghamton University.He is a member of the

merican College of

Healthcare Executivesand the Association ofMedical Imaging Man-agement.

For the past year, Bon-deroff has served as afirst-year member of The

tsego County ChamberBoard of Directors andsits on the Special Proj-ects Committee.

Bonderoff has lived inthe Cooperstown area for18 years with his wife,Mary, and three sons,David, Max and Sam,where he is a coach forthe Cooperstown YouthLittle League. He isalso a board memberfor Cooperstown YouthFootball.

He enjoys baseball,soccer and biking, and

also volunteers as a skipatroller. Bonderoff alsoolunteers as a member

of the Cooperstown Lionslub and is a member

of the Otsego Regionalycling Advocates.

Scott Bonderoff

Scott Bonderoff

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Douglas C. Gulotty,47, has been employedat the Wilber NationalBank since 1985 andholds the positions, since2006, of president andchief executive officerof Wilber Corp. and

the bank. Before that,Gulotty was the presi-dent and chief operatingofficer of the bank fromJanuary 2005 until Janu-ary 2006, after serving asexecutive vice presidentof the bank from 2000until December 2004.

He previously servedas senior vice presidentof the customer deliverydivision, vice presidentof retail and a com-mercial loan officer. Healso held the positionsof executive vice presi-dent and secretary of thecompany from January2005 until January 2006.Gulotty has been a direc-tor of the bank sinceJanuary 2005 and of thecompany since April2005. He began his ca-reer in financial serviceswith Wilber National

Bank as a management

trainee in 1985.ulotty is a graduate

of the State UniversityCollege at Oneonta witha Bachelor of Science de-gree in political scienceand economics, graduat-ing magna cum laude. Heis also a 1995 graduateof the Stonier GraduateSchool of Banking at theUniversity of Delaware,graduating cum laude.

ulotty serves as atrustee for SchenevusCentral School and theOneonta Family YMCA,

and as a director of

Springbrook Inc., aot-for-profit organiza-

tion serving people withdevelopmental disor-ders. He is president anddirector of the Otsego

ounty Developmentorp., a director of the

New York Bankers Asso-ciation, a director of the

tsego County Chamberof Commerce, a directorof A.O. Fox MemorialHospital, and a memberof the Hartwick College

itizens Board. Gulottyis also a past director ofthe A.O. Fox HospitalFoundation and OneontaFamily YMCA.

Gulotty possesses abroad range of job-relat-ed and director experi-ence with the companyand the bank, he said. Hehas wide-ranging expe-rience in managing theoperations, informationtechnology, loan, trust,personnel and retaildivisions of the bank.

ulotty is skilled in ana-lyzing borrowers credit-worthiness, developing

arketing and sales

strategies, administer-

ing branch operations,administering personnel,salary and benefits pro-grams, and developingand implementing stra-tegic plans for a varietyof organizations. He alsohas considerable regula-

tory compliance experi-ence and an understand-ing of the companys riskprofile and the regula-tory framework in whichthe company and thebank operate.

The Wilber Corp. isa single bank holdingcompany, which, throughWilber National Bank,its subsidiaries and affil-iates, offers a full rangeof banking, trust, finan-cial planning, investmentand insurance services.

he bank was char-tered in 1874 and has1 branches in Otsego,

Delaware, Schoharie,Ulster, Chenango andBroome counties, andloan production officesin Clifton Park, New

ork City and Syracuse.The company has

assets of about $925 mil-

lion.

Douglas C. Gulotty

Douglas C. Gulotty

Kerri (Insinga) Greenis the sales manager atWCDO Radio in Sidneyand has been with thestation since 2000.

She also began Cel-ebration Creations Wed-ding & Event Planning

in 2006.Green is an active

volunteer and serves ona variety of boards andcommittees in the Tri-County area.

She is vice presidentof the Sidney Chamberof Commerce, ambas-sador for CommerceChenango, board mem-ber of the DelawareCounty Chamber, presi-dent of the Tri-CountyYoung Professionals,serves on the SidneySchool Board of Educa-tion, is attending theLeadership DelawareAcademy and serveson The Otsego County

Chamber board.reen said she loves

spending time with herfamily, reading and withfriends.

She was married inDecember to BlakeGreen and they live inSidney with their chil-dren, Kelsey, Rachaeland Grace.

