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Breakfast Focus Is Leadership Tom Struzzieri Will Be Next Breakfast Speaker The Chamber’s annual Community Breakfast on June 17 will focus on leadership and one of Ulster County’s top business leaders will be on hand to share his views on the topic. Tom Struzzieri, the founder of HITS Horse Shows and HITS Endurance, and the owner of Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern in Saugerties, will be the guest speaker. The breakfast, scheduled for 7:30-9 a.m. at Diamond Mills, is sponsored by ColorPage. “I’m going to talk about what I look at when I try to decide if I’m fulfilling my responsibilities in the community,” Struzzieri said. “I have a predetermined set of meters that I use as gauges to see if I’m doing it and I’m going to go in that direction. A lot of times I don’t live up to my expectations for myself, but I’m always trying to get to those levels. “Leadership is everything from
entrepreneurialism, in my case, to seeing if I’m being a good community member.” When asked to name the attributes of a good leader, Struzzieri mentioned community, family, vocation and self. “Those are all the things that I look at when I see whether or not I’m coming up with good scores on my own scorecard,” Struzzieri said. “To me, everyone can be a leader. You can be a leader by being a key member of your family. Family is so important to me, to leadership. I really try not to allow myself to score poorly with family because that’s so important to me.” Struzzieri said “helping out in one’s community” is another tenant of leadership and he is always looking to improve in all four of his benchmarks. “How do you make all those things work and walk that fine line in life where you can
make them all balance?” he said. “It’s one thing to focus on one of them, but it’s difficult to focus on all of them at the same time.” Struzzieri said he always likes to see a community dedicate time and assets to the Tom Struzzieri less fortunate. “I think that’s something every community could work on, but I think we’re going in the right direction that way,” he said. “I feel very Continued on page 7
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Don’t Wait To Be ASK-ed “Great Room For The Arts” A Must-See The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), which was started in 1995 by four local artists, has come a long way from its humble beginnings. ASK acquired 97 Broadway in 2005 and has grown to the point it now has added a second-floor exhibition space called the “Great Room for the Arts.” Chamber members can get a firsthand look at the space at the Chamber’s next Business-After-Hours Mixer from 5-7 p.m. on June 24. “We had a Mixer in the past (in 2010) when we had only the downstairs,” said Vindora Wixom, ASK’s executive director. “Now that we have the downstairs and the upstairs, I think it would be nice to let people know who we are and what we’re doing here. It’s a brand-new space.” “The Great Room for the Arts” features 2,200 square classes and other programming (go to www.askforarts. feet of performance space, including a stage, for plays, org to see a complete list). Last month, ASK drew a huge live music, films and multi-media performances. The crowd for its “A Night at the ASKars” fundraiser. cost of the renovation was underwritten by a grant from “Those people then go from here to have dinner in Markertek. some restaurants,” she said. “Others go and check out the “It’s a flexible room,” Wixom said. “We want to have antique stores. Everything is within walking distance. It’s concerts and dance and weddings and music and theater like a snowball. It rolls.” performances. We want to bring awareness about this Wixom said she is excited to have a crowd of Ulster newly renovated space.” County’s business leaders under ASK’s roof to network. The second floor also features a new classroom, which A year ago, in desperate need of a treasurer for her board, was funded through a state grant. Wixom asked around and met Jodi Reyes of Rondout Always a magnet for artists and other creative Savings Bank at a Chamber Mixer. professionals, Wixom said the Hudson Valley continues “I’ve met extraordinary people through the Chamber to be a draw. Mixers,” she said. “I’ve made very nice connections. “Our organization has about 400 members and we’re “It’s a small town. We get to know each other a little growing,” she said. “I’m surprised when I find out about better and we then work better with each other. The best many other artists we didn’t even know about who are way to do that is to meet face-to-face and there’s nothing here. It’s growing. The arts are happening here. “We have a lot of artists from New York and Brooklyn who are either weekenders or about to relocate here.” Wixom said she is gratified that ASK has helped with the renaissance in the historic Rondout area, which has seen restaurants and a host of other businesses open in recent years. “A lot has happened since 2005,” she said. “I would see, one after the other, how the stores opened and renovated. We are a part of that.” Wixom mentioned that ASK can sometimes draw 300-400 people to the Rondout for its numerous art exhibitions, performances, workshops, Arts Society of Kingston (ASK)
better than a Chamber Mixer to do that.” ASK, located at 97 Broadway, can be reached at (845) 338-0333 or www.askforarts.org. Chamber Mixers are a great way to network and promote your business. Be sure to bring plenty of business cards. This free networking event is open to Chamber members and prospective members. Reservations are a must and can be made by calling the Chamber office at (845) 3385100 or by registering online at www.UlsterChamber.org.
