Facilitation

Leadership Tompkins is faciltated by Susan Greener. She is a Business Development and Training Specialist for TC3.biz , a positon which allows her to coordinate the workforce training programs area businesses and organizations need to be successful.

Susan wants every Leadership Tompkins participant to have the best opportunity for personal, professional, and service success throughout their careers in Tompkins County. She endeavors to create a mix of experiential leadership learning, formal and informal networking, thought-provoking discussions, access to new experiences, and opportunities to have fun in our resource-rich community!

She encourages her participants to take responsibilty for their learning by being present in all senses of the word--by challenging, questioning, opening their minds, and by connecting with others in meaningful ways. The diversity of individuals that participate in Leadership Tompkins continues to inspire her.

 Advisory Board

The Leadership Tompkins Advisory Board members have many roles, but primarily they

• Advise the faciltator about current program topics, community issues, and resources
• Provide fiscal governance
• Assist in recruiting and selecting program participants
• Take part in program activities in order to network with program participants
• Help maintain Leadership Tompkins's relationship wtih alumni
• Act as ambassadors for Leadership Tompkins in the community

Advisory Board Members

Gary Stewart, Chair                      

Director, Government & Community Relations

Cornell University

Kara Garner Taylor, Co-Chair

Branch Manager & Bank Officer

M&T Bank

Laura Bellis

Business Administrator

Trumansburg Central School District 

Rob Covert

Lieutenant

Ithaca Fire Department 

Sarah Ellsworth                           

Vice President - Retail Sales Manager

Elmira Savings Bank

Sarah Glogowski

Adult Services Librarian

Tompkins County Public Library 

Tanya Grove

General Manager

CU Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 

Stephen Hoyt                              

Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking

Tompkins Trust Company

Kristin LiBritz                               

Employer Relations Coordinator

Ithaca College

Jean McPheeters                         

President

Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce

Jason Moore

Project Analyst

CU Real Estate Department 

David Prunty                               

Director, Campus Life Services

Ithaca College

Leslie Spurgin 

Partner                 

Ciaschi, Dietershagen, Little, Mickelson & Co, LLP

Polly Votaw                                

Performance Improvement Project Specialist

Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

Administration

Sharon Sanford, an Enrollment Support Specialist at TC3, may be your first contact with Leadership Tompkins. In fact, I don't know how Leadership Tompkins would happen without her support!

If you are a participant, Sharon will most likely be the one sending you the agenda and answering your questions about the schedule and other details.

If you are a speaker or a Host/Supporter, Sharon will help us in pulling together all the details! 

[If you are contacting Sharon, please note that her hours are Monday-Thursday 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to noon.]