All Members
Employee Directory
Cheryl R. Steckly
Chair
Cheryl R. Steckly was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2017. She serves as the Board Chair and is a member of the Executive and Nominating committees and the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. She is a retired school superintendent and lives in Croghan with her husband, Ed.
Emily Sprague
Vice Chair
Emily Sprague was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2018. She serves as the Board Vice Chair and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. She is also the Senior Advisor to the Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Council. She is a retired educator and lives in Watertown with her husband, Phil.
Mark R. Lavarnway
Secretary/Treasurer
Mark R. Lavarnway was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2017. He serves as the Board Secretary and Treasurer and is a member of the Executive and Investment & Audit committees. Mark is President of Watertown Savings Bank and lives in Watertown with his wife, Joanne.
Catherine Burns Quencer
Immediate Past Chair
Catherine Burns Quencer was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2019. She is the Immediate Past Chair of the Board and serves on the Executive and Nominating committees and the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. She is the principal attorney with the Watertown firm of Schwerzmann & Wise P.C., Watertown, and lives in Dexter with her husband, Bill.
Victoria Hasseler Collins
Director
Victoria Hasseler Collins was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2023. She serves on the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. She is an attorney and partner in the Carthage firm of Collins, Hasseler & Simser Law, PLLC. She lives in Croghan with her husband, Adam.
Jeffrey Ginger
Director
Jeffrey Ginger was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2021. He serves on the Executive Committee and is Chair of the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. He is the Director of Career and Technical, Adult and Continuing Education for Jefferson-Lewis BOCES and lives in Adams Center with his wife, Natalie.
Elizabeth Perry
Director
Elizabeth Perry was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2021. She serves on the Nominating Committee and is the Chair of the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. She is Vice President — Domestic Sales at CAR-FRESHNER Corporation, Watertown, and lives in Adams with her husband, Keith.
Marie A. Hess
Director
Dr. Marie A. Hess was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2020. She serves on the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. She is a retired nursing educator and Registered Nurse. She lives in Sackets Harbor.
Theresa L. Quintin
Director
Theresa L. Quintin was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2019. She serves on the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. She is a retired health care professional and Registered Nurse. She lives in Evans Mills.
Brent V. Sanford
Director
Brent V. Sanford was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2021. He is Chair of the Investment & Audit Committee and serves on the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. He is the principal advisor with Sanford Retirement Planning & Insurance / LPLe and lives in Clayton with his wife, Heidi.
Timothy L. Savage
Director
Timothy L. Savage was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2023. He serves on the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. He is a retired music educator and lives in Canton with his wife, Jill.
Robert M. Sligar
Director
Robert M. Sligar was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2020. He serves on the Investment & Audit Committee and the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. He is the Originating Branch Manager for Cross Country Mortgage and lives in Carthage.
Mark W. Thompson
Director
Mark W. Thompson was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2023. He serves on the Nominating and Investment & Audit committees and is a member of the Cultural, Historical, and Recreational grantmaking committee. He is Vice President of Jefferson Concrete, Watertown, and lives in Watertown with his wife, Carole.
Maja Lundborg-Gray
Director
Dr. Maja Lundborg-Gray was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2025. She serves on the Health, Human Service, and Education grantmaking committee. She is the medical director of the emergency department at Samaritan Medical Center and president of North Country Emergency Medical Consultants, Watertown. She lives in Clayton with her husband, Dr. Daniel Gray.