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BOARD OF DIRECTORSJanet D'Amato, President
John D’Amato, Vice President Emil DiLollo, Vice President Thomas Milton, Jr., Secretary Michael L. McClain, Treasurer Lawson Brigham William Y. Clark III Frank Emmett Kathleen Gooding Lily Hoffman Stephanie Lebowitz Martin Levenstein Jonathan Smith |
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
Yvonne Purcell, Education/Program Coordinator
Yvonne was born and raised on Shelter Island, graduated from 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 Town of Shelter Island Recreation Department. As Assistant Director of the Recreation 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 performing 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, Inc. on Shelter Island. 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, and was very active with the Junior Garden Club. Yvonne's family has a long history with the Historical Society and she is thrilled to continue that connection. Photo by Robin Saidman. vitaledgeaid.org/robin-saidman/
Yvonne was born and raised on Shelter Island, graduated from 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 Town of Shelter Island Recreation Department. As Assistant Director of the Recreation 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 performing 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, Inc. on Shelter Island. 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, and was very active with the Junior Garden Club. Yvonne's family has a long history with the Historical Society and she is thrilled to continue that connection. Photo by Robin Saidman. vitaledgeaid.org/robin-saidman/
Alexandra M. Binder, Operations Manager
Moriah Moore, Education Researcher
Moriah moved to Shelter Island with her family shortly before graduating high school and spent her gap year working as a Circulation Assistant at the Shelter Island Public Library before going off to college at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. There, she worked in the university's library, primarily in the archives department where she solidified her love for archiving, history, and library science. She graduated with a BA in Computer Science in May 2019 and returned to Shelter Island the following October. After volunteering in the archives at the Shelter Island Historical Society for a few months, she was hired on to work as a researcher as well as to aid in the Living History Project. Moriah loves hiking, reading, and travel, and plans to set foot on all seven continents (of which she has visited four) before she turns 35. Photo by Robin Saidman. vitaledgeaid.org/robin-saidman/ |
Chris DiOrio, Havens Farmers' Market Manager
After graduating from Shelter Island School, Chris 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). Chris 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, Chris 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. Chris is excited to put his love of food and knowledge of farming to good use as Havens Farmers' Market Manager.
Photo by Robin Saidman. vitaledgeaid.org/robin-saidman/
After graduating from Shelter Island School, Chris 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). Chris 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, Chris 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. Chris is excited to put his love of food and knowledge of farming to good use as Havens Farmers' Market Manager.
Photo by Robin Saidman. vitaledgeaid.org/robin-saidman/
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 of Long Island. She also works as a full-time Teacher’s Assistant at Tuckahoe Common School District in Southampton. Laura grew up in Lake Grove, NY, 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 of Long Island. She also works as a full-time Teacher’s Assistant at Tuckahoe Common School District in Southampton. Laura grew up in Lake Grove, NY, 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.