EWGA Rochester Region NY 2012 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT - DEBBIE HARPER
Debbie has been a member of EWGA since 2006. She was elected to a second term as president for 2012. Prior to being elected president she served on the board as League Chairperson for two years. She also started the Victor Hills league which she continues to coordinate, and initiated the Thruway Challenge with Syracuse EWGA. She's president of Harper Hewes Executive Search, which she founded in 1993.
Debbie actively seeks input from the members about what we're doing right and what we could do better. Please feel free to email
president@ewgarochesterny.com with any comments or feedback.
VICE PRESIDENT - BRENDA PITTS
Brenda has been a member of the Rochester, NY EWGA Chapter since March 2010 and joined the board in 2011 where she has shown herself to be a willing and able contributor. She also serves as League Chair, and is going into her second season in that role. She is currently employed at Turner Engineering, PC as Controller / HR Manager. Please reach her at
VicePresident@ewgarochesterny.com with any comments or suggestions.
SECRETARY - KAREN LEJMAN
Karen has served on the EWGA Board as Secretary since 2010 and has chaired the Chapter Championship committee for the past two years. Karen has held a variety of financial and executive positions throughout her career. She currently is Vice President of Process Excellence for Home Properties, Inc. Karen can be reached at
secretary@ewgarochesterny.com
TREASURER - MICHELLE LAZAREVSKI
Michelle is newly elected treasurer for a two year term. She is currently a Logistics Director at Bridgetel Communications Inc. and has been a member of the Rochester Chapter of the EWGA for one year. You can reach Michelle at
treasurer@ewgarochesterny.com
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR - BONNIE WALLACE
Bonnie has recently retired from Rochester Area Community Foundation where she headed the Philanthropic Services department. She has been a member of EWGA Rochester NY Chapter for two years and is in her second year as Communications Chair. The Communications Committee is responsible for publishing the EWGA newsletter and maintaining the website as well as our PR efforts.
If you are interested in helping out on the communications Committee please email Bonnie at
communications@ewgarochesterny.com
GOLF EVENTS CHAIR - SHARI MORLEY
Shari Morley served as Vice-President for two years and will continue on the board in 2012 as chair of the Golf Events Committee. She joined EWGA in April 2006 after attending the Kick-off event held in March of 2006 She has been employed at Eastman Kodak Company for the past 28 years working in management roles in Finance, Quality and Supply Chain.
If you have suggestions for golf events or formats, or would like to serve on the golf events committee please email Shari at
golfevents@ewgarochesterny.com
HANDICAP CHAIR - WENDY BOLTON
Wendy has been an EWGA member since 2003. She's been handicap chair since 2006, focused on educating our members on the value to them of having a handicap and helping them establish and maintain their handicaps. Wendy recently retired from the Monroe County Department of Human Services, working for over 30 years, primarily in the Child Protective and Adult Protective Departments.
If you would like to work with Wendy on the handicap committee please email her at
handicap@ewgarochesterny.com
LEADERSHIP CHAIR - SHEREE USIATYNSKI
After two years as Treasurer, Sheree is remaining on the board as Leadership Chair. This role is designed to identify current volunteers and future leaders for the organization. Sheree has significant experience in operations and process and is currently with Bosch Industries.
If you're interested in getting more involved with EWGA in any capacity, please email
Leadership@ewgarochesterny.com
LEAGUE CHAIR - BRENDA PITTS
In addition to serving as VP for 2012, Brenda is also League Chair. She manages our league operations with the assistance of the individual league coordinators. She has been an EWGA member since 2010, and is currently employed at Turner Engineering, PC as Controller / HR Manager.
If you have suggestions for leagues or would like to volunteer as a league coordinator, please email Brenda at
leagues@ewgarochesterny.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR - LUANNA ANDREWS
Luanna has been a member since 2010 and has recently retired after 27 years as a math teacher in the Rochester City School District. Luanna has taken advantage of all EWGA has to offer and is the perfect person to encourage others to join!
If you have suggestions for membership events or outreach, or would like to work with Luanna on the Membership Committee please email her at
membership@ewgarochesterny.com.
PLAYER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CHAIR - LORI HAWKINS
Lori is currently employed at EBS-RMSCO as a retirement plan administrator and project manager.
Lori has been a member of three different EWGA chapters and has been a member in Rochester since 2006. She is serving her second year as the Golf Education and Player Development Chair. She has also held the positions of Treasurer and President.
If you have suggestions for golf clinics and education events, or would like to work on this committee please email Lori at
education@ewgarochesterny.com
SOCIAL EVENTS CHAIR - KATHY STRONG
Kathy has been a member of the Rochester chapter for 2 years and served as Events Chair in 2011. Prior to retirement, she was a Human Resources Director/Vice President for a number of different organizations.
If you have suggestions for social or networking events, or would like to serve on the social events committee please email Kathy at
social@ewgarochesterny.com
SPONSORSHIP CHAIR - CHERYL NELAN
Cheryl is the President of CCMIT Solutions of Monroe and has been a member of the EWGA for 8 years. Her goal for 2012 is to continue to build sponsorship and awareness. She's involved in many business networks and will use them to further promote EWGA.
If you have suggestions of potential sponsors or would like to work with Cheryl on the Sponsorship Committee please email her at
sponsorship@ewgarochesterny.com
WEBMASTER - AMY LIPPITT
Amy is Managing Director of Dumbwaiter Design where she manages a team of web designers and developers creating web applications and sites designed to help customers extend their businesses online. She has been a member of EWGA for 3 years. Send suggestions or comments about the web site to her at
webmaster@ewgarochesterny.com.
Many thanks to the 2012 Nominating Committee who laid the foundation for another successful year for our chapter: Lori Hawkins, Shari Morley, Amy Lippitt, Ann Hovey and Anne Leavitt.