Board of Trustees

A Board of Trustees has governed the Wood Library Association since its founding. The board meets the fourth Monday of the month at Wood Library at 5 PM. Meetings are open to the public and are listed on the Wood Library Calendar.

2013 Meeting Dates: January 28, February 25, March 25, April 29, May 20, June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23, October 28, November 25, December 23.

Board Activities: Annual Fund Drive, Fundraising, Staff Appreciation Party.

Minutes: February 2013 – January 2013 –May 2012 –April 2012 – March 2012 – February 2012 – January 2012 – December 2011

Wood Library Trustees:

President:
Paul Bringewatt (Term 2008-2013)
Email: pbwatt@rochester.rr.com
Paul Bringewatt has been on the library board since 2007. He has worked in local government in Canandaigua and Rochester. Paul is retired from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the University of Pennsylvania.

Vice President:
Peggy Kane (Term: 2007-2015)
Email: peggykane@frontier.com
Peggy Kane was born in Connecticut.  She taught school in Brazil, Portugal, SUNY College at Brockport, and was a Professor of Counseling and College Therapist at Genesee Community College for 17 years. Peter and Peggy have lived in Canandaigua since 1995.  They have four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. They consistently support Wood through the Annual Fund, Capital Campaign, and with lifetime Friends’ memberships. Peggy is active in community organizations: President of Canandaigua Botanical Society; founder and Board member of Ontario/Yates Fund for Women; President of Seeking Common Ground (programs- Herb Haven and Farm to Cafeteria); Thompson Guild lifetime member; and Gleaners’ Community Kitchen Board member.

Treasurer:
Jim Terwilliger (Term 2007-2015)
Email: jptjpt@aol.com
Jim Terwilliger is a fourth-generation Canandaiguan and a 1961 graduate of Canandaigua Academy. He received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and had a 30-year career as a scientist and research manager in the Kodak Research Laboratories. Following retirement from Kodak, he earned his Certified Financial Planner® credentials. For the past 10 years, he has worked as a personal financial planner at Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Company where he is a vice president and financial planning manager. Jim has served over the past 30 years as a member or officer on a number of local not-for-profit boards. He currently is the treasurer and Finance Committee chair of the Wood Library Board. He is also an elected member of Canandaigua City Council, Council president, and chair of the Finance Committee. Jim is married to Ellen Coyne from Avon, NY, and has two daughters, Catherine and Cheryl, and a granddaughter, Rose.

Secretary:
Adrienne Kantz (Term 2011-2013)
Email: agkantz@gmail.com
Adrienne Kantz is a graduate of Eisenhower College and SUNY Buffalo Law School.  Ms. Kantz has worked in law firms in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Since moving to Canandaigua in 1994, she has served on boards of several local organizations, including Canandaigua Montessori School, United Church, ONYA, Voices of Experience, and Wood Library. During her time on the Wood Library Board, she has served on the Executive, Development, Finance, Audit, Fundraising and Long-Term Planning Committees. Her term ends in 2013.

Trustee:
Peter Blackwood (Term 2012-2014)
Email: peter@blackwoodphoto.com
Peter Blackwood joined the library board in January 2012. Peter worked as an RN specializing in psychiatry at Strong Memorial Hospital for over 30 years.  Since retiring in 2011, Peter has dedicated time to his alternate career in photography by starting his business, Blackwood Photography. He specializes in nature and landscape as well as events and weddings. Peter has taught digital photography classes at the library for several years.  He also holds the volunteer position of ‘Exhibit Curator’ at the library, coordinating with local artists to display month-long exhibitions of fine art in the Ewing Community Room.  Peter and his family have lived in Canandaigua for the past 14 years. Peter and his wife Tina have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Trustee:
Meg (Margaret) Ewing (Term: 2010-2015)
Email: megewing@rochester.rr.com
Meg Ewing grew up in Auburn, New York, and left for New England to attend Smith College and graduate school at the University of Massachusetts. In 1988, she returned to the Finger Lakes with her young family.  Almost immediately Meg began a “career” of volunteering with a variety of nonprofit organizations, including a 13-year stint with the Finger Lakes Land Trust. She joined the Board of Wood Library in 2010 because she recognized an opportunity to work closely with an outstanding group of people – staff and trustees – who believe, as she does, that a library is not merely an asset, but a crucial component of an interesting, vibrant, and caring community.

Trustee:
John A. Fayko (Term: 2005-2013)
Email: jafayko@hotmail.com
John A. Fayko arrived in Rochester from New York City in 1960 to become part of the architectural field office of Victor Gruen Associates. VGA was responsible for designing Midtown Plaza, the first downtown enclosed mall in the nation. Upon completion of Midtown, Mr Fayko decided to stay in Rochester.  He opened his own architectural firm, where he was a principal until he retired from full-time practice in 2004. Mr Fayko still provides architectural services on a limited basis. He and his wife Anne (who was born in Canandaigua) moved into a year-round house that they designed on the east side of Canandaigua Lake. Along with his other numerous activities, Mr. Fayko feels fortunate to have become a trustee of Wood Library.

