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GENEVA 2030 ADVISORY BOARD
| Advisory Board Member | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| * executive board member | |
| Juanita Aikens | Ontario County Justice Coalition |
| Drea Badger | Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board |
| Dr. Betsy Bihn | Cornell University, Department of Food Science |
| Dr. Phil Breitfeld* | Breitfeld Group, LLC |
| Jerry Buckley* | HWS Colleges, Advancement |
| Erica Collins* | Geneva City Manager’s Office |
| Juan and Martha Colon | Geneva Hispanic Church of God |
| Megan Cortese | Family Counseling Service |
| Dr. Karen Fahy | GCSD |
| Lynn Freid | Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board |
| Jane Gerling | Success for Geneva’s Children |
| Jim Gerling | Success for Geneva’s Children |
| Sage Gerling | Cornell AgriTech |
| Amie Hendrix* | Geneva City Manager |
| Beth Kesel | Finger Lakes Times |
| Sarah Kirk* | HWS Colleges Provost |
| Lorraine Kniffley | GCSD Head Start |
| Chris Lavin | Geneva Community Center/Geneva Boys and Girls Club |
| Lucile Mallard | NAACP |
| Val Mallard | Geneva Housing Authority |
| Dr. Alejandra Molina | HWS Colleges, Intercultural Affairs |
| Kelley Monson | GCSD Board of Education |
| Dr. Susan Pliner | HWS Colleges, Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Chris Smart * | Cornell AgriTech |
| Frank Sykes | Geneva Public Library |
| Lara Turbide | Finger Lakes Health |
| Dr. Carol Urbaitis* | FLCC, Enrollment Management |
| Mark Venuti* | Town of Geneva, and Heaton and Venuti, LLP |
| Cathy Williams | HWS Colleges, Communications |
| Bo Wright* | GCSD Superintendent |
| Backbone Staff | |
| Heather Mills | Geneva 2030 Director |
| Laurie Bennett | Geneva 2030 Data Manager |
| Peter Budmen | HWS Colleges, CCESL, Geneva 2030 action team support |
| Katie Flowers* | HWS Colleges, CCESL, Geneva Education Foundation |
| Action Team Leaders | |
| Nadia Harvieux | HWS Colleges, Finger Lakes Institute (STEAM Action Team Leader) |
| May Farnsworth | HWS Colleges, Hispanic Studies (Bi-Lingual Education Success Action Team Leader) |
| Jeanine Eckenrode | FLCC, Geneva Campus (College and Careeer Action Team Co-leader) |
| Greg Baker | GCSD, Geneva High School (College and Career Action Team Co-leader) |
| Jen Morris | Success for Geneva's Children (Birth to Kindergarten Action Team Co-Leader) |
| Shelle Basilio-Murray | HWS Colleges, Campus Life (Birth to KindergartenAction Team Co-Leader) |
| Jackie Augustine | BluePrint Geneva (Food Justice Action Team Leader) |
| Peter Budmen | HWS Colleges, CCESL (Literacy Action Team Co-Leader) |
| Kirra Guard | University at Albany, OSE Technical Assistance Partnership for Academics (Literacy Action Team Co-Leader) |
| Shana Toner | Community Parent (Parent and Community Connections Action Team Leader) |
Geneva City Schools continues to demonstrate progress on our district priorities: safe, positive learning environments; equity and inclusion; and academic achievement.
…We are not where we need to be — behaviors continue to be a challenge, and our test scores will have to keep improving if we intend to follow through on our mission statement — but things are moving in the right direction, and we are committed to the work.
– Bo Wright, GCSD superintendent & Geneva 2030 executive board member
Although I have not lived in Geneva since 1971, a few years back I was inspired to look into ways I could help Geneva continue to thrive. Geneva 2030 caught my attention given its focus on Geneva’s youth.
I thought that if the community could focus its collective efforts improving the opportunities for Geneva’s youth, the whole community would thrive. And a vision for Geneva started to develop for me. I envisioned a connected community, knitting together the diverse folks that make up Geneva. Individuals and organizations, through Geneva 2030, would have a way to collaborate and work on something bigger than themselves or their organization.
I could see Geneva 2030 playing a key part in the Geneva community, responding to those in need with little opportunity and resources; and committed to the thriving of all youth, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or socioeconomic status.
– Dr. Phil Breitfeld, donor & Geneva 2030 executive board member
I am glad I got to stay in Geneva because after four years of exploring all that it has to offer and working with community organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, having a student placement at Geneva High School, and getting to know Geneva community members, I grew love for the relationships that were built here.
…I got to discover the gem that Geneva is. I hope that all students get to share their passions and discover who they are meant to become whether they choose their avenue to be higher education or not.
– Jonathan Garcia, HWS graduate, AmeriCorps VISTA, and GCSD math teacher
I chose to stay and teach in Geneva City School District because of the Geneva community. I have been connected to the Geneva community since my first year on Hobart and William Smith’s campus, first through Girl Scouts and then through tutoring and teaching.
Furthermore, as someone who speaks Spanish as a second language, I love that there’s the chance to connect with such a strong latinx community in Geneva. I happily accepted a job as the 5th grade dual language teacher at North Street and plan to stick around. I hope to strengthen my connection with the community and continue to connect with my students as they discover all the incredible things that they’re capable of.
– Karina Connolly, dual-language. Spanish teacher, North Street Elementary School