Leadership

Herbert L. Shultz, Jr., Chair, former president and chief operating officer of Fenimore Asset Management, shares his expertise with a wide range of organizations in the captial 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., 15-Love and Proctor's Theatre.

Dr. Gabriel J. Basil is retired after serving for 17 years as president of Schenectady County Community College. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including United Way of Schenectady County and the Schenectady Free Health Clinic (Volunteer Physicians Program).

Mark Handelman is a retired executive and commercial real estate broker. He has served on the boards of St. Clare's Hospital, United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and the Daughters of Sarah Senior Community Foundation. He is a volunteer reading coach at Paige Elementary School and a patient-family volunteer with Community Hospice, where he served as president of the board.

Jennifer Kenneally chairs the Foundation's Audit Committee. During her professional career, she served as Vice President and Treasurer of the Golub Corporation with responsibility for all treasury functions of the company. Her community involvement includes the City Mission of Schenectady and the Schenectady Rotary. Ms. Kenneally is an alumnus of Siena College (1985) with a B.S. in Finance.

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.

Dr. Walter L. Robb retired after leading the GE Research & Development Center in Niskayuna. Dr. Robb's decisions to pursue more advanced CT and MRI designs permitted GE to dominate both modalities in a highly competitive battle. 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 Proctor's Theatre and the Double H Ranch, a camp for seriously ill children.

Sarah J. Schermerhorn is a dedicated community volunteer who gives her time to a number of organizations. She serves on the Ellis Hospital Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State. She has also served on the boards of the Visiting Nurse Service Association of Schenectady County, Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, and Oak Hill School in Glenville.

Non-voting officers:

Robert A. Carreau, Executive Director, has had a distinguished career in the field of grant-making and community change. Carreau joined the Foundation in 1992 as Secretary to the Distribution Committee. He formerly served as president of United Way of Schenectady County, and as a consultant has advised corporations and foundations on their strategic philanthropy programs. His volunteer activities have included the Community AIDS Partnership of the Capital Region, Rotary, Empire State Youth Orchestra and the Arts Center of the Capital Region.

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. Bob serves on the boards of Albany Medical Center and Siena College, where he is Chairman.

Michael Ozimek, Assistant Treasurer, is vice president for accounting at Trustco Bank.