Trustee:
Caroline Gray (Term: 2010-2015)
Email: cehgray@yahoo.com
Caroline Gray has her 14-digit library card number memorized and has occasionally maxed-out her book limit while visiting the library. She made her best friends attending Story Time and is a fervent library supporter. Mrs. Gray graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and Cornell University. She lives in Canandaigua with her husband and two sons.
 

Trustee:
Scott Mackey (Term 2012-2014)
Email: scott@escentedcandle.com
Scott Mackey is a graduate of Andrews University.  He worked in education, publishing, finance, health insurance and event staffing before starting Wick-edly Sent Soap & Candle Co. in 2003. In 2005 he and his business partner moved Wick-edly Sent to Canandaigua.  Scott quickly became an active member in the community by serving on the Downtown Canandaigua Merchant Association.  Currently, he serves on the Canandaigua Business Improvement Board and Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce.

Trustee:
Kelly Meath (Term 2012-2014)
Email: kellymeath@gmail.com
Kelly Diver Meath, a life-long resident of Canandaigua, has been a Wood Library cardholder nearly all her life. She remembers visiting the library in what is now the Ontario County Historical Society building. Her love of reading can be traced back to hours spent in the children’s section reading Beatrix Potter books. A Purdue graduate, she joined  the Board of Trustees in 2012, bringing experience volunteering with Ontario County ARC, teaching part-time at FLCC, and serving in numerous capacities at the First Congregational Church. She is married to Brian and has two children, Allison and Kyle. She also serves as a puppy raiser for Canine Companions.

Trustee:
Lindsay Pennise (Term 2013-2015)
Email: lpennise@rochester.rr.com
Lindsay Pennise grew up in Canandaigua.  She has a BFA from Rochester Iinstitute of Technology.  After working with an architecture firm in Rochester for six years, Lindsay became a real estate agent for Nothnagle Realtors until she decided to stay home to raise her three young children.  The Wood Library was an important part of Lindsay’s youth, and it has been fun watching her own children experience the same adventures and curiosity the library gave her.  In her free time Lindsay enjoys working on old homes, running, and spending time with her family.

Trustee:
Kathy Rayburn (Term 2012-2014)
Email: rayburnkathy@gmail.com
Kathy Rayburn was born in Canandaigua and spent her childhood in both New York and Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Wisconsin, followed by a move to Chicago where she worked in sales management for over 25 years. Returning to Canandaigua in 2009, Kathy shares a family commitment to Canandaigua and the vibrancy of its institutions.

Trustee:
Rick (Richard) Richmond (Term 2013-2015)
Email: richard.david.richmond@gmail.com
Rick Richmond has been a Canandaigua resident for seven years. He is a semi-retired specialist in scientific business development. Rick was a co-founder of SiMPore, Diffinity Genomics, STS Biopolymers, Panorama Plastics, Gradient Lens, Microdispersions, Fairfield Cosmetics, and Medisperse. He has a BS from St. Lawrence University and  MBA and MS from the University of Rochester. Rick is a member of the advisory board of the University of Buffalo Center for Advanced Technology and Excell Partners investment fund and a founding member of the Rochester Angel Network. He is a past member of the University of Rochester Libraries’ Advisory Council, past Director of the Health Care Industry Association and past President of the Rochester High Technology Business Council. He enjoys kayaking, sailing, skiing, traveling, and especially, reading.

Trustee:
Anne Smith (Term 2012-2014)
Email:  rsmith02@rochester.rr.com
A multi-generational native of Canandaigua, Anne Smith graduated from Canandaigua Academy and earned her BS/RN degree from Syracuse University.  She and her husband, Rod, lived in Pittsford for 40 years, and it was there that they raised their three sons, Eric (Amy), Dana (Molly), and Jared (Daniela). Anne has been involved with many volunteer organizations and has served on the boards of: Pittsford Central School PTSA, Junior League of Rochester, Pittsford Chamber of Commerce, and the Pittsford Merchants Association. Professionally, she has worked as a school nurse-teacher and as a pediatric office nurse. For 20 years she was owner and buyer of The Toy Soldier specialty toy store, first in Pittsford and later in Fairport. Since moving back to Canandaigua in 2007, Anne has served on the Board of the Salvation Army and has been on committees for Arts at the Gardens and Chairperson for Wood, Wine, and Song for the library. She is enjoying her retirement, which has allowed her more time to spend with her granddaughters, Eloise and Corrina, and her extended family.  Anne also enjoys quilting, reading, renewing former friendships and meeting many new friends in Canandaigua.

Trustee:
Jeff Twombly (Term: 2005-2013)
Email: jtwombly@rochester.rr.com
Jeff Twombly has been involved with Wood Library since shortly after he and his family moved to Canandaigua in 2000. In the early years, he and his family used the library as a rich source of books and movies. Jeff has served on the library board since 2005. During his tenure, he has been elected to terms as vice president and president and has served on the Finance, Coordinating, and Audit Committees. He owns Rail Safety Consulting, LLC, an engineering company in Pittsford.  His business keeps him traveling a good deal.  Jeff resides in Canandaigua with his wife, Laurie, and his two sons, Ryan and Ben.