Our Board of Directors is composed of civic leaders who serve without pay. They are responsible for managing the foundation. Board members are men and women who have proven competence in business, various professions and community agency management. They have demonstrated exceptional concern for the quality of life in our community through their leadership in diverse local organizations.
Our staff serves as independent operators and is paid on a fee basis to accomplish the administrative activities necessary to maintain an efficient operation.
The current board and staff are:
Greg Hartz, President
Gregory J. Hartz, serves the Tompkins Trust Company as its President and CEO. He joined the Bank in August of 2002, previously serving as Senior Vice President and Trust Officer. In 1998 he joined Finger Lakes Productions International as Executive Vice President following many years of service with Citizens Savings Bank and M&T Bank.
Greg is extremely involved in our community. He is a member of the Finance Committee of Challenge Industries, where he was the Board Chairman from 2004-2007. He serves on the Boards of the Boyce Thompson Institute; Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD); United Way of Tompkins County; Legacy Foundation; is a member of the Cornell University Council, and Sunrise Rotary. He has also been very involved with the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, and was a past Board Chair. He was named the United Way Outstanding Volunteer in 2005, and was the recipient of the Baden Powell Council’s Distinguished Citizen Award in 2008.
Greg and his family are long-standing members of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Greg had previously chaired the Finance Committee, and both he and his wife Bev have served as youth group leaders for several years. Greg has coached youth hockey and softball teams, and currently plays basketball and hockey. Greg and Bev have three wonderful children of whom they are very proud. Greg is a graduate of the Cornell University class of ’83.
James Brown, Vice President
For the past seven years, James has served as the President of the United Way of Tompkins County. Prior to this he led the United Way in Colorado Springs. James has held senior positions with local United Ways in Houston, TX, and St. Louis, MO. During his tenure here, James has been involved with a number of local organizations including current service on the Ithaca Rotary Club’s board of directors. He also serves as a director of Cayuga Medical Center, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, Tompkins County Area Development, and the TC3 Foundation. In addition, James holds volunteer leadership positions with United Way of New York State and United Way of America. James and his wife Karen presently share their home with two seven-year old dogs. Their son Brian now resides in Tucson. As a St. Louis native and former student/athlete at St. Louis University, James is an extreme Cardinals fan and supporter of Billiken basketball. He shares similar passion for the Colorado Avalanche.
Anne DiGiaciomo, Secretary/TreasurerAnne DiGiacomo is Director of Campaign Training for the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development at Cornell University. Her responsibilities focus on the creation and implementation of campaign training for staff, faculty, and alumni volunteers. Anne has been with the university for 25 years and has held positions in the Offices of Alumni Affairs and University Development as well as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Anne is a third generation Ithacan and is proud to continue the family tradition of service to the Foundation that her late father Tony began in the 1970's. She has a daughter Caty who is a senior at Niagara University. Anne graduated from Cornell University in 1980 with a B.S in Consumer Economics and Public Policy.
She serves on the board of the Tompkins County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Her past volunteer activities include: Development chair and board member - Hospicare and Palliative Care Services; President and board member - Tompkins Girl's Hockey Association; Treasurer and board member - Northeast School PTA; and Treasurer and board member - Human Ecology Alumni Association.
Larry Baum
Larry Baum grew up in the Ithaca area moving here from a family farm in Genoa, NY at age 7. He attended the Ithaca schools and Cornell University graduating with a degree in Communications in 1972. After working outside Ithaca for a bit over a year, Larry returned to Ithaca and worked as a photojournalist and writer till 1978. In 1978, Larry and a partner bootstrapped a company that created small business accounting computer programs, rented time on large computers and provided installation and support services to small businesses and organizations. So began The Computing Center. The business started in his mother's house in downtown Ithaca. The company has grown quite a bit since then and now having over two dozen employees, providing computer systems, networking products, technical services, systems consulting, training and support throughout southern central New York. Larry serves as Chairman and CEO of the company. Larry's outside activities are many and varied. He has been involved with the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce as a board member for since 1994 and as its board president in 2002. He is currently on the Boards of Directors of Tompkins County Area Development, Tompkins - Cortland Community College Foundation, and Wings of Eagles Museum at the Elmira-Corning Airport. He is an active member of the Tompkins County Air-Services Taskforce and the Cornell University Entrepreneurial and Personal Enterprise Council. Larry has served on the Board of the Tompkins Foundation since 1998 and was Board President from 2002-2004. Larry is avid pilot and has been flying for nearly thirty years. He is active in boating, photography, and has traveled extensively. He has been married to Trudy for over 22 years and has two sons, Brian, a graduate of RPI and Ari, just completing his freshman year at Cornell University.
