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Our Donors

The Niskayuna Community Foundation extends our sincerest gratitude to the supporters listed below. 
THE POWER OF MANY  Thank you to the donors who contributed to funds of the Niskayuna Community Foundation between November 10, 2022 and October 27, 2023. 

Philanthropists $5,000-9,999
Cindy and Duane Ball
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Crowe
Nancy Hershey, Hershey Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

Bridge Builders $1,000 to $2,499
Wallace A. Graham
Mark A. Handelman
Isabelle and Briggs McAndrews
Nan and Hugh Murphy
Michelle L. Ostrelich and Howard R. Schlossberg
Cindy Phillippe
Mr. John R. Phillippe Jr.
John Sharkey, Esq. 
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Gatekeepers $500 to $999
Kathy and Ed Carangelo
Sanjay Correa and Carol Hyde
Robert B. Hamilton, III
Alan and Nancy Hickenbottom
Analine S. Hicks
Fred and Sandy Kaplan
Dennis C. McAndrews Esq.
Michael Mullaney
R.A. Fuerst Law Group, P.C.
Robert & Cecelia Sowinski
The Spraragen Family
Vaccaro Family Dentistry
Steven Weitz and Julianne Oberg
Dr. Frederick and Shannon Wetzel

Stepping Stones $250 to $499
Holly Schneider Brown
Sandra Buhrmaster
Don and Chris DeLuke
Ann and Richard DiSarro
Anil and Karla Duggal
Susan and John Fenaroli
Michael and Deborah Foley
Yvette and Alan Gebell
Robert and Susanne Gerstenbluth
Jeff and Joanne Gleba
John and Katherine Greenthal
Douglas and Margaret Hinkle
Karen Huggins
Kathleen Kemp
Ed and Janette King
Pauline and Don Kinsella
David and Daborah LaMontagne
Leonard Bus Sales, Inc.
Robert Leupold
Michael and Kay MacLaury
Bill and Robin McPartlon
Niskayuna Teachers Association
Jennifer Regan and Sean Moran
Harry and Lorraine Secor
Peter and Jeanne Sosnow
Sally Arnds Willette and Hugo Irizarry-Quinones
Sarah Witbeck and Jackie Robotti

Friends $100 to $249
Jan Olin Altschuller
David and Linda Anker
Donna Ball-Lombardi
Sally and Charles Bauer
Olga Bertsch
Jim and Ronnie Blendell
Mike and Erica Bowman
Dr. Michael and Linda Breault
Ann and Michael Brown
Dr. Michael and Susan Burke
Dr. Andrew Burns
Daniel and Linda Burns
Carri the Filing Fairy
Zak and Erin Cassady-Dorion
Allan F. Chlastawa Esq., CFP and Ms. Valerie Gill
Cris Cioffi and John Sharkey
The Connell Family
Jeffrey D. Corbin
Bill and Bonnie Daggett
Daviero Family
David and Deborah Deeb
Mary Delory
Gail Denisoffs
Michael DePetrillo and Lillian Bertalan
Christopher and Colleen Dibble
James Dillon/ Louisa Lombardo
Mr. John D. Dohring, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Gary R. Dunkerley
Lynell and Eric Engelmyer
Kate and Kelly Evanoff
Donna and Bob Evans
Mr. James F. Feuerbach
Alan Bruce Fisher
David and Phyllis Fusco
Jeff and Betsy Galginaitis
Meg and Paul Giannetti
Danielle Giovannone
David and Patricia Gosda
Jeanne and Jack Hagerty
C.W. Hamilton
Helen and Joseph J. Hehir
John Hudson
Paul A. Hurteau
Dominick J. and Josephine Izzo
Rosemarie Perez Jaquith
Bill and Kerry Kaehler
Amy Kahn
Denise Kensky
Roger Kieffer
Paul and Kerry Koch
Bill and Denise Leader
David Lilienfeld
Craig Lynch
Charles and Sharon Maneri
Dr. Dan Mayer
Donna J. McAndrews and Michael Pippa
Peggy and Rick Mele
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mullins
Carl J. Mummenthey
Janet D. O'Farrell
Mary Lynn Olbrych
Dr. Carl A. and Joann E. Paulsen
Sue Penny
Cynthia Placek
Dennis and Karen Quinn
Sathish Ramani
Linda Roberts Reilly
Carolyn and Richard Rini
Adam and Amy Ruder
Barbara A. Ryan
Amy and Anthony Salamone
Paul and Kristine Santilli
Wayne and Cynthia Schneider
Ms. Lynn Schnell
Patrick J. and Lauren Sharkey
Mr. Brian Shea
Ann and Mitchell Singer
Austin and Martha Spang
William R and Nancy Sperry
Henry and Nancy Stone
Mrs. Joan Terwilliger
Tom and Emily Titsworth
Louis and Kathryn Tomaino
Roy H. Williams

