Whistling Swans by Robert Scharf (click image to close)

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Sue Lange
Sue lives with her husband, Jerry, year
round on East Lake Road. She worked with Chase Manhattan Bank in Direct Marketing as a project manager. She, volunteers at the Loaves and Fishes food pantry in Hammondsport and is a member
of St, James Episcopal Church. Sue also helped form the Barrington History Group and is now its President. She worked on the General Land Use and Historic Preservation Focus Group for the
formation of the new Barrington Comprehensive Plan and has is now Chairperson of the Planning Board. She has a B.S. Degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in Business Administration,
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Barbara Allardice
Barbara and her husband David have lived in their home on Keuka Lake since 1970. She has a B.A. degree from Keuka College and a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Cornell University. She retired from RIT in 1997 and in 2008 retired from her private practice in Penfield, NY. Barbara worked on the Agriculture Focus Group for the new Barrington Comprehensive Plan and has attended workshops of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council. She serves on the Keuka College Board of Trustees, volunteers at Keuka Comfort Care, is a member of the DAHS and works with the Barrington History Group. She has studied Wu style tai chi for twenty years and also enjoys gardening and traveling. |
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Chuck Bastian
Chuck lives with his wife and
two children in Perinton and on East Bluff Drive during the summers. He worked with McDonnell Douglas as an Electro-Optical Engineer in St. Louis before relocating to this area where he
has worked with Bernard P. Donegan, Inc, of Victor, N.Y. as a Financial Consultant since 1992. His company assists municipalities with long range planning and capital project financial
plans, including the placement of note and bond issues. Chuck graduated from Clarkson University and has an MBA from Washington University. |
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Jim Barre
Jim Barre and his wife, Betsy, have been on West Bluff Drive at Keuka Lake since 1974. They first used their cottage as a weekend getaway from the Rochester area and since 1998 spend as much of the summer as possible at the Lake. Keuka Lake is a treasure that equals any lake in the country. Jim chaired the Bluff Point Association for eight years pursuing the adoption and enforcement of a land use policy on the Bluff that maintains the beauty and enjoyment of Keuka Lake. During his tenure, he developed a positive working relationship with the officials of Town of Jerusalem. He currently chairs the Jerusalem Wind Farm Subcommittee which is proposing regulations to the Town on Wind Farm development. Jim completed the LULA training program at Keuka College.
Jim was born in Ames, Iowa, lived in Indiana and Ohio through college where he graduated in engineering from The Ohio State University. Jim spent his working years in the Printing and Publishing Industry where he worked most of his time at Eastman Kodak in an out of Rochester in sales, marketing and business alliance development. |
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Jeanne Wiltberger
Jeanne and her husband, Mario, live in the Penn Yan area and she works with her family's winery, Keuka Spring, doing promotion and publicity, compliance work, staff training and helping
in the tasting room. Previously, she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, West Africa doing agro forestry work and also worked in the horticulture field in the greater Rochester
area. After teaching English in Koblenz, Germany, Jeanne moved to California to work for an agricultural non-profit organization. Jeanne graduated from the University of Notre Dame with
a degree in Anthropology and has her masters degree in Horticulture and Agronomy from U.C. Davis. |
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Mark Morris
Mark Morris lives with his wife Sue on East Lake Rd. in the town of Milo. He grew up in Elmira and spent summers on Waneta Lake, where he and Sue later owned a cottage. They bought a cottage on Keuka Lake in 1998, and built a permanent home on the site in 2008.
Mark graduated from Clarkson University with a BS in Chemical Engineering, and from University of Rochester with a Masters in Engineering and an MBA from the Simon School. He worked at Eastman Kodak for 33 years in various management positions in procurement, engineering, project management, and maintenance. He currently owns a consulting business, Eastlake Consulting.
Mark has spent many years on various not-for-profit boards. His hobbies are fishing, running, swimming, golf, and basketball. He is a member of Lake Keuka Community Baptist Church. Mark and Sue have 2 grown children.
