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 Ward
Todd, President - ward@ulsterchamber.org
Ward Todd of Shandaken, N.Y. is President/CEO of the Chamber of
Commerce of Ulster County.
Mr. Todd is Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Ulster County
Development Corporation. He serves on the Benedictine Hospital Board
of Directors and the United Way of Ulster County Board of Directors.
Mr. Todd is a member of the Phoenicia Rotary Club and is a Rotary
International Paul Harris Award recipient. He is a member of the
Junior Achievement Steering Committee and the American Cancer Society
Legislative Committee.
Mr. Todd was a member of the Ulster County Legislature serving three
years as Chairman and three years as Majority Leader. He was also
President of the Kingston School Board and served on the Onteora
Board of Education. He was Chairman for several years of the
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk and was also a member of the
Hudson Valley Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors. He was
Vice President of WKNY’s Toys for Tots campaign and was
President of the Children’s Annex Board of Trustees. He also
served on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association,
Rip Van Winkle Council Boy Scouts, American Cancer Society and Ulster
County Girl Scouts. He is a well-known friend to many other
charitable organizations and frequently volunteers as Master of
Ceremonies at fund raising events.
Ward Todd was the 2003 Ulster County Arts Council “Arts Advocate
of the Year” for his efforts to promote and advance the arts in
Ulster County. He was recognized for his community service in 2004 as
Gateway Industries “Toast of the Town” honoree and was
honored in 2006 at the Belleayre Conservatory Snow Ball and given
their “Spirit of the Catskills” Award.
Ward is a familiar voice to radio listeners in the Hudson Valley. He
was most recently Operations Manager and Morning Program host at WKNY
Radio in Kingston. He was Chief Staff Announcer at WTZA-TV (now WRNN)
and in his spare time was a television ring announcer for
professional boxing events involving former World Champions Billy
Costello and Tracy Patterson.
 Fran
DePetrillo, Director of Membership - fran@ulsterchamber.org
Fran DePetrillo is responsible for the management and oversight of
the membership recruitment, development and retention process.
Additionally, she assists new members with participation in a variety
of health plans and insurance programs at reduced group rates. Ms.
DePetrillo is also responsible for Chamber event marketing and sponsorships.
Prior to joining the Chamber Staff, Fran began co-coordinating the
Ulster Leadership Development Institute. ULDI began at the Chamber in
the fall of 1992. Its goal is to establish an ongoing cadre of men
and women prepared to assume leadership positions on a wide variety
of boards and foundations in Ulster County's non-profit organizations.
Ms. DePetrillo is a graduate of SUNY Ulster and SUNY New Paltz with a
Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Before joining the Chamber, Fran
worked for 12 years at the Mental Health Association in Ulster
County, Inc..
 Robert
G. Hirsch, Director of Business Services and Communication - bob@ulsterchamber.org
Bob Hirsch joined the Chamber staff as Job Training Coordinator/Small
Business Liaison. In that capacity he has been responsible for all
Manpower Training and Development Programs. Under his direction the
OJT Program has assisted more than 1500 individuals with obtaining
employment while assisting local businesses with obtaining and
training qualified workers. And he has saved local business owners
several hundred thousand dollars by paying half of initial employee
training costs.
Mr. Hirsch is currently the Director of Business Services and
Communication for the Chamber. Bob is responsible for the Chamber's
Small Business Programs where he develops and coordinates Chamber
workshops, seminars and training sessions. Mr. Hirsch is also
responsible for managing the office computer network and assisting
the staff in computer software operation and training.
Bob has an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Ulster
County Community College and graduated from the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Institute for Organization Management at the University of
Delaware. He received a certificate in Chamber of Commerce Management.
 Sue
Simon, Assistant to the President - sue@ulsterchamber.org
Sue Simon began her career with the Chamber as a part-time
bookkeeper. Currently she is the administrator of the three medical
plans that the Chamber offers its membership: MVP, GHI and CDPHP. She
also coordinates the current dental insurance plan and acts as a
referral for the Chamber's long-term disability program. She
coordinates the Chamber's tourism division, representing the Chamber
and working in conjunction with the Ulster County Tourism Office to
assist groups of travel visitors and in planning special events.
Ms. Simon is responsible for managing the finances of the Chamber
including the general account as well as the Health Insurance and OJT
accounts. She prepares the monthly financial reports for the Board of
Directors and assists with the annual audit and budget process.
Ms. Simon formerly served as Promotions Director for the Kingston Plaza.
Franzi M. Tuey, Office Manager - info@ulsterchamber.org
Fran Tuey is responsible for the overall office administration at the
Chamber of Commerce which includes maintaining the Chamber's
membership database, billing and updating membership dues, and taking
reservations and payments for all Chamber events. In addition, she
also handles hundreds of calls, emails and personal visits each week
from the membership, travel visitors and people interested in
relocating to Ulster County.
Franzi Tuey formerly worked in the banking industry with the State of
New York Bank, Banker's Trust, Barclay's Bank and the Bank of New York.
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