Supporters $50 to $99
Jacqueline J. Albanese
Eric and Ingrid Amberger
Anonymous
Robert and Bonnie Bailey
Mr. Anthony J. Bango and Ms. Susan McCarroll
Michael Barberich and Therese Assalian
Vince Bianchi
Dr. and Mrs. Salvatore Belardo
Jane and Moe Brand
Anthony and Barbara Brandone
Shari and Jurg Brunner
Carol M. Cascio
Richard and Sharon Chu
Cheryl Cufari
Elaine and Jeff Dashew
Hans and Sara Erickson
Grace V. Franze
David and Carol Furman
Ruth and Harold Gilbert
John Darsinos and Shelley Gordon
Greene Family
Mary Ellen Haase
Bruce A. and J Nanette Hay
Steven and Jessica Hayashi
Richard Holt
Priti and Rohinton K Irani
Mr. and Mrs. Dugald C. Jackson IV
Janet and Larry Kaufmann
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keats
Dr. Robert and Elaine Kennedy
Tina Lee and Jon Lemelin
Margaret A. Levine
Dr. and Mrs. Albert Loffredo
Wendy and Michael Luft
Jonathan Marr and Rachel Sterne-Marr
Douglas and Cecilia McFadden
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meola
Doug and Karen Mills
Debby and Mike Mullaney
The Neufeld Family
Robin and Ron Scharf
Sarah J. and Don Schermerhorn
Linda and Michael Sciocchetti
John D. Svare
David and Suzanne Taylor
Ronald and Marilyn Tamoschat
Senator Jim Tedisco
David Tieman
BJ and Deborah Todd
Maureen Versaci
Beth and Ken Webb
Bob Weissberg and Mishka Luft
Harry and Sandra Willis
Laura Zeltmann
Susan Craig Zeltmann

Cornerstone, up to $49
Anonymous
Elaine Bair
Elise and John Baranowski
Joyce M. Beckley
Mr. Douglas M. Bennett
Joan Blando
Michael and Deborah Foley
Amy Galvin
Paul and Doris Kirchner
Keith and Josephine Kitzman
Barbara Kramer
Barbara Lapidus and Carl Snyder
Jianbo Li
Alvin Magid
Pamela L. Maloy
Peggy McDermott
Gerard and Paddi McGrinder
Beth and Mike McHale
Jenny C. Overeynder
Helen Perfetti
Malgorzata and Tomasz Podgorski
Marlene Risseeuw
Marjorie Rosenthal
Larry and Rise Routenberg
Linda Russo
Donna and Bob Schick
Michael and Tara Stanton
Barbara Vivier
The Waskiewicz Family
Bill and Rose Wertman
Ben and Sue Whitaker
Ann and Dick Wyles

Gifts in Memory
In memory of Betty Apkarian
R.A. Fuerst Law Group, P.C.
In memory of L. Ann Bish
Ms. Analine Hicks
In memory of Jim Buhrmaster
Ms. Sandra Buhrmaster
In memory of Michael Cascio
Ms. Carol Cascio
In memory of Mrs. Sally K. Cote
R.A. Fuerst Law Group, P.C.
In memory of Glen Davis USMA 1947 and Felix Blanchard USMA 1947
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tamoschat
In memory of Brian Fisher
Alan Bruce Fisher
in memory of Gus C. Franze
Mrs. Grace Franze
In memory of Helen Goetz
Helen Perfetti
In memory of Lisa Holt
Richard Holt
In memory of Scott McAndrews
Ms. Louisa Lombardo and Mr. James Dillon
In memory of Manuel Pena
R.A. Fuerst Law Group, P.C.
In memory of Dick Phillippe
Mr. John Phillippe
In memory of Anne Robb
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Erickson
Mrs. Cindy Hamilton Phillippe
In memory of Tina Shea
Mr. Brian Shea
In memory of Pamela D. Volk
Mr. and Mrs. David Deeb
In memory of Gene Zeltmann
Laura Zeltmann

