Butterfield Library

The Board of Trustees		2010 Minutes Past Board Members
		Judy Meyer, President is an educator and currently works for the Haldane Central School District. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Peekskill, NY and a former Board member of the Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Hospital in Cold Spring, NY. In 2008, Judy was the recipient of the MHLS Trustee Success Story Award for her outstanding advocacy work on behalf of libraries. Judy is an active community member and has been involved in many local organizations. She is life-long resident of Philipstown and currently resides in Cold Spring, NY. Together, she and her late husband John, a former Town of Philipstown Supervisor, raised three sons.
		Kara Bickham, Vice President, is a pediatrician who completed her residency and infectious disease fellowship at the New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and worked at Rockefeller University as a physician-scientist specializing in dendritic cell biology and immunology. Currently, she works as a scientific editor and advisor. She is a member of The Philipstown Garden Club and is the co-chair of the Haldane Grounds committee, which focuses on environmental education for elementary students as well as maintenance of the school grounds. She is an active community member and volunteer at Haldane Central School. Kara and her family moved to Cold Spring in 2003. Her husband, Samuel Seward, is the Assistant Vice President of Health Services at Columbia University. Their two daughters and son are students at Haldane Central School.
		Abigail Watson, Treasurer is a bookkeeper for various organizations and businesses. She has been a member of the Putnam Chorale for over 20 years and is an active community member. Gail has been involved in many local organizations including Chairman of the Architectural Review Board and past President of Fish of Philipstown. She is long-time resident of Philipstown and currently resides in Cold Spring, NY. Gail and her husband Glennon Watson of Badey & Watson Land Surveyors, moved to Cold Spring in 1971 and together raised two daughters and a son.
		Michael LaRocco's professional career began in public practice on Long Island back in the 1980’s. After achieving his professional license, he jumped over to the industry side of finance and accounting. He has over 18 years of senior level financial experience in the professional services space, most notably in marketing, advertising and consulting. Mike is a Compliance Agent for the Department of Treasury, dealing with large corporate entities. Mike is also an accomplished musician and performs regularly throughout the Hudson Valley and NYC. He sits on the board of other local organizations. His family has lived in Cold Spring for the past 9 years; his incredible wife Elise, fantastic daughter Allie and two year old lab Lola.
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