Kerri Green

Kerri Green

Sean Gahagan, a Bing-hamton native, is thevice president of retailmerchandising and li-censing for the NationalBaseball Hall of Fame

and Museum in Cooper-stown. Before joining theBaseball Hall of Fame,Gahagan worked in vari-ous brand managementpositions for licensees ofRalph Lauren, Nike andWilson Sporting Goods.He received his under-graduate degree from theState University Collegeat Oneonta, and a Masterof Business Administra-

tion degree from Bing-hamton University.second-year member

of The Otsego CountyChamber board, Gahaganserves on the boards

Membership Committee

and is chairman of theEducation Committee.Gahagan and his wife,

Kelly, live in Binghamtonand have two children,

race and Ryan.

ean Gahagan

Sean Gahagan

Jon Hansen is servinghis fifth term on The Ot-sego County Chamberboard after joining inJanuary 2006.

He has been in the in-

surance business since1980 and is a partner atthe Gordon B. RobertsAgency Inc.

He is a member of thehambers Business

Action Committee andExecutive Committee.

Hansen lives inneonta with his wife,

Maureen.

Jon Hansen

John Hansen

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Eric Jervis is a partnerin the law firm of Har-lem & Jervis.

Jervis, 29, is a lifelongresident of Oneonta, andgraduated from Oneon-ta High School in 1998.Following graduation

he attended Canisiusollege.There he obtained

a degree in politicalscience and a minor inbusiness.

He was also a four-yearember of their football

team, and an academicAll-American his senioryear.

After graduating fromanisius, he attended

Albany Law School.Jervis lives in Oneonta

with his wife, Melissa,and son, Chase.

He is a member of theNew York State, Otsego

ounty and Delawareounty Bar Associations,

as well as a member

of the New York Statecademy of Trial Law-

yers.He also is a Rotarian

and sits on the OneontaFamily YMCA Board ofDirectors.

A first-year member ofthe Chamber Board ofDirectors, Jervis sits onthe Education Commit-tee.

Eric Jervis

Eric Jervis

Rachel Lutz Jessup isbanking officer and as-sistant branch managerfor NBT Bank of Oneon-ta.

Jessup was born andraised in Oneonta, thedaughter of Al Sayers

and the late Joan Lutz,both who have beenactive members of theChamber. Joan Lutz wasthe first recipient ofthe Chambers Distin-guished Citizen Award.

Jessup has been inthe banking profes-sion since 1986, thepast eight years withNBT Bank. She gradu-ated from Oneonta HighSchool and has herBachelor of Arts degreein psychology from Al-fred University.

Jessup is a boardmember for the Futureof Oneonta Foundation,a chairwoman of MainStreet Oneonta, a mem-ber (and first femalemember) of the Oneon-ta Rotary Club and amember of the First

Presbyterian Church inOneonta.

his is third year onthe Chamber Board ofDirectors. She is on theChambers ExecutiveCommittee and SpecialProjects Committee.

Jessup lives in Oneon-ta with her twin daugh-ters, Kacey and Jamie,and her son, Andrew.

Rachel Lutz Jessup

Rachel Lutz Jessup

Brian Hutzley is vicepresident for businessand finance at the StateUniversity College of

echnology at Delhi. Hisresponsibilities includestrategic visioning,budget and planning,

computer informationsystems, accounting,purchasing, food service,campus bookstore andbusiness and communityservice including con-tinuing education pro-rams. At the college, he

is also the president ofthe College Associationof Delhi Inc., a memberof the board of trusteesfor the College Founda-tion at Delhi Inc. and isthe operations managerfor the Research Foun-dation. He also serves onthe SUNY ChancellorsLeadership Advisory

ommittee and Budgetask Force.His prior positions in-

clude director of financeand strategy for Mead inSidney, where he droveacquisitions and alli-ances processes, budget-

ing, credit and collectionand accounting services.Before Mead, he held

anagement positionsat Amphenol Aerospace,

T&T and NCR.His expertise includes

strategic planning andimplementation, finan-cial planning and con-trols, and organizationaland leadership develop-

ent.He is on the board of

directors for The Otsegoounty Chamber and on

the Chambers Businessction Committee.Hutzley is also on the

board of directors forthe Otschodela Councilfor the Boy Scouts of

merica, the Sidneyommunity Founda-

tion, the Art and Soul of

the Catskills Festival,the NJCAA DivisionIII National BasketballTournament and theDelaware County Em-pire Zone Administra-tion Board.

Hutzley has a Masterof Business Administra-tion degree from Syra-cuse University and abachelors degree fromMichigan State Universi-ty. He is originally fromMichigan and now livesin Gilbertsville.

Brian Hutzley

Brian Hutzley

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arolyn Lewis is theeconomic developerfor Otsego County. Sheis a recently appointedmember to the Cham-bers Board of Direc-tors, but has served onthe Chambers Business

Action and TechnologyCommittees for severalyears.