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Chamber Mourns Passing Of Longtime President Great friend. Community leader. Mentor. Those were just some of the words used to eulogize Len Cane, the Chamber’s longtime president who died on May 20 at the age of 85. Cane was the Chamber president from 1969-2003 and also served on the Kingston school board, Ulster BOCES board and many other community boards too numerous to mention. “You can’t think about Ulster County without thinking about Len Cane,” said William LeDoux, who worked with Cane from 1995 to 2000 while serving as district superintendent of Ulster BOCES. Ward Todd, the Chamber’s current president, first worked for Cane at the former WBAZ radio station in Kingston. Cane was the station manager and morning program host and Todd did the morning news when he was still in college. Todd said he was “brokenhearted” over Cane’s passing. “I have such wonderful memories of our time in radio and serving on the Kingston school board together,” he said. “To be able to follow in his footsteps as Chamber President was truly an honor.” Ken Hyatt, a former assistant superintendent in the Kingston school district, has fond memories of working with Cane on the Kingston school board and Ulster BOCES board in the 1970s. “In either place, he certainly served with distinction,” Hyatt said. “As in all entities, there come difficult times and short tempers. When he was leading the meetings, or at any other time in public, he got the job done and he did it with integrity and without rancor. “He was a man who served the whole community. He served the community well.” Former Ulster County Legislature Chairman Richard Mathews served as chairman of the Chamber’s board of directors in the 1970s and credits Cane with seeing membership increase from 100 or so in the early days to over a thousand. “He was somebody who was very interested in seeing the growth of the Chamber and bringing in more businesses,” he said. Cane also started the Chamber’s popular breakfast meetings, including the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast named after Mathews’ father, Peter B. Mathews. Mathews said the first St. Patrick’s Day breakfast had about 20 people in attendance, but today it is sold out well in advance. “Len Cane, for all he did for the community, is someone who will be remembered,” Mathews said. “The Irish say that he’ll get his reward in heaven. Hopefully he will.” Mathews and many others mentioned Cane’s role in helping create the Ulster County Development Corp. (UCDC), Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Chamber’s Ulster Leadership Development Institute (ULDI). “I really think he took the Chamber to a new level,” said
Len Cane, Chamber President 1969-2003 Tony Marmo, who was chairman of the Chamber board in the 1990s. “He took it from more of a casual business organization to something that people really wanted to be a part of and gave the Chamber a real purpose. “He did that by being able to gather people together to tackle some hard issues, but he made it enjoyable. He made being part of a business organization something that was popular to do. He made it worthwhile for people to be involved in the Chamber and I think that was a very significant contribution.” Marmo, who now owns Normann Staffing in Kingston, said Cane “really was the face of the Chamber for many, many years” and not just in Kingston, but the entire Hudson Valley. “He was involved in regionalism … long before it was popular to have a Mid-Hudson regional business plan approach,” he said. Marmo said most people associate Cane with the Chamber, but his contributions to education shouldn’t be missed. “That was the different side of him,” Marmo said. “Everyone saw the business development side, but his devotion to education in this community is unparalleled. “His community activity was always paramount to him. He saw the community as an organic process, where you had to give and volunteer and he promoted that, as opposed to passive participation.” Barbara Cohen, owner of Schwartz’s Inn in Kingston and a volunteer for many community groups, said she
crossed paths with Cane many times, though they never served on a board together. “There’s a Jewish word called mensch (a person of integrity and honor) and I found him to be a mensch,” Cohen said of Cane. “He really cared about this community and he was a leader, an example of community service and what community service means,” she said. “He didn’t have an ego. When he got involved in something, he only thought about what he was working for before himself.” Cohen said another of Cane’s gifts was as a master-ofceremonies and she recalled his trademark humor while leading Chamber breakfasts. Ulster County United Way President Stacey Rein said Cane was a mentor to her when it came to public speaking and she learned a lot from Cane’s breakfast comedy. Cane not only served on the United Way board that hired Rein in 1994, but he asked her to speak at many ULDI events and encouraged her to be herself in public. “He taught me that it was OK to be funny,” Rein said. “You could be professional and you could be funny at the same time. I used to leave my sense of humor behind when I was doing any kind of formal speaking, and then I heard him at the Chamber breakfasts. He was very, very funny. “He always commanded respect, but he was also extremely jovial and could tell a great joke. That sense of humor followed him wherever he went. He was a mentor in that way.” Rein was one of many who said she would personally miss Cane. “There was nobody better,” Rein said. “Len always approached all of his activities with a tremendous amount of compassion, warmth, intelligence and humor. I think he was a pleasure for people to deal with. “He had this sort of undying love for whatever work he was involved in, whether it was the school board or the United Way or the Chamber. He didn’t do anything halfway.” Len is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lee Freedman Cane of Kingston, whom he married on Sept. 27, 1958; his son, Craig Cane of Kingston; and his granddaughter, Melanie Cane of Kingston.
