Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN ORANGE COUNTY THROUGH LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPACES, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WATER CONSERVATION, CULTURAL AFFAIRS, HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND ADVOCACY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY.
PLACEMAKING:PLACEMAKING IS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SPACES. IT INVOLVES LOOKING AT, LISTENING TO AND ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN A PARTICULAR SPACE TO DETERMINE THEIR NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS. THE PLACEMAKING PROGRAM INVOLVES MEETING WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS A WALKING TOUR OF THE AREA TO LEARN ABOUT THE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES FACED. EACH SPRING THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION HOSTS A PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE HUDSON VALLEY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CREATING QUALITY "PLACES". SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WANTING TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN 2019, OUR PLACEMAKING TOURS AND CONFERENCE WERE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 80 PEOPLE.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDY:THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO RESEARCH AND WRITE A STUDY ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES FACED IN OUR REGION. CITIZENS FOUNDATION STAFF ATTENDED MEETINGS, MET WITH LOCAL COMPANIES, CONDUCTED RESEARCH, AND WROTE AN IN-DEPTH REPORT DETAILING CHALLENGES AND PROVIDING SOLUTIONS ON WAYS ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN MEET WORKFORCE NEEDS. SINCE THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED, THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION HAS SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME PUBLICIZING THE RESULTS THROUGH MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND SPEAKING TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. SHOULD THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY BE ADOPTED, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS WORK.
EXPLORING ORANGE COUNTY SERIES: THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION OFFERED A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO ENGAGE THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES. IN FEBRUARY, WE HELD AN ADOPT A PET EVENT; IN MAY, WE OFFERED A BIKE RIDE ALONG THE ORANGE COUNTY HERITAGE TRAIL; IN JUNE, A HIKE OF SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN WAS PLANNED, IN JULY, WE HELD A KAYAK EVENT ON WICKHAM LAKE IN WARWICK, NY. IN NOVEMBER, WE OFFERED A SEMINAR ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF OPEN SPACE. ABOUT 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS. ALL WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nancy Proyect | PRESIDENT | 40 | $65,298 |
| Christina Laperle | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Michael Flynn | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Dean | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jay Brisman | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Greg Debuck | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Kristine Young | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Schuster | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Groskin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Danielle Farrell | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Janette Mckay | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Bonnie Croskey | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Carola | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ross Winglovitz | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Mack | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lia Fierro | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Edward Diana | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dominic Cordisco | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Louis Heimbach | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Justin Rider | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gaynor Rosenstein | VICE-CHAIR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Honorable Michael Sweeton | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Marchione | TREASURER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Andrea Nilon | CHAIR-ELECT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Stuart Turner | CHAIR | 0.75 | $0 |
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