Gifts in Honor
In honor of Dr. Nancy Fitzroy
R.A. Fuerst Law Group
In honor of Janet Kellam
R.A. Fuerst Law Group
In honor of Prof. Byron A. Nichols
R.A. Fuerst Law Group
In honor of Cindy Phillippe
Cindy and Duane Ball
Mike and Linda Breault
R.A. Fuerst Law Group
Mike and Beth McHale
Sarah and Don Schermerhorn
In honor of Mark Olbrych
Ms. Mary Lynn Olbrych
In honor of Joanne Pieper
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mullaney
In honor of Louise Sattar
R.A. Fuerst Law Group
In honor of Barbara Vivier
R.A. Fuerst Law Group

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THE POWER OF MANY  Thank you to the donors who contributed to funds of the Niskayuna Community Foundation between March 12, 2020 and September 20, 2021. 

Pillars of the Community $10,000 +
Cindy and Duane Ball
Dennis C. McAndrews, Esq.

Philanthropists $5,000 - $9,999
Dr. and Mrs. John Crowe
Nancy Hershey, Hershey Family Fund of CFGCR
Cindy Hamilton Phillippe
 
Lamplighters $2,500 - $4,999
Douglas and Susan Lohnas
 
Bridge Builders $1,000 - $2,499
Wally Graham
Robert B. Hamilton III
Ellen Titus Hoover and J. Jeffrey Hoover
Betty L. and John A. McKinney
Nan and Hugh Murphy
Mr. John R. Jr. & Jennifer Phillippe
Michelle Ostrelich and Howard Schlossberg

Gate Keepers $500 - $999
The BP Foundation
Dr. Michael and Linda Breault
Ms. Jennifer P. Connors
Nancy and Alan Hickenbottom
Karen Huggins
Molino & Vaccaro Dentistry
Peter and Ainsley Moloney
Debby and Michael Mullaney
Mr. Jeffrey G. Phillippe
Marti and Austin Spang
Emile Walraven
Dr. Frederick and Shannon Wetzel
 
Stepping Stones $250 - $499
Susan and Michael Burke
Mr. Christopher Cueman and Mrs. Jaime Nass
David and Deborah Deeb
Robert and Susan Gerstenbluth
Kathy and John Greenthal
Mr. Hugo Irizarry-Quinones and Ms. Sally  Arnds Willette
Janette and Edward King
Mr. and Mrs. David E. LaMontagne
Leonard Bus Sales, Inc.
Sharon and Charles Maneri
Dr. and Mrs. J. Briggs McAndrews
Mr. and Mrs. William D. McPartlon
Mr. Sean Moran and Ms. Jennifer Regan
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Pastore
James S. Pennington III
Mrs. Helen Salamone
Dr. Steven H. Weitz and Ms. Julianne Oberg
Ms. Sarah Witbeck
 
