Board of Directors
Candace Cima (Founder and President) – Former owner of Horizon Villages Senior Housing Community in Ithaca, New York. She previously spent six years on the board of Hospicare and Palliative Care Services and is a past board member of the Auxiliary Board of Cayuga Medical Center. ccima@aol.com
Linda P. Wagenet (Vice-President) is a Senior Extension Associate at Cornell in the Department of Development Sociology. Her research interests focus on environment and community, i.e., how citizens can fit into environmental management. Currently, she is on the Water Resources Council of Tompkins County and the Technical Committee of the Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization. She is a past Board member and past President of the Board of Hospicare and Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County, presently serving on the Development Committee of that organization. LPW2@Cornell.edu
Laura Salter - Laura Salter is Associate Director of Cornell University's Center for Technology Licensing. Managing technology for Cornell's Ithaca Campus,Weill Cornell Medical Colleges, Cornell Tech and New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. ljc14850@gmail.com
Marilyn Gray - served 33 years as a ICSD teacher, a church deacon and a PEO member. During retirement, she’s developed and organized monthly programs for both the Ithaca Garden Club and the Campus Club at Cornell. marilyngrayny@gmail.com
Robert Hesson, MD - Nephrologist associated with Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, New York. 39 years of experience in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. rahmd@twcny.rr.com
Gregory Rudgers - taught in impoverished public schools for 30 years where he became well acquainted with people with needs. gregoryrud@aol.com
Elizabeth Hesson - Long experience as a professional caregiver as a nurse in dialysis service. ehesson1@twcny.rr.com
Stanley Biskup, Jr. - Manager of Horizon Villages Senior Housing Community for seventeen years. Active volunteer with Boy Scouts of America and Parent Teacher Organizations. Stan is very familiar with both the physical and emotional needs of the elderly the young." stanvillages@aol.com
Nina Miller is retired as Executive Director of the Hospicecare and Palliative Care Services ot Tompkins County. Prior to that she served as Interim Director of Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County; and served as Executive Director of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services. nkmiller39@gmail.com