In order to insure that Len Cane’s lifetime of service to Ulster County is not forgotten, the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation has established an Annual Scholarship to the Ulster Leadership Development Institute in his name. Donations can be sent to the Foundation’s Executive Director Ingrid Kulick, 214 Fair St., Kingston, NY 12401.
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Continued from page 1 positive about the Hudson Valley. I do have a chance to get around the country and I think we are excelling.” Struzziei, who runs several successful businesses, said his advice to budding entrepreneurs is to research the need for your chosen business and be ready to work hard. “There is no question that the No. 1 formula for success in business is being prepared to absolutely become a slave to that business, especially in its early years,” he said. “If you’re not ready to do that, then you really shouldn’t be in business on your own.” In keeping with the leadership theme, the breakfast meeting will also feature the introduction of graduates from the 2014-15 Ulster Leadership Development Institute (ULDI) by Ingrid Kulick, executive
director of the Chamber Foundation, This year’s graduates include Jennifer A. Alnwick of M&T Bank, Casandra Beam of the Ulster Literacy Association, Courtney P. Blank of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Sean H. Brix of Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in Poughkeepsie, Jordan V. DePuy of Sawyer Savings Bank, Carol Galione of the Resource Center for Accessible Living, Shannon L. Gelles of MidHudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Jose Lemus of Ulster Savings Bank, Amy M. Liebertz of Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Laurie A. Morris of UnitedHealth Care, Allison L. Organtini of the Ulster County Board of Realtors, Lucia M. Pecore of SUNY Ulster, Briana L. Purdy of Ulster Savings Bank, Cindy Ryan of Alcoa Fastening Systems, Leslie D. Sewell of Rondout Savings Bank, Bhakar Singh of Ulster-Greene ARC, Francesca
K. Szabadi of Rondout Savings Bank and Cheryl A. VanSchaack of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley. Coordinators of the ULDI program are Kulick; Robert G. Hirsch, director of business services & communication for the Chamber; and Sean Soliva, a vice president and senior branch manager for M&T Bank. As someone who has invested millions of dollars in Ulster County, Struzzieri said he is “very optimistic” about the community and its future leadership potential. “I think we have a group of people that just stand out,” he said. “We’re lucky that we have enough people who care about their families and their children and want their children to do well and prosper and care about their education. I think that’s a big step for us.” Struzzieri, who also runs horse shows in
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Located in a serene setting in the woods off Floyd Ackert Road in West Park sits a respite for men who struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. Now, for the first time in its history, the Transformation Life Center hopes to change the lives of women who face those same challenges. Tim Walterbach, TLC’s executive director, said the organization was founded 30 years ago to help men with “life-controlling issues such as drugs and alcohol.” TLC can accommodate about 35 men at a time. “We are a spiritual retreat center for men,” Walterbach said, quickly adding that the program will soon expand and open a women’s program. “We help men face their life controlling issues through working with the whole man—mind, soul, body and spirit. We’re a discipleship center to train men in all areas of life.” Erik Stubbs, the assistant director of the Christianbased Transformation Life Center, is one of the program’s biggest success stories. Stubbs grew up in New Jersey and was married with children when his wife introduced him to heroin. “That’s when I really went downhill,” he recalls. Several arrests and detoxes followed and Stubbs found himself sitting in a county jail in August 2006. His family agreed to bail him out, but only if he agreed to enter TLC. “That seemed like a much better option than sitting in county jail,” Stubbs said. “I came up to TLC and wound up giving my life to Christ.” Today, Stubbs is not only clean of drugs, but he has earned a master’s degree in Christian studies and is an advanced Christian life coach. He is remarried with a daughter and doesn’t hesitate when asked about the secret to his comeback and what he shares with other men. “The center point is Christ,” he said. “Without having God in the middle of everything, nothing in life has any meaning, purpose or value. When God is the center of