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Sandra Pietropauli
Sandy lives in Pittsford,
N.Y. with her husband, Dr. John Pietropaoli. Sandy is a graduate of the Genesee Hospital Nursing School and has worked as a nurse over the years at the Lahey Clinic as well as at John's
medical office. Sandy and John raised six children and now have thirteen grandchildren. Her hobbies are quilting, cooking, gardening family and friends. Sandy and John are long time supporters
of the Keuka Lake Association and spend their summers at their cottage in Pulteney. |
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Stan Martin
Stan has resided on Keuka Lake in
the town of Pulteney with his wife, Kay, since 1988. He is retired from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where he worked for 33 years as a forester, managing
state and private forest land in the Finger Lakes area. He continues to practice forestry on a part-time basis as a private consulting forester. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, boating,
swimming and antiques. Stan has his B.S. Degree from NYS College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry and is a Member of the Society of American Foresters. |
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Ellen Shaw-Maceko
Ellen is a lifelong resident of Hammondsport. She and her family spend half of the year in the summer cottage on Keuka Lake that she grew up in. Ellen and her husband Dr. Richard Maceko purchased the East Lake Road property from her parents several years ago. They are the proud parents of one daughter- Emma, a recent graduate of Smith College. Along with her brother, Ellen is the owner of the Shaw Insurance Agency in Hammondsport. She is also a very active member of the Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce where she has held the position of secretary for 15 years. She is the co-founder of the chamber’s Genundowa Iroquois Festival and is part of the Fall Foliage Festival and Christmas in the Park committees. She is a graduate of Cazenovia College and Mercer University (Macon, GA) where she received a degree in Journalism/Communications. Ellen’s hobbies include boating, working out, walking, movies, chocolate, reading, birding, snow skiing and her model horse collection. She loves cats, horses, and English bulldogs; indeed she owns six cats, one bulldog and one gigantic “Dutch warmblood” horse. She is particularly concerned with the wildlife that lives in and around Keuka Lake and credits herself with saving the lives of too-many-to-count chipmunks that are brought into the cottage "to play" on an almost daily basis by one of the cats. Her favorite season on Keuka Lake is the onset of fall when the steam rises off the lake in the early morning hours. In the winter Ellen loves to watch the mergansers that winter on Keuka's waters. |
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John Hagreen
John, along with wife, Diane and four children have owned a home on East Lake Road in Urbana for approximately 10 years. When not enjoying Keuka Lake, the Hagreen’s reside in Honeoye Falls, NY. John is a 1979 graduate of LeMoyne College and has worked for Pitney Bowes Inc. in various capacities for the past 30 years. His most recent position is Major Account Sales Manager. His interests have mostly been very community based with a lot of time and effort spent on the Honeoye Falls Youth Baseball Board and coaching youth baseball for 17 years in all levels.
The Hagreen’s love Keuka Lake and expect to retire on the lake when John is finished with his working career. John is interested in protecting the water quality of the Keuka Lake and the beauty of the watershed.
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Wayne Hand
Wayne, and his wife Chris, currently reside year round on East Lake Road. Both grew up in the Mohawk Valley between Albany and Utica, but have lived in the Southern Tier for most of the past 37 years. During that time, many vacations and weekends were spent enjoying Keuka Lake, with their two sons. Both sons are now pursuing their own careers away from this area, but look forward to regular family gatherings on Keuka Lake.
Wayne retired a few years ago from a lengthy career in manufacturing, engineering, and project management with Corning Inc. He still consults for Corning regularly in the design and construction of new manufacturing plants. He has both B.S. And M.S. Degrees in Industrial Engineering. His hobbies include boating, water skiing, sailing, motorcycling, and snow skiing. |
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Dennis Carlson
Dennis and his wife, Pam, reside
year round on East Lake Road in Hammondsport. Dennis is retired from Corning, Inc. where has was an engineer and manufacturing manager, followed by a sales and marketing career in the Asian
and Latin American markets. Dennis is currently involved in real estate with Realty USA and is a member of the Wayne Planning Board and Comprehensive Plan Sub-Committee and is a Board Member
and Marketing Committee Member of the Curtiss Museum. Dennis is a graduate of Clarkson University with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business. |
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Doug DeFranco
Doug, his wife Megan and their two boys live in Fairport, and have been enjoying summers on Keuka Lake since the spring of 2000, when they purchased their cottage in Pulteney.
