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FLCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 2005
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (Jan. 11, 2005)- The Board of Trustees at Finger Lakes Community College recently held their election of officers for the year 2005. Re-elected were: Robert Belmont of Canandaigua, chair; Robert Griswold of Phelps, vice chair; and Anne Galbraith of Canandaigua, secretary.
"As officers of the Board, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Griswold, and Ms. Galbraith have each demonstrated commitment to student welfare and improving the quality of education," said Dr. Daniel T. Hayes, president of FLCC. "Their leadership and stewardship of the financial resources of the College serve the residents of Ontario County and the Finger Lakes region well."
Belmont became a member of the FLCC Board of Trustees in 1997, serving as secretary from 1999 - 2001, vice chair in 2002 and 2003, and chair in 2004. He was the Unit Director of Information Systems and Operations at Eastman Kodak Company, where he worked for 34 years. He received his bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Toronto, and served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
Belmont is a current member of the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is a past member of the Ontario County Industrial Development Agency, and the Board of Directors of F. F. Thompson Hospital. Belmont was Ontario County Supervisor for the Town of Richmond from 1980-1985 and again from 1988-1993, serving as vice chair for the Board in 1985 and in 1988. Additionally, he was appointed interim Richmond Town Supervisor in 2002.
Griswold is currently chairman of Ontario Telephone Company, Inc. and the Trumansburg Telephone Company. He has been a member of the FLCC Board of Trustees since 1999, serving as secretary in 2002 and 2003, and vice chair in 2004. He currently serves as the Trustee liaison to the FLCC Foundation. He also serves as a member of the Board of the Ontario County Industrial Development Agency.
A few of his past activities include: chairman of the Board of the Ontario County Industrial Development Agency, chairman and board member of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the Rochester area; chairman and board member of Finger Lakes Long Term Care Insurance Company; chairman and board member of the New York State Telecommunications Association, Inc.; member of the Board of Directors of the Deposit Telephone Company, Inc.; president of the Empire Chapter Independent Telephone Pioneers; member of the Regional Advisory Board of Fleet Bank; member of the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation Board of Directors; trustee of the Village of Clifton Springs; and president of Clifton Springs YMCA.
Griswold is a graduate of Clifton Springs Central School and received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College. He received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force Reserve with the rank of captain.
Galbraith, a member of the Board since 2000, served as secretary in 2004. She presently serves as Trustee liaison to the FLCC Alumni Association.
She is currently an attorney specializing in family law, in particular the representation of children. She opened her own practice in Canandaigua in 1991. In 2001, Galbraith received the Hon. Michael F. Dillon Award for Outstanding Representation of Children in the Seventh Judicial District. Previously, she was vice president and senior attorney for Chase Lincoln First Bank. She also held several positions at Lincoln First Bank, such as assistant vice president and assistant counsel as well as staff attorney.
Galbraith received her juris doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law and her bachelor's degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
She is a member of the New York State and Yates County Bar Associations. She is a past president of the Ontario County Bar Association, and previously served in other positions in that Association. Galbraith is past chairperson of the South Bristol Zoning Board of Appeals. She has volunteered extensively in the Canandaigua schools and at church.
Other FLCC Board of Trustee members include William A. Bigham and Jeffrey A. Friend of Canandaigua; Harry G. Burt of Geneva; Dr. Karen Davison Blazey of Farmington; Gen. Charles P. McCausland of Hall; Donald I. Wickham of Victor; and James Bryant (Student Trustee) of Lyons.
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