Board of Directors


The Community Foundation's Board of Directors consists of active community leaders, who exemplify volunteerism, philanthropy, and community service. Many the decisions the Foundation Board makes have a direct impact on the good of the community.

To read our Board of Directors biographies please click on their pictures.


The Community Foundation's Board of Directors consists of active community leaders, who exemplify volunteerism, philanthropy, and community service. Many the decisions the Foundation Board makes have a direct impact on the good of the community.

To read our Board of Directors biographies please click on their pictures.


 

Lyman A. Buck III
Stephen J. Wright
Bridget B. Johnson
Kristy B. Zabrodsky
Michael C. Bird
Jennifer Harkness
Denise R. Jones
Anna M. Jochum
Michael D. Metzger
Pamela Stelmach
Jonathan P. Taber



Lyman A. Buck III
President

Banking Relationship Manager and Senior Vice-President with KeyBank, N.A.; earned bachelor's degree in economics from LeMoyne College; serves as a director and officer of CODI, Inc.; former Chair of the American Red Cross of Chautauqua County; Director and officer of New York-Pennsylvania Blood Region Board; Director of the Seneca Nation Mortgage Board; a member of Finance Committee of The Resource Center; and member of Blood Facilities, Chautauqa County Chapter Committee.



Steven J. Wright
Vice President

Attorney at Law with Wright, Wright, and Hampton; graduate cum laude from Allegheny College with a law degree from Albany Law School; Director for the Sunset Hill Cemetery Association; active in the Jamestown Bar Association; YMCA; County Tennis League; Fenton History Center; Lakewood Rod & Gun Club; Sportsmen's Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church.



Bridget B. Johnson
Secretary

Community Relations Coordinator for Jamestown Community College; graduate of Wells College; former editor, The Westfield Republican; former board member, Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and Chautauqua Area Girl Scout Council; member, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.



Kristy B. Zabrodsky
Treasurer

Shareholder and Certified Public Accountant with the accounting firm of Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro PC; graduate of Jamestown Community College and Miami University; JCC Foundation Board; Gebbie Foundation Board; and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. 

Michael C. Bird

Originally from California, Mike is Publisher of The Post-Journal and Regional Publisher for The Post-Journal, Dunkirk Observer, Warren Times Observer and Westfield Republican Publications in 2006.  Mike is involved in the Rotary Club of Jamestown, YMCA of Jamestown, Southern Chautauqua United Travel Soccer and New York State Publishers Association.

Jennifer Harkness

Jennifer is the Senior Vice Pres./Senior District Executive of Northwest Savings Bank/Jamestown Savings Bank.  Her affiliations include:  Rotary Club of Jamestown, Jamestown Strategic Planning & Partnerships Commission, DJDC, Jamestown Renaissance Corp., United Way of Southern Chautauqua and the Gebbie Foundation Community Committee.

Denise R. Jones

Denise, born and raised in Jamestown, is the Chief Operating Officer of The Resource Center.  She holds membership in the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Treasurer; TRC Foundation; Filling the Gap; Team Services; New  Vision Services; Connections, Inc.; Community Inclusion, Inc.; and Chautauqua Resources.

 



Anna M. Jochum

NYS Court Interpreter (Spanish) for all courts - based at Chautauqua Family Court; Jamestown Community College adjunct faculty; SUNY College at Fredonia magna cum laude graduate; Masters Degree in Education from same institution; former board member on the YWCA of Jamestown and the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony.



Michael D. Metzger

Chief Financial Officer for ACU-RITE Companies, Inc. in Jamestown; earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. Bonaventure University and a MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology; The Resource Center Board member and member of the M&T Bank Advisory Council; Past Chairman fo the Red Cross Board; past United Way Campaign Chairman and Board President; served 3 terms on the Bemus Point Central School Board.

Pamela Stelmach

Pamela is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Allied Alarm Services, Inc.  She belongs to the Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM serving as a Board Member; Chautauqua Leadership  Network, Board of Directors; and Bemus Point United Methodist Church, Administrative Board, Staff Parish Relations Committee and Capital Campaign Committee.



Jonathon P. Taber

Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP in Jamestown; Graduated from Oxford University in 1994; Graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University in 1995; Received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1998; presently Board member and chairman of the Pearl City Lyceum; member of the Chautauqua Leadership Network; member of the American, New York State, and Jamestown Bar Associations; formerly a Board member for the Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Center.