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Hudson Valley BUSINESS JOURNAL. December 27. 2004 - 2 7

Westergreen named new Chamber president LIBERTY - Jon Westergreen, a resident of Livingston Manor with a 14-year track

record of progressive experience working with Fortune 500 Companies has been elected the new president of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce.

' i am honored and excited that 1 have been selected for this opportunity," said Westergreen. "1 am looking forward to getting involved vi'ith the business community and leading the Chamber. I am ready to apply my experience and skills to help foster increased commerce in Sullivan County and am fortunate to have the opportunity to build upon the progress Jacquie and her team have achieved."

Departing president Jacquie Leventoff felt comfortable turning over her 'prized pos- session' and the 'keys to the office" at the December 9 meeting held at Bernie's Holiday Restaurant in Rock Hill. "I have full confidence in Jon's skills as well as his acumen in the business world. When someone of his caliber moves to Sullivan County and makes it his home, it demon- strates to me that Sullivan County is an attractive place for a corporate person to make their home," said Leventoff.

Leventoff assured the Board and the Chamber members that she is not leaving the County nor is she going to be less involved. "I am still here and plan on con- tinuing to mentor Jon during his transition. Our board of directors will also play a major role in supporting continuity with the many programs that serve our business community," added Leventoff. Westergreen was most recently the direc-

tor of order planning in the area of merchan- dise planning and allocation for Limited Brands in New York City. In this role, he led and managed a team responsible for a $700-million inventory budget.

Jon Westergreen

The new president's initial priorit> loi ihc Chambei uill !x tu leach out to .i...... ^ls to learn of their needs and requirements and use this information to help determine the future direction of the Chamber.

Westergreen has been a weekend resident for several years now, but this past sum- mer, he made Sullivan County his full-time residence.

Artists receive state awards for production Members of the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (SCDW) received seven

awards for productions in their 2004 Season from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) at the state community theatre organization's 45th Annual Festival, held recently in Auburn.

A group of six representatives from the SCDW attended this year's Festival, includ- ing TANYS Award recipients Sean O'Neill of Loch Sheldrake (Excellence in Acting as Stanley in "Brighton Beach Memoirs") and Chip Woloszczak of Hurleyville (Meritorious Achievement for Light/Sound Design and Execution for "Crossing Delancey").

Other TANYS awards went to Zoot of Narrowsburg (Meritorious Achievement for Light/Technical Design for "Crossing Delancey" and "Brighton Beach Memoirs"), to Rachel Kurtz of Washingtonville (Excellence in Acting as Nora in "Brighton Beach Memoirs"), Jacob Tanenbaum, formerly of Monticello (Meritorious Achievement in Acting as Eugene in "Brighton Beach Memoirs"), Ann Prusinsk! of Mountaindale (Meritorious Achievement in Acting as Blanche in "Brighton Beach Memoirs") and Caria Randolph of Walden (Meritorious Achievement in Acting as Susy in "Wait Until Dark").

TANYS sends "roving adjudicators" around the State to various community theatre groups to critique productions on several levels. Adjudications can be for learning pur- poses only, or to enter into competition at Festival with other groups from around the State.

Founded in 1950, the SCDW is the area's longest standing community theatre - pro- viding and promoting quality theatre in Sullivan County.

BOCES receives a $242,000 grant emergency response plans LIBERTY - Sullivan County BOCES recently received

an 18 month $242,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help Sullivan County strengthen existing school emergency response plans and develop a regional strategic plan for the county that will correlate with the New York State Homeland Security Plan.

The basic objectives of the Emergency Response & Crisis Management Grant are to conduct an initial needs assessment for non-public schools and revised needs assessments of the public schools; develop an emergency response plan for each building that is customized yet consistent with the coordinated regional strategic plan; strengthen the existing relationship with local emergency responders by including their input in the plan develop- ment and delineating their implementation roles; and delivering project appropriate training programs and drills for administrators, teachers, school staff, parents, students and emergency responders.

A large part of the efforts will go towards educating the parents of the students and community members. Community awareness and involvement is a vital step in aiding in the overall efforts of safety throughout the county in the unfortunate event that something does happen.

The key group of partners include: Sullivan County BOCES. the County Manager, State Police, the County Sheriff Department, Local Law Enforcement, Local Community-based Public Safety Agencies, Public Health Services, and Local Community-based Mental Health Agencies.

Key players include (from left to right): Joe Mellan, School Emergency Planning Technician at SC BOCES; Paul Hemmer, School Emergency

Planning Technician at SC BOCES; Dick Martinkovic, Director, Sullivan County Office of Emergency Management Homeland Security;

Sergt. Rohert Hafele, Station Commander State Police; Dr. Martin Handler, District Superintendent; Kathryn Vacca-Countryman,

Coordinator of Health and Safety Program, Sullivan County BOCES.

First casino school to open

By MidHudsonNews.com A Sullivan County entertainment

company is going to start offering casino dealers school in the spring of 2005. The Spencer Daniels Agency in Monticello will offer accredited classes for black jack, craps and poker, according to the agency's Jeff Siegel.

Siegel said while area colleges and casinos may offer similar courses, his will go one step further. When the casinos open, they will require schooling for dealers, he said. They win also require experience, which he said his school can give since his agency conducts casino events for organizations where the chips are worthless, but the students would have hcuids on experience.

The several day courses will run between $1,500 and $2,000.

Siegel said the school will be licensed and recognized by the state Education Department.

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