Leadership
Distribution Committee
Mark Handelman (Chair)
Cornelia Hume
Dr. Grace Jorgensen
Thomas O. Maggs
Dr. Walter L. Robb
Sarah J. Schermerhorn
Herbert L. Shultz
Distribution (Grants) Committee
Community leaders serve on the Foundation's Distribution, or Grants, Committee, ensuring that funding goes to address current need and community priorities. The Foundation is fortunate to have an extraordinarily talented and dedicated group of individuals serving on this key Committee. Pictured from left: (back row) Herbert Shultz, Mark Handelman, Walter Robb; (front row) Connie Hume, Sarah Schermerhorn, Dr. Grace Jorgensen, Robert Cushing.
Appointed Officers:
Robert A. Carreau, Secretary
Robert T. Cushing, Treasurer
Appointing Authority:
Dr. Stephen Ainlay – President, Union College
Lisa Jackson – Chief Volunteer Officer, United Way of Schenectady County
Martin Finn – Chair of the Board, Chamber of Commerce
Distribution Committee Bios
Mark Handelman, Chair, is a retired executive and commercial real estate broker currently involved in real estate investments. Mark serves on the boards of St. Clare's Hospital, United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and the Daughters of Sarah Senior Community Foundation. His many volunteer commitments include hands-on activities as a volunteer reading coach at Paige Elementary School and a patient-family volunteer with Community Hospice, where he served as president of the board.
Cornelia Hume's volunteer activities and part-time work keep her deeply involved in the Schenectady community. Her dedication has enriched the Schenectady Museum, the Annie Schaffer Senior Center, Schenectady Girls Club and the Schenectady County Community College. She is a board member of Schenectady Girls Club, Proctor's Theatre, Old Songs and the Lake Pleasant/Sacandaga Association. She was awarded the Dewitt Clinton Masonic Award for Outstanding Community Service.
Dr. Grace Jorgensen is synonymous with women's health in the Capital Region. She was the director and owner of Bellevue Woman's Hospital from 1959 to 2001. For those 42 years, Dr. Jorgensen served with no compensation, as did her mother, a nurse, who founded the Hospital for Women 28 years earlier. She is also founder of Woman's HealthCare Group, LLC and Bellevue Woman's Health, and established The Bellevue Research Foundation, Inc. in 1991.
Thomas O. Maggs is president of Maggs & Associates, a business insurance brokerage located in Schenectady. A graduate of Sage Junior College and RPI, Mr. Maggs has been involved in many community organizations as a trustee or board member, such as Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Rensselaerville Institute, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Albany College of Pharmacy, Oakwood Cemetery, Bard College Music Festival, Sage College of Albany and Aviation Pioneers of New England.
Dr. Walter L. Robb retired after leading the GE Research & Development Center in Niskayuna. Robb's decisions to pursue more advanced CT and MRI designs permitted GE to dominate both modalities in a highly competitive battle. Retired, Dr. Robb is now active as a mentor, board member and investor in start-up companies. He is co-founder of U-Start, Schenectady's high-tech incubator and is on the boards of the Schenectady Museum and Proctor's Theatre. Also important to him is his work with the Double H Ranch, a camp for seriously ill children.
Sarah J. Schermerhorn is a dedicated volunteer who gives her time to a number of organizations. She is chair of the Ellis Hospital Board of Trustees and a member of the Ellis Hospital Foundation Board. Additionally, she is on the Board of Governors of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State. She has served on the boards of the Visiting Nurse Service Association of Schenectady County, Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, and Oak Hill School (for emotionally disturbed children) in Glenville.
Herbert L. Shultz, former president and chief operating officer of Fenimore Asset Management, shares his expertise with a wide range of organizations in the Capital Region. He has served on the boards of Capital Repertory Theater, Parsons Child and Family Center and the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Shultz is a member of the advisory board of The Community Foundation of Capital Region's Health Committee and a board member of the Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar, Inc and Proctor's Theatre.
Non-voting officers:
Robert A. Carreau, Secretary, is president of Outcomes Work, LLC, which provides comprehensive resource investment consulting services to corporations, foundations, estate planners and nonprofit organizations. He formerly served as president of United Way of Schenectady County.
Robert T. Cushing, Treasurer, is the chief financial officer of TrustCo Bank Corp New York and Trustco Bank. Prior to joining Trustco in 1994, he was a partner at KPMG Peat Marwick.