Friend $100 - $249
Jan Olin Altschuller
Linda and David Anker
Anonymous
Ms. Audrey Bain
Mr. and Mrs. Keegan Bailey
Ball Family Fund
Ms. Donna Ball-Lombardi
Ronnie and Jim Blendell
Erika and Mike Bowman
Mr. Glenn W. Busby and Ms. Margaret E. Bean
Carri the Filing Fairy
Cristine Cioffi
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cristiano
Matt and Sharon Cutler
Bill and Bonnie Daggett
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Daviero
Mr. Rudolph A. Dehn
Bob and Debbie DeLuke
Michael DePetrillo and Lillian Bertalan
Christopher and Colleen Dibble
James Dillon and Louisa Lombardo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. DiSarro
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dworkin
Kate and Kelly Evanoff
Donna and Bob Evans
John and Susan Fenaroli
Dr. Nancy D. Fitzroy
Michael and Deborah Foley
Jennifer Fredricks and Harvey Schuckman
Ms. Ilene Friedman
Mr. Richard A. Fuerst, Esq.
David and Phyllis Fusco
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Galginaitis
Yvette and Alan Gebell
Mr. and Ms. Paul Giannetti
Millie Gittinger
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Gleba
Barbara and Mark Graber
Jack Hagerty and Jeanne Murray Hagerty
Ms. Diane Haley
Ms. Cynthia W. Hamilton
Mr. John B. Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Rohinton Irani
Josephine and Dominick Izzo
Mr. and Mrs. Dugald C. Jackson IV
Grant and Rosemarie Jaquith
Fred and Sandy Kaplan
Denise Kensky
Tina Lee and Jon Lemelin
Mr. David Lilienfeld
Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Lirio
Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Luft
Ms. Donna J. McAndrews and Mr. Michael Pippa
Ms. Erin McGraw Piotrowski and Mr. Charles Piotrowski
Rick and Peggy Mele
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Millspaugh
Niskayuna Central School District
Ms. Janet A. Null
Wendy and Dennis O'Connor
Ms. Janet D. O'Farrell
Ms. Mary Lynn Olbrych
Dr. Carl A. and Joann E. Paulsen
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Pechar
Sue Penny
Ms. Marguerite Pileggi
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Platt
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Polsinelli
Karen and Dennis Quinn
Ms. Linda Reilly
Ms. Maria L. Sattar
Ms. Lynn Schnell
Ms. Allison J. Schultz and Mr. Clifford Rohde
Linda and Michael Sciocchetti
Cynthia and Herb Shultz
Peter and Jeanne Sosnow
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sowinski
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sperry
Henry and Nancy Stone
Thomas and Emily Titsworth
Tim and Maggie Vinciguerra
Bob Weissberg
 
Supporter $50 - $99
Eric and Ingrid Amberger
Bonnie and Robert Bailey
Michael Barberich and Therese Assalian
Mr. Kevin Beattie
Mr. Vincent Bianchi
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Blando
Ms. Susan A. Braidwood
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Brandone
Sandra Buhrmaster
John and Barbara Burgess
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Burkholder
Honorable and Mrs. Daniel R. Burns
Ms. Carol Cascio
Dr. Denis Chagnon and Dr. Mary Brita
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connell
Ms. Cheryl H. Cufari
Ms. Gail Denisoff
Mr. and Mrs. John Dohring Sr.
Anil and Karla Duggal
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Dunkerley
Celine and Larry Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Eric I. Engelmyer
Mr. Alan B. Fisher
Ms. Ann Fleming Brown
Ms. Danielle Giovannone
Mr. James E. Gorgos
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gray
Michael and Denise Greene
Mary Ellen Haase
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hehir
Mr. Richard A. Holt
Kathy and Richard Hoskinson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Kirchner
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knych
Paul and Kerry Koch
Larry and Maria Krause
Ms. Anne Lagan
Ray and Margie Langelier
Ms. Lisa Leary
Mr. and Mrs. James Lebrou
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Mahony
Ms. Marguerite Modan
Joel and Mary Neufeld
Jenny C. Overeynder, Ph.D.
Tammy Phan
Hillevi and Sven Paul
Ms. Susan Picotte
Mrs. Cynthia Placek
Mr. and Mrs. David Putz
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rahn
Ms. Kathleen E. Riggi
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rini
Brian and Katryn Riordon
Amy and Anthony Salamone
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Scharf
Mrs. Laura Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John Soron
Maria Stoodley
Ronald and Marilyn Tamoschat
Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Tomaino
Debra and John Toy
Barbara Vivier
Mr. and Mrs. HP Wang
Beth and Ken Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weinberg
Ms. Helene E. Wetzel
Harry and Sandra Willis
Susan Craig Zeltmann
 
Cornerstone
Jackie Albanese
Mr. Eugene M. Altman
Anonymous
Ms. Joyce M. Beckley
Dr. and Mrs. Salvatore Belardo
Mr. Douglas M. Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cross Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Dashew
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dolins
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Dufort
Julia Eddy and Dan Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. Hans K. Erickson
Ms. Amy Galvin
Mr. and Mrs. William Gerstler
Shelly Gordon and John Darsinos
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guzzo
Bud and Sally Halsey
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hayashi
Mr. and Ms. Robert L. Kanuck
Janet and Larry Kaufmann
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kitzman
Mr. Peter J. Kopcha
Ms. Barbara J. Kramer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch
Alvin and Sally Magid
Mr. Jonathan Marr and Mrs. Rachel Sterne-Marr
Mr. Christopher M. McDermott and Mrs. Margaret A. McDermott
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas N. McFadden
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard McGrinder
Beth and Michael McHale
Stacy and Bart McIlduff
Ms. Pamela Mendelsohn
Ms. Suzanne Murphy
Mr. Adam Ruder and Mrs. Amy D. Laundauer-Ruder
Judith G. Schwenk
Mr. Michael Skrebutenas
Carl Snyder and Barb Lapidus
Senator Jim Tedisco
Barb and Dan Trask
Maureen Versaci
Mr. and Mrs. John Viertl
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wertman
Susan and Benjamin Whitaker
Ann and Dick Wyles