Lewis said she ispleased to assist the Ot-sego County Chamber asit represents and servesthe interests of memberbusinesses while work-ing to create an envi-ronment and economicclimate for success.

In addition to serving on several in-dustry related boards, Lewis is vicepresident of the board of directors

for Opportunities fortsego.

riginally from GlenRock, N.J., Lewis gradu-ated from the Univer-sity of Rhode Islandwith a Bachelor of Artsdegree in psychology

and sociology. Upongraduation, she movedto Boston; where shewas a marketing as-sistant for WellingtonManagement Co., andfor two years she livedin Chicago, employedby Murray JohnstoneInternational as a dataanalyst.

Lewis moved to Otsego Countyin 2000 with her husband, Philip, a

ooperstown native. They have threechildren, Spencer, Addison and Ben.

Carolyn Lewis

Carolyn Lewis

Paul A. Lawrence isgeneral manager of theHoliday Inn in Oneonta.

He and his fam-ily moved to Oneontafour years ago fromGainesville, Fla., dueto a transfer with his

company, Charter OneHotels Inc.

He is graduate ofConcord University inAthens, W.Va., with adegree in travel industrymanagement.

Lawrence is a third-year member on theboard of directors andserves on the TourismCommittee.

Lawrence and his wife,Cherie, have four boys,Taharen, 15, Anthony,10, Zyeir, 7, and Karri, 6,which keeps them veryactive in school functionsand sporting events. TheLawrences had a daugh-ter, Naomi, in October.

He has been the man-

ager of the Country ClubMinor League BaseballTeam for three seasons,and supports OneontaHigh School athletics asa member of the BoosterClub.

he Lawrences pur-chased a house in Oneon-ta and live in a neighbor-hood that has made themfeel welcome, he said.

Paul A. Lawrence

Paul Lawrence

Marc Kingsley is anative upstate NewYorker and the owner/innkeeper of the Inn atCooperstown, an 18-roomrestored historic hotellocated in downtownCooperstown.

He is responsible forall daily aspects of run-ning and managing thehotel.

He served in the U.S.Air Force for 10 yearsbefore receiving anhonorable discharge andmoving to Atlanta, Ga.

He met his wife, Sher-rie, in Georgia, and shepersuaded him to moveback to upstate NewYork. They now live inCooperstown.

He serves on the Ot-sego County ChamberBoard of Directors and

is past president of theCooperstown Chamber ofCommerce, of which heis still a board member.Kingsley also serves onthe board for the Bank ofCooperstown.

MarcKingsley

Marc Kingsley

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Steve Sinniger is a life-long resident of Otego.He grew up on a dairyfarm and graduated fromUnatego High School in1977. He attended Hart-wick College, where he

ajored in both geology

and anthropology andraduated in 1981 with a

Bachelor of Arts degree.After college, Sinniger

returned to work on thefamily dairy farm withhis parents. The farmwas sold in 2000, but hecontinue to rent the landfrom the new owners,and produce hay for a

umber of equine opera-tions in the area.

He said hes a strong

supporter of agriculture,and as a member of theNew York Farm Bureau,he tries to help otherswho make farming theirlivelihood.

Sinniger has served asthe Otsego County FarmBureau Board of Direc-tors since 2003. Four ofthose years, he served asthe county president. Healso serves as a director

on the New York Centerof Agricultural Medi-cine and Health Safety

dvisory Board. He isalso active in the Otsego

ounty Federation of

Sportsmens organizationand is a Grange member.

His hobbies include ar-chery, collecting Indian

arrowheads and makingwine.

Im looking forward toserving my first term as aChamber Board mem-ber, he said. He serveson the Education andBusiness Action Commit-tees.

I know the Chamberdoes great things forlocal businesses, hesaid. In my opinion, one

of a chambers greatestachievements was thecreation of Farm Bu-reau by the BinghamtonChamber of Commerce in1911.

Steve Sinniger

Steve Sinniger

Nicholas Savin is thedistrict superintendentfor the Otsego NorthernCatskills BOCES. Withthe exception of work-ing in the Adirondacksas the superintendentof the Hadley-Luzerne

School District, he haslived and worked in thegreater Oneonta areasince 1992. He served asthe assistant superin-tendent and high schoolprincipal of StamfordCentral School for sev-eral years, and beforehis appointment asdistrict superintendent,served as the superin-tendent of Cherry Val-ley-Springfield Central

School.Savin earned his

Bachelor of Sciencein education from theState University Collegeat Oswego. Later, hegraduated with a Masterof Science degree ineducation administra-

tion from FairfieldUniversity in Fairfield,

onn. Soon after, he

also received additionalcertification in specialeducation.