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A Cultural Treasure In The Woods Maverick Concerts Mark 100 Years The 100-year-old Maverick Concert Hall has been called a musical cathedral in the woods. Soon those woods will again be reverberating with music as the rustic hall hosts the nation’s oldest continuous summer chamber music festival, which begins later this month. “The concert hall was hand-built by artists and volunteers from the Maverick Arts Colony, which was founded in 1905,” says David Segal, the chairman of Maverick’s board of directors. “It has been the home of great music for 100 years and virtually every important chamber music group has appeared there.” To celebrate the 100th Anniversary, NEXUS will perform on Saturday, June 27th at 8 pm. NEXUS is widely recognized as one of the most influential percussion ensembles Maverick Concert Hall. Photo by Simon Russell to have emerged in the post-war that they built this building from the woods that were period. They will be performing a Peter Schickele composition: Percussion Sonata No. standing there,” Segal said. Segal said Maverick Concerts has endured for 100 3, “Maverick” which was commissioned by Garry and years because it was “founded on the love of music and Diane Kvistad and the Woodstock Chimes Fund for the by people who wrote and performed music.” Centenary of the Maverick Concerts. “It is a non-profit organization that is supported by The summer concert schedule, which features a series people who love music,” he said. “The board of directors of Young People’s Concerts on Saturday mornings, begins in June and continues into September. (For a and the audiences are asked and happily contribute to full schedule and details on each concert, go to www. this support. It is because art is immortal.” Segal called the 13-member volunteer board a maverickconcerts.org). “working board.” The main concerts are held on Saturday evenings and “The love of music is the energy that fuels our Sunday afternoons. dedication,” he said. “We are alive and vital and working to continue the “The concert series brings in hundreds of visitors each heritage of one man’s vision—Hervey White,” Segal said. season who enjoy the bucolic setting and then the entire “There have been many artists who have supported this vision and created within the Maverick Arts Colony— Hudson Valley attractions,” Segal said. “We are very proud of the concerts’ contributions to the cultural and great art that is famous throughout the world.” White, a utopian thinker, in 1905 founded the Maverick economic life of the community. “Many of our visitors stay in bed and breakfasts Arts Colony, a summertime home to bohemian artists, and hotels and enjoy the great hospitality of the area’s including craftspeople, writers, painters and musicians. restaurants.” They lived in bungalows on White’s farmland. Segal said he receives letters and e-mails from visitors Eleven years later, he would build the Maverick who discovered the “secret” of Maverick Concerts and Concert Hall out of locally cut pine, oak and chestnut. The building resembled a large barn with a platform intended he suspects some heard about it through the Chamber’s publications. for great classical chamber music and other styles. “The Chamber of Commerce reaches out to people The hall, which is listed as an attraction on the National who we don’t know as a small cultural institution,” he Register of Historic Places and is located at 120 Maverick said. “The Chamber helps us get to people who will Road in Woodstock, has been photographed by Interiors enjoy the Hudson Valley and will actually appreciate magazine and was also used as a location in the film “The being told about the Maverick.” Tuba Thieves.” “It’s a genuinely exciting experience to be where “This was created by people who loved music so much
artists created a way to enjoy music for their own interest and enjoyment. This incredible devotion to the arts has allowed the hall and the Maverick season to have great appeal to the readers of the Chamber’s publications.” Maverick Concerts, located at 120 Maverick Road in Woodstock, can be reached at (845) 679-8217 and www. maverickconcerts.org.
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WELCOME THESE NEW MEMBERS ANTHONY M. BUZZEO, CPA
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411 Washington Avenue, Suite 202 Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 338-4148 Anthony Buzzeo, Owner Category: Accountants – Certified Public Description: Providing Financial statements and tax return services for businesses, not-for-profits and individuals.
3 South Rd Mt Marion, NY 12456 Phone: 8459012685 Matt Kehoe, Owner Category: Video Production Description: Matt Kehoe Media provides multimedia services specializing mainly in video. He creates video content to suit clients needs ranging from commercials to music videos to movies.
