Erie Canalway - about-us - Who We Are

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	about us: Who we are Two organizations, one purpose: The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund work in partnership to preserve our extraordinary heritage, to promote the Corridor as a world class tourism destination, and to foster vibrant communities connected by the waterway. The Power of Public-Private Partnership Created by Congress in 2000, the federally-appointed Erie Canalway Commission is tasked with managing activities of the National Heritage Corridor. It receives financial support and technical assistance through the National Park Service, subject to annual Congressional appropriations. The Heritage Fund is a 501c3 nonprofit that raises funds for and assists in carrying out the work of the Commission. By leveraging public funds with private dollars, the Heritage Fund enables the National Heritage Corridor to take on larger, more far reaching projects and to achieve greater results.
	2013 Corridor Commission OFFICERS Chair Judith Schmidt-Dean, Schuylerville Vice Chair Russell Andrews, Syracuse Secretary Alan Vincent, Little Falls Treasurer Peter Welsby, Amherst Ex Officio Dennis Reidenbach, Secretary of the Interior Designee COMMISSIONERS Barbara B. Blanchard, Ithaca Clinton Brown, Buffalo Victoria W. Daly, Palmyra Jonathan Daniels, Oswego James Farr, Rochester Anthony Giardina, NYS Department of State Thomas X. Grasso, Rochester Carol B. Greenough, Whitehall Marilyn Higgins, Syracuse Mary E. Ivey, NYS Department of Transportation William “Sam” B. Hoyt III, Empire State Development Corporation Matthew A. Morgan, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets Robert A. McNary, Empire State Development Corporation Mark L. Peckham, NYS Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Robert Shibley, Buffalo Pieter W. Smeenk, Fairport Peter J. Snyder, NYS Department of Transportation Brian Stratton, NYS Canal Corporation Honorable Ann Thane, Amsterdam Christopher T. Walsh, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Peter Wiles Jr., Macedon Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Board OFFICERS Chair Thomas D. Blanchard, Buffalo Vice Chair Robert Elliott, Croton-on Hudson Secretary Kimberly M. Seager, Oswego Treasurer Lee De Amicis, Syracuse BOARD OF DIRECTORS Russell S. Andrews, Syracuse Kent Barwick, New York City Robert G. McDonnell, Buffalo Paul Neureuter, East Amherst D. Kenneth Patton, New York City David S. Sampson, Troy Judith Schmidt-Dean, Schuylerville Alan N. Vincent, Little Falls Peter J. Welsby, Youngstown ADVISORY COMMITTEE John Winthrop Aldrich, Albany, NY Thomas F. Judson Jr., Rochester, NY Dan Mullan, Buffalo, NY Nicholas S. Winslow, Pasadena, CA



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	Commission & Board Meeting
	Annual Meeting & Heritage Award Presentations June 26, 2013 10 am - 1 pm Central NY, Location TBD RSVP: Diane Jennings, 518-237-7000, ext. 207
	The Commission and Heritage Fund Board meet quarterly to plan and direct activities. The public is welcome to attend.
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