Savin lives in Spring-field Center with hiswife, Judy. Their threedaughters are Stamford

entral School alum-ae.

Nicholas Savin

Nicholas Savin

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yndy Yager is thecontroller at A.O. FoxMemorial Hospital inOneonta. She is re-sponsible for all of thereporting and account-ing functions for thehospital and its various

entities.Yager grew up in

the Oneonta area andgraduated from theState University Col-lege at Oneonta witha bachelors degree inbusiness economicswith a minor in ac-counting.

She serves on theBoard of Directors forThe Otsego CountyChamber and is on theChambers Business Ac-tion Committee. Yagerserves on hospital com-mittees including theHospitalist Service Line

ommittee, EmergencyDepartment ServiceLine Committee andthe Strategic PlanningManagement Advisory

roup Committee.She lives in Otego

with her husband,ayne.

Cyndy Yager

Shelly GiangrantShelly Giangrant

joined The OtsegoCounty Chamber in 2000as the executive admin-istrator and was pro-moted to the position ofthe director of opera-tions in January 2008.She is responsible forthe Chambers day-to-day activities, financialactivities and concen-trating on expanded in-ternal efficiencies and

cost-beneficial servicesto members.

Pam FergusonPam Ferguson joined

The Otsego CountyChamber in May 2006and is the membershipcoordinator/administra-tive assistant.

She is the first pointof contact for most peo-ple with the Chamber.

Her duties alsoinclude coordinatingmembership issues,organizing meetings andspecial events.

Chamber staff

yndy Yager

Shelly Giangrant Pam Ferguson

Leif Van Cott is direc-tor of operations atUnadilla Silo Co. Inc.

Van Cott was bornin Sidney and lived inOneonta until the ageof 6. His familys busi-

ness, Unadilla Silo Co.Inc., has been operat-ing in Otsego County formore than 100 years. Hisinvolvement in the com-pany represents the sixthgeneration of Van Cotts.

At 13, he began attend-ing Eaglebrook School,a small boarding schoolin Deerfield, Mass. Aftergraduating in 1994, heattended Phillips ExeterAcademy in Exeter, N.H.,

where he met his futurewife, Erin. They marriedin 2003. After graduatingfrom Exeter in 1997, heattended Boston Uni-versity. He then gradu-ated from BUs School ofManagement in 2001 witha bachelors degree infinance.

During his high schooland college years, heinterned at Unadilla Siloin the estimating and ac-counting department tobecome familiar with thefamily business.

Shortly after graduat-ing, he moved to New

Hampshire and took aposition in the humanresources department at

Wheelabrator Technolo-gies, a subsidiary of theWaste Management Corp.

In late 2004, he re-turned to upstate NewYork and took over asdirector of operationsat Unadilla Silo Co. Helives in Oneonta withhis wife, Erin, and theirchildren, Xander andGwyneth.

He said, I feel greatbeing able to work foran organization that isdeeply committed tofostering the financialsuccess of Otsego Countybusinesses.

Leif Van Cott

Leif Van Cott

Michele Stoeger is theexecutive officer of the

tsego-Delaware Boardof Realtors, cover-ing Otsego, Delaware,Chenango and Madisoncounties.

Stoeger grew up in

tego and moved toVenice, Fla., whereshe lived for 15 years.She sold real estate forabout eight years beforereturning to the area.

She lives in Davenportwith Gary, her husbandof 20 years. They liketraveling and enjoy manyoutdoor activities withtheir blended family offour children and eightgrandchildren.

Stoeger has served onhe Otsego County Cham-

ber Tourism Committeesince 2005.

Michele Stoeger

Michele Stoeger

Russell A. SouthardJr. is general man-ager of Mirabito EnergyProducts headquar-tered in Binghamton.

Before his employ-ent with Mirabito,

which began in Sep-

tember 2000, he workedfor New York StateElectric & Gas Corp. asa commercial/industrial

arketing representa-tive for 14 years.

He graduated fromthe State University

ollege of Agricultureand Technology atMorrisville with anassociates degree inbusiness administra-tion.

s a sixth-yearember, he is past

chairman of the Otsegoounty Chamber Board

of Directors (2008), andalso is on the ChambersExecutive and BusinessAction committees.

He is also treasurerof the Elm Park UnitedMethodist ChurchBoard of Trustees.

A sports enthusiast,Southard spends muchof his free time being aspectator at local high

school sporting eventsand is a supporter ofOneonta High Schoolathletics.

He also enjoys playinggolf and spending timewith his family.

He and his wife,Tammy, live in Oneontaand have three chil-dren, Reisa, Brandonand Tyler.

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