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As a
private, not-for-profit organization, Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc., is
locally governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. In accordance with
federal law, the CCA Board is comprised of three sectors: The Low Income
Sector, the Public Sector, and the Private Sector.
One of the original themes of the
Community Action movement, dating from the mid-1960's, is "maximum
feasible participation of the poor". To that end, representation of
low income persons is critical in policy making decisions on the
local level.
At least one-third of the Board of
Directors is made up of Low-Income persons, or persons elected by
Low-Income groups. The Low-Income Sector of the Board of
Directors of Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc., is made
up of the following members:
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Taija Cochran, via
public election, representing The Derby SRO |
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Cathy Mackay,
via public election, representing the Cattaraugus County
Department of the Aging |
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John Mormile (Board
President), via public election, representing the
customers of the Lighthouse Community Soup Kitchen in
Salamanca |
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Kerrie Parr (Board
Treasurer), via public
election, representing Southern Tier Community Health
Care Network, Inc. |
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Jeffrey Reed, via public
election, representing Southern Tier Legal Services |
One-third of
the Board of Directors is comprised of elected officials, or their designated
representatives. The Public Sector of the Board of Directors of Cattaraugus
Community Action, Inc., is made up of the following members:
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Angela Dowd (Board
Secretary), representing
Commissioner of Cattaraugus County Department of Social
Services Wendy Bourgeois |
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Joseph Eade, representing
Cattaraugus County Legislator
Chairwoman Crystal Abers |
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Melanie Easton, representing
Cattaraugus County Sheriff Dennis John |
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Marilyn J. Harvey,
representing City of Salamanca Mayor Jeffrey Pond |
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Nancy Wonderling (Board
Vice-President),
representing City of Olean Mayor David Carucci |
The remainder
of the Board is comprised of the Private Sector, which includes the interests
of minority groups, government, education, labor, religious organizations, and
other service providers in the community. These members
include:
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Jesse Gugino,
representing Jamestown Community College |
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Donald Jones,
representing Dresser-Rand Company |
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Nancy Phillips,
representing the Cattaraugus County Council on
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse |
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Linda Riggs, representing the Center for Family Unity |
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Ryan Wilcox,
representing Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation |
The CCA Board
meets the 4th Thursday of each month beginning at 5 p.m.,
excluding the months of August, November, and December.
The Board completes its work through a committee structure
that includes a Finance Committee, Personnel Committee, Program/Planning
Committee, Board Development Committee, and Executive Committee. |