Patricia Johnson
Patricia Johnson is the Associate Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She began her employment at Cornell University in January, 1995, as the Assistant Treasurer, becoming the Treasurer in 1999, serving as interim Chief Investment Officer in 2006 and as of 2007, as the Associate Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. She is responsible for the University’s debt, University Policy Office, bank relations, cash management, bursar office, plant accounting and investment accounting. She is also the Treasurer of Cornell Research Foundation as well as the Cornell Club of New York and she serves on several boards of corporate and not for profit organizations in the Ithaca area. Previously, she was the Investment Officer for the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, and in Internal Audit and the Manager of Cash Administration for the Mead Corporation. She also has banking experience with Wachovia Bank and Bank of America. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Psychology and a MBA with a concentration in Finance.
Mary Kane
Mary Kane is the President and CEO of Concept Systems, Inc., a woman-owned small business with clients in Federal and state government, foundations and educational institutions. Mary has been active in both the business and cultural communities of Ithaca and Tompkins County for over 25 years. As a previous Executive Director of the Community School of Music and Arts, Mary worked closely with arts and social services agencies throughout the county to create and share the arts through many venues. Her involvement with the Hangar Theatre over the last 20 years includes contributing as a performer, an advisor, a contributor and patron, and most recently as the President of the Board of Trustees. Mary believes strongly that communities are built through one thoughtful gesture; one act of confidence in the future; and one contribution to a good cause at a time. She is proud to be able to support the work of
the Foundation.
Susan NoheltySusan Nohelty was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent the majority of her work life in the Maryland suburbs. She received an Associate of Nursing degree from Montgomery College in 1982, Bachelors of Nursing degree from Columbia Union College in 1988 and Masters of Science in Nursing degree from Georgetown University in 1993. She is currently at work on a Doctoral degree in Public Health.
Susan began her tenure as Vice President of Patient Services for Cayuga Medical Center in April, 2007. Prior to coming to CMC, Susan was the Chief Nursing Office at Lock Haven Hospital in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Throughout her 28+ years in nursing, Susan has had varieties of experiences not only in clinical settings, but in managerial and administrative settings, with the primary focus of delivering quality care to patients in the community.
Susan has served on numerous boards in the Pennsylvania and Ithaca areas. She is currently the Board President for the Visiting Nurse Service of Tompkins County, and is a member of the Personnel Committee. Susan serves as a member on the Board of Kendal and is the Chair-person of the Health Services Committee. She is also currently serving as a board member for the Legacy Foundation and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center
On a personal note, Susan and her husband, Jim, love the Ithaca area, and enjoy their time exploring the Finger Lakes region. They are the proud parents of five grown children, and delight in spoiling their six grandchildren, six cats, and malamute puppy.
Arthur PearceArthur Pearce has lived in Ithaca since 1971 when he came to attend Cornell for a Masters degree in Urban Planning. He has over 30 years experience in real estate finance, housing, securities, and banking. He was Executive Vice President of Citizens Savings Bank and in 1997 he retired from M&T Bank as Senior Vice President, Community Banking Division.
Mr. Pearce is active in regional economic development activities and served as Chairman of Tompkins County Area Development from 1996-2000 and is currently a member of its Board of Directors. During his 30 years in Ithaca he has been active in numerous not-for-profit undertakings, including service as the first Executive Director of Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (1976-1979), Chairman of the United Way Annual Campaign (1993), Co-Chair of the Sciencenter Capital Campaign (2003), the Board of Trustees of Tompkins Cortland Community College (1989-1992), and the Board of Directors of the Tompkins County Foundation (1996-Present).
Scott Russell, Director of Development
Janet Hewitt, Recording Secretary
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