Gifts in Memory
In memory of Betty Apkarian
Dr. Denis Chagnon and Dr. Mary Brita
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cristiano
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Lohnas
Cindy Hamilton Phillippe

In memory of Malcom & Virginia Bard and Howard & Florence Ball
Cindy and Duane Ball
In memory of Benjamin F. Bennett
Douglas M. Bennett

In memory of Tina Bianchi
Vincent Bianchi

In memory of Michael Cascio
Carol Cascio

In memory of Jerry and Joyce Griggs
Mr. and Mrs. Hans K. Erickson

In memory of Nancy Hill
John and Barbara Burgess

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Huggins
Karen Huggins

In memory of Joseph and Alice Knych
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knych

In memory of Gregory R. DeLuke
Bob and Debbie DeLuke

In memory of Scott McAndrews
Joyce M. Beckley
Ronnie and Jim Blendell
James Dillon and Louisa Lombardo
Dennis C. McAndrews, Esq.
Ms. Donna J. McAndrews and Mr. Michael Pippa
Amy and Anthony Salamone
Helen Salamone
Beth and Ken Webb

In memory of Peter McManus
Allison Schultz and Clifford Rohde

In memory of J. Richard "Dick" Phillippe
Mr. Vincent Bianchi
The BP Foundation
Ms. Susan A. Braidwood
Dr. Michael and Linda Breault
Jennifer Phillippe Connors & Family
Bob and Debbie DeLuke
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Dufort
Donna and Bob Evans
Richard A. Fuerst, Esq.
Ms. Amy Galvin
Millie Gittinger
Diane Haley
Robert B. Hamilton III
Cynthia W. Hamilton
Mr. Richard A. Holt
Karen Huggins
Mr. Hugo Irizarry-Quinones and Ms. Sally  Arnds Willette
Mr. and Ms. Robert L. Kanuck
Raymond J. Langelier
William and Denise Leader
Dr. and Mrs. J. Briggs McAndrews
Mr. and Mrs. William D. McPartlon
Debby and Michael Mullaney
Michelle Ostrelich and Howard Schlossberg
Cindy Hamilton Phillippe
Jeffrey G. Phillippe & Family
John R. Jr. & Jennifer Phillippe & Family
Ms. Susan Picotte
Mrs. Cynthia B. Placek
Mr. and Mrs. David Putz
Ms. Linda Reilly
Ms. Kathleen E. Riggi
Mr. and Mrs. John Soron

In memory of Hon. Vincent J. Reilly, Jr.
Linda Reilly

In memory of Bob Salamone
Mr. Dennis C. McAndrews, Esq.

In memory of Dr. Fouad A. Sattar
Mr. Christopher Cueman and Mrs. Jaime Nass

In memory of Eugene Zeltmann
Laura Smith
Susan C. Zeltmann

Gifts in Honor
In honor of Darryl Bray
Anonymous

In honor of Tina Lee and John Lemelin
Mr. Eugene M. Altman

In honor of Niskayuna Residents
Anonymous

In honor of Cindy and Dick Phillippe
Mr. Robert B. Hamilton III
Ms. Cynthia W. Hamilton

In honor of Cindy Phillippe
Beth and Michael McHale

In honor of Luca and Leo Polsinelli
Ms. Lynn Schnell
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Polsinelli

In honor of Josh and Maggie Vinciguerra
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Vinciguerra
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Funds included in this listing: NCF General Fund, NCF Scholarship Endowment Fund, NCF General Endowment Fund, NCF Alumni Fund, the Ball Family Fund, the Neil and Jane Golub Donor Advised Fund, Neil and Jane Golub Unrestricted Fund, the McAndrews Family Fund, the Sally S. and Edwards B. Murray Designated Fund, the Phillippe Family Fund.

Please accept our apologies if we have erred by misspelling or omitting your name in reproducing our donor list. Please contact us at 518-446-9638.

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