{"id":5366,"date":"2023-02-17T21:03:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/?page_id=5366"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:19:45","slug":"lead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/programs\/lead\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAD Giving Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Young Professionals: Giving for Good<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The LEAD Giving Circle is a unique program for young professionals in Northern New York who wish to give back to the communities where they live, work and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents from Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties between the ages of 18 and 40 may make a gift to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund<\/strong>. With a contribution and agreement to join the LEAD Giving Circle, young professionals can participate in a variety program activities. Giving Circle members will have access to local nonprofit site visits, volunteer experiences, resource sharing and opportunities to deploy individuals skills and talents to help strengthen the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members may also participate in the Council\u2019s annual LEAD Impact Grant Program. Close to $100,000 in grants has been awarded by LEAD over the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LEAD Giving Circle was initially established as the LEAD Council in 2014. LEAD is an acronym that reflects four guiding principles of the Community Foundation\u2019s work: Leadership, Engagement, Access<\/strong> and Direction<\/strong>. Members will gain a deeper understanding of community needs, issues, and the nonprofit sector to augment the Community Foundation\u2019s mission and work. LEAD has developed several creative initiatives to benefit the community and region, including its \u201cCanstruction for Northern New York\u201d initiative; enhancements to child care and early childhood development programs; hyperlocal support for anti-poverty initiatives; community giving challenges; and building philanthropic values in the region\u2019s schools through student-led projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Sponsors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The LEAD Giving Circle is supported through the thoughtful generosity of the\u00a0Hyde-Stone Charitable Foundation<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0of the Northern New York Community Foundation,\u00a0Carthage Savings and Loan Association<\/mark><\/strong>,\u00a0Morgia Wealth Management<\/mark><\/strong>, and donors to the\u00a0Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Executive Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Marc Piche<\/strong>, Chair, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Austen LaBarge<\/strong>, Vice Chair, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Brooke Wills-Thomas<\/strong>, Secretary, Theresa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jessica Piatt Walczyk<\/strong>, Immediate Past Chair, Sackets Harbor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • David Nisley<\/strong>, Member At-Large, Lowville<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Joel Robare<\/strong>, Member-At-Large, Watertown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Andrew and Brooke Boulter,<\/strong> Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Darian<\/strong> Eagle<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Kayla Jamieson<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jenna Lauraine<\/strong>, Lowville<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • McKailey Lyndaker<\/strong>, Russell<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Steve Magovney<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Noah Murrock<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bob and Gabi Owens<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Anna Platz<\/strong>, Carthage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Allison Roselle<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Brett Shippee<\/strong>, Adams<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Melissa Shova<\/strong>, Adams Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Noah Taylor<\/strong>, Watertown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Autumn Thompson<\/strong>, DeKalb Junction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Erin Wiggins<\/strong>, Canton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Paige Wiley<\/strong>, Clayton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8488,"parent":5363,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["page","type-page","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5366"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8636,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5366\/revisions\/8636"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}