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Trustees
Elizabeth Pedersen, President
Janet D'Amato, Acting President John D’Amato, Vice President Emil DiLollo, Vice President Thomas Milton, Jr., Secretary Michael L. McClain, Treasurer Lawson Brigham William Y. Clark III D. Jean Dickerson Frank Emmett KathleenGooding Lily Hoffman Belle Lareau Stephanie Lebowitz Martin Levenstein Jonathan Smith Phyllis Wallace |
Staff
Nanette Lawrenson, Executive Director
Nanette retired as Vice President for Tiffany & Co. to work as a consultant for not-for-profit organizations and specialized in strategic planning and capital campaign management. As VP for Tiffany & Co., she served on many not-for-profit boards and committees. In the past 20 years, Nanette has worked with more than 30 not-for-profit organizations with a variety of missions including cultural, schools, environmental, health and human services and houses of worship.
Photo by Meaghan Derby
Nanette retired as Vice President for Tiffany & Co. to work as a consultant for not-for-profit organizations and specialized in strategic planning and capital campaign management. As VP for Tiffany & Co., she served on many not-for-profit boards and committees. In the past 20 years, Nanette has worked with more than 30 not-for-profit organizations with a variety of missions including cultural, schools, environmental, health and human services and houses of worship.
Photo by Meaghan Derby
Laura Colfer, Bookkeeper
Laura has a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Dowling College and over 15 years’ experience working with local businesses on the North Fork. She also works as a full-time Teacher’s Assistant at Tuckahoe Common School District in Southhampton. Laura grew up in Lake Grove, New York, and summered on both the South and North Forks. She dreamed of moving to the area full-time, and in 2003 that dream became a reality when she moved to Greenport with her husband and two children, Shannon and Aidan. She loves to cook and offers catering services to family and friends. She is passionate about gardening, cans local produce, and enjoys making her own soap and herbal pillows.
Laura has a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Dowling College and over 15 years’ experience working with local businesses on the North Fork. She also works as a full-time Teacher’s Assistant at Tuckahoe Common School District in Southhampton. Laura grew up in Lake Grove, New York, and summered on both the South and North Forks. She dreamed of moving to the area full-time, and in 2003 that dream became a reality when she moved to Greenport with her husband and two children, Shannon and Aidan. She loves to cook and offers catering services to family and friends. She is passionate about gardening, cans local produce, and enjoys making her own soap and herbal pillows.
Cris DiOrio, Farmers' Market Manager
After graduating from the Shelter Island School, Cris volunteered for AmeriCorps in New Orleans where he helped build a community garden. He later enrolled at Middlebury College, and during his first year he helped develop a community group that built the Middlebury Area Community Garden (MACG). Cris was on the MACG Board for two years and the community garden still exists today.
After graduation from Middlebury, he moved back to New Orleans, planted his first personal garden and his gardening hobby took root as an obsession. He began living as an urban homesteader, planting an abundant vegetable garden, diverse orchard and raising chickens, ducks and geese. It was during this time he met Kelci McIntosh, his now girlfriend, who introduced him to flower gardening. As his urban living became more rural in nature, Cris began missing small town life and the changing of seasons, so he and Kelci moved back to Shelter Island in the spring of 2017. They planted a garden at their new home and quickly realized their love of gardening had transformed the way they lived, so they started a farm. Island Time Farm grows specialty cut flowers and local vegetables.
Cris is excited to join the Historical Society team as the new Havens Farmers' Market Manager, where he will put his love of food and knowledge of farming to good use.
After graduating from the Shelter Island School, Cris volunteered for AmeriCorps in New Orleans where he helped build a community garden. He later enrolled at Middlebury College, and during his first year he helped develop a community group that built the Middlebury Area Community Garden (MACG). Cris was on the MACG Board for two years and the community garden still exists today.
After graduation from Middlebury, he moved back to New Orleans, planted his first personal garden and his gardening hobby took root as an obsession. He began living as an urban homesteader, planting an abundant vegetable garden, diverse orchard and raising chickens, ducks and geese. It was during this time he met Kelci McIntosh, his now girlfriend, who introduced him to flower gardening. As his urban living became more rural in nature, Cris began missing small town life and the changing of seasons, so he and Kelci moved back to Shelter Island in the spring of 2017. They planted a garden at their new home and quickly realized their love of gardening had transformed the way they lived, so they started a farm. Island Time Farm grows specialty cut flowers and local vegetables.
Cris is excited to join the Historical Society team as the new Havens Farmers' Market Manager, where he will put his love of food and knowledge of farming to good use.
Yvonne Purcell, Education/Program Coordinator
Yvonne was born and raised on Shelter Island, graduated from the Shelter Island School and has a degree in Recreational Management from Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. She started her program coordinating career working for the Shelter Island Recreational Department. As Assistant Director of the Rec Department she was responsible for planning, implementing and supervising programs for all ages.
Yvonne later moved to Boston, where she worked as a Manager for Things Remembered. She was quickly promoted to Traveling Manager in the Boston area, where she reorganized and restored poorly preforming stores, improving profitability.
After moving back to Shelter Island, she began her 28-year career with Verizon in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Over the years she held a variety of positions, two of which included Outside Technician and Switching Technician, where she was responsible for work management in multiple offices. After retiring from Verizon, Yvonne had a successful career in real estate at M. Wein Realty.
She enjoys golf and was a volunteer trustee who also ran the Golf Shop at the Shelter Island Country Club for three years. She is a member of the Shelter Island Garden Club, very active in the Junior Garden Club and will become the Chair of the Junior Garden Club this fall.
Yvonne is excited about her new position at the Historical Society. Her family has a long history of working with the Historical Society, and she is eager to put her planning expertise to use to develop programs for community members of all ages.
Yvonne was born and raised on Shelter Island, graduated from the Shelter Island School and has a degree in Recreational Management from Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. She started her program coordinating career working for the Shelter Island Recreational Department. As Assistant Director of the Rec Department she was responsible for planning, implementing and supervising programs for all ages.
Yvonne later moved to Boston, where she worked as a Manager for Things Remembered. She was quickly promoted to Traveling Manager in the Boston area, where she reorganized and restored poorly preforming stores, improving profitability.
After moving back to Shelter Island, she began her 28-year career with Verizon in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Over the years she held a variety of positions, two of which included Outside Technician and Switching Technician, where she was responsible for work management in multiple offices. After retiring from Verizon, Yvonne had a successful career in real estate at M. Wein Realty.
She enjoys golf and was a volunteer trustee who also ran the Golf Shop at the Shelter Island Country Club for three years. She is a member of the Shelter Island Garden Club, very active in the Junior Garden Club and will become the Chair of the Junior Garden Club this fall.
Yvonne is excited about her new position at the Historical Society. Her family has a long history of working with the Historical Society, and she is eager to put her planning expertise to use to develop programs for community members of all ages.