408 Main St. Rosendale, NY 12472 www.ROSENDALETHEATRE.ORG Phone: (845) 658-8989 Ann Citron, Director Category: Arts & Entertainment Description: The Rosendale Theatre is a film house, performing arts center and all around community center.
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53 Albany Ave Kingston, NY 12401 www.nostrandproductions.com Phone: (845) 532-3403 Christopher Nostrand, Owner Category: Video Production Description: Nostrand Productions is an award winning team of filmmakers specializing in documentary films, advertising videos, photography, television commercials, web videos and more.
1 Computer Drive South Albany, NY 12205 www.turnerconstruction.com Phone: (518) 432-0277 Jen Robbins, Primary Contact Categories: Construction – Commercial; Construction Management Description: Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse and numerous market segments.
CRSR DESIGNS 284 Wall St, 3rd floor Kingston, NY 12401 www.CRSRDesigns.com Phone: 845-331-7338 Constance Snyder, President Category: Marketing Description: CRSR Designs is a 100% womanowned business, certified as NYS-WBE, and centrally located in the Hudson Valley region at 284 Wall Street in the Historic Stockade District in Kingston, NY. Operating as a Design and Marketing agency, CRSR has a strong belief in strategic planning as a means to measurable results. We are a diverse group of business professionals with real-world branding, marketing, social media and web-design experience. Beyond our credentials and vast experience, we are creative and innovative thinkers who listen and deliver.
FRIDA’S BAKERY & CAFE 26 Main St Milton, NY 12547 Phone: (845) 795-5550 C. J. Hartwell, Primary Contact Category: Bakeries/Baked Goods Description: Managed by Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa, Frida’s offers Artisan Breads, Pastries & Coffee as well as the freshest breakfast and lunches! Frida’s is also available for private events and catering.
JAMI AMUSEMENT & VENDING CO. 27 Stoll Road Saugerties, NY 12477 Phone: (917) 848-6999 Mitchell DeCarlo, Owner Category: Rental Service Description: Placement of Internet Jukeboxes, Pool Tables, ATM Machines, Video Games.
MARY ANN MILLER REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATE BROKER 1 Cassidy Street Kingston, NY 12401 www.villagegreenrealty.com Phone: (845) 389-1092 Mary Ann Miller, Real Estate Associate Broker Category: Real Estate Description: Providing full service to buyers and sellers, listing or purchasing their home. I am also a professional stager.
NOVELLA’S NEW PALTZ 2 Terwilliger Lane New Paltz, New York 12531 www.novellasnp.com Phone: 845-255-2122 Dawn Stewart, General Manager Categories: Event Venues; Caterers Description: Newly renovated 9000 sq. ft. Banquet Hall that can accommodate 30 - 250 people. We host weddings, corporate events, sweet 16 graduations, bar mitzvah, proms, athletic dinners and more.
VINCENT GUIDO CONSTRUCTION 153 Old Flatbush Road Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 331-6302 Vincent Guido, Owner Category: Contractors - General Description: General construction, concrete foundations, plumbing & heating systems and additions.
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TAYLORED REAL ESTATE 226 Old Route 209 Hurley, NY 12443 www.tayloredre.com Phone: (845) 679-0636 Fredericka Taylor, Owner Category: Real Estate Description: Our real estate office specializes in specific types of commercial properties, such as season resorts, hotels, inns, B&Bs, camps, bungalow colonies and other types of commercial properties. We do all types of residential real estate. Independently owned with individualized service.
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Our Mixer Host, HITS, Inc. (L-R) Tom Struzzieri (HITS, Inc.), Emily Glass, Laurie Hicinbothem, Cas Andoh (Diamond Mills).
Our Mixer Sponsor, Murphy Realty Group (John Murphy and staff).
(L-R) Shiona Howe (Courtyard by Marriott/Chamber Board), D. Jeremy Pugliese (International Planning Alliance), Barry Creagan (Murphy Realty Group), Dave Pugliese (D & J Distributors).
(L-R) Christine Pepitone (Hudson River Cruises), Sandy Henne (Hudson River Cruises), Carole Amper (Carole Amper, Inc.), Alberto Flores (Carole Amper, Inc.)
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(L-R) Helen Gibbons, David Roehrs, Judi Roehrs(Apple Greens Golf Course).
