The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the financial management of all activities of The Woman's Club. It meets the third Monday of every month. Board members are elected to two-year terms. Board officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) are elected to one-year terms.
Paula Hennessy -- President
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Martha McCormick -- Secretary Martha McCormick joined the Board of Directors in June 2021 after being a WCA member for several years. She is co-chair of the Building Committee. Her work and career have always been related to counseling and education. She worked for nearly 25 years in Student Life at RPI, then in consulting and training for Capital EAP in Albany and most recently as director of education for To Life!, a local breast cancer support services organization. Now retired, Martha is excited to become more involved with the WCA and work toward its mission to serve the community. | Janet Nardolillo -- Treasurer
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Pattie Beeler
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Jolene Dirolf has been a member of the WCA for five years. She attends Together Women Rise, is active in the gardening group, assisted with the garage sale in 2022 and 2023, has assisted with the Tulip and Holiday Teas since 2021 and co-chaired the 2024 Glitz and Glam event. Now
retired, Jolene was an advanced oncology nurse specialist at St Peter’s
Health Partners for over 20 years and director of the Cancer Care
Center. She later worked in oncology clinical research for Bristol Myers
Squibb. Throughout her career she was a mentor for nurses, facilitated
patient/family support groups and taught courses in clinical research
and pain management across the U.S.. An Albany County Medical Reserve Corps volunteer, Jolene received a ‘beyond the call’ COVID-19 Award from the Albany County Legislature. As an International Medical Mission volunteer, she led a group of medical volunteers to South Africa. She served on a volunteer medical team in Guatemala in 2010. Jolene was president of the Sage College of Albany Alumni Association and received the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award. She served six years as a board trustee of the Friends of Pruyn House, and currently as an associate board member. She is vice president of Vanguard and volunteers at Proctor’s Theater and Capital Rep. |
Linda Fasano Linda Fasano has been a member of WCA for three years, one of which was spent as Program Committee chair. Now a retired school librarian, she has had many opportunities to participate in and lead committees to ensure success of the students and communities she served. She spent over 30 years in public and school libraries, as well as 10-plus years teaching in the School Library Media Program at the graduate level at the University at Albany. While a school librarian, she founded and developed a STEAM-based makerspace. Students could come during their free time to “tinker,” collaborate, and think critically while creating, making, inventing, etc. During her career, she presented at a variety of seminars and conferences. She is a classically trained pianist, a creative maker, rudimentary knitter, and thrifter. She is also certified Zentangle teacher. |
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Sara Hotopp
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