Doug is a native Clevelander and came to New York to attend Rochester Institute of Technology from where he is a graduate. Doug has worked for UPS for over 25 years, in various positions within operations, training, and business development. Currently Doug is a Sales Manager, overseeing the western part of New York State. Doug enjoys most outdoor sports and activities but particularly boating, waterskiing, and golfing. |
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Mike Gow
Mike has been connected to Keuka Lake since childhood, when he spent summer vacations here with family. He and his wife Rita purchased a cottage here in 1983. Five years ago they built a home on the lake and are now permanent residents.
Mike has a Masters degree from SUNY Albany and BS degree from Union College.
In 1997 he sold a regional commercial insurance business with offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. Since then he has since coordinated an in-home senior safety program for Lifespan in Monroe County. When he lived in Rochester, he was on the Mendon Recreation Committee and the Honoye Falls-Lima School Board Budget Advisory Committee. When not visiting his two children. Mike spends time on photography, golf and gardening. |
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Steve Tomlinson
Steve, along with his wife, Jolene and son Will enjoy as much time on Keuka Lake as possible. They started coming to the lake in 1978 and have owned a cottage in the town of Wayne since 1988. The family resides on the lake during the summer and spends the remainder of the year in Painted Post, NY. Steve has worked in the Financial Services industry since 1982 in various positions as an advisor and manager. Steve is a 1978 graduate of Mansfield University and has earned several certifications in the securities and wealth management. Steve has served on the Comprehensive Plan Committee, Zoning Board and as a Trustee for the Village of Painted Post. Steve is currently on the Finance Committee for Christ Episcopal Church in Corning. |
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Steve Hicks
Steve lives in Harrison, NY and spends much of his summer and free time with his family at the home they purchased on the East Side a few years ago. His wife Mandy (Murphy) was raised in Elmira, NY and spent much of her summers with friends at Keuka Lake. Steve and Mandy have two children- a daughter at SUNY Buffalo and a son in middle school.
Since 2000, Steve has served as General Counsel for several tech and online media companies in the NYC area. Previously, Steve worked at a downstate NY law firm and then on the executive staff for NYS Attorney General Dennis Vacco. Steve is an active volunteer in his community, graduated from Le Moyne College in Syracuse NY and has a JD from Albany Law School. |
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Al Wahlig
Born March 15, 1935, past president KLA,
primary interest--the water quality of Keuka Lake and the watershed. |
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Don Wright
Don spent most of his adult life as a financial advisor in Rochester, NY. He is now semi retired, living year around in the East Bluff Drive home purchased by his father in 1958. Having Keuka roots since youth, he has a strong commitment to the community.
Don served as financial advisor and branch manager for Advest, Inc, for 20 years. He was a vice president and financial advisor for Merrill Lynch until retiring in 2009. Since 1986, Don has been a dispute resolution arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange. His three children and 4 grandchildren congregate annually at Keuka from CA, DC, and MO. He has active involvement in boating, home improvement, portfolio management, travel and grandchildren. |
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Bob Worden
Bob Worden has served on the KLA board
since 1996 and is our current "Past President." Most recently he was chair of the Inter-municipal Docks and Moorings Committee. Bob and his wife Carol have owned property on Keuka Lake
since 1971 and have been full time residents of Jerusalem since 1997. Bob is active in the community, currently serving as board president for Yates County Cornell Cooperative Extension.
He is a member of the Jerusalem Sub-division Committee and was a 6 year member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Bob worked for Kodak for 38 years and retired in 2000 as VP of Business Research. He is currently a partner in Blue Lake Associates, a marketing and planning consulting group. For fun Bob
enjoys traveling with Carol and also plays banjo with the Smugtown Stompers traditional jazz band. |
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Peter Landre
Peter Landre is the Executive Director
of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County where he provides overall leadership for the association and conducts education and research programs on water quality, agriculture and
natural resources issues. Mr. Landre earned a BA from St. Lawrence University and a MS from Cornell University. He was project manager and editor of the Keuka and Canandaigua Lake watershed
management plans; Keuka Lake Book and currently serves as project coordinator for the Keuka Lake Association's Keuka Lake Looking Ahead Project. Mr. Landre has provided leadership for the
KLA's water quality monitoring program since 1991 and helped organize educational programs including the Keuka Lake Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA). |
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