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Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As a private, not-for-profit organization, Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc., is locally governed by a fifteen-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., for 2003, is made up of the following members:

Heather Conrad, representing the tenants of the Jefferson House Apartments in Salamanca
Grant Cassidy, Jr., representing the tenants of the Derby SRO Apartments in Olean
Claudia Catalano, of the Public Defender's Office representing Cattaraugus County at-large
John Mormile, representing the customers of the Lighthouse Community Soup Kitchen in Salamanca
 

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., for 2003, is made up of the following members: 
Joseph Eade, representing Cattaraugus County Legislator      Vice-Chairperson D. John Zimbardi
Marilyn J. Harvey (Board Treasurer), representing City of Salamanca Mayor Hon. J. Stephen Montgomery
Coreen A. Lawless, representing City of Olean Mayor            Hon. William Quinlan
Rev. Fr. Ronald B. Mierzwa, representing Cattaraugus County Legislator Chairperson Jess Fitzpatrick
Lt. Timothy Whitcomb, representing Cattaraugus County Sheriff Ernest Dustman

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. For 2003, these members include:

Tina Barrett (Board Vice-President), representing Ellicottville Central School
Dee Dee Bartz, representing the Cattaraugus County Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse
Angela Dowd (Board Secretary), representing Cattaraugus County Dept. of Social Services Commissioner Wendy Bourgeois
Trishelle Murphy, representing Seneca Nation of Indians President Rickey L. Armstrong, Sr.
Linda Riggs (Board President), Executive Director of the Center for Family Unity

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The CCA Board meets ten times per year, and completes its work through a committee structure that includes a Finance Committee, Personnel Committee, Program/Planning Committee, and Executive Committee.


Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
25 Jefferson Street, Salamanca, New York 14779
Phone: (716) 945-1041
Fax: (716) 945-1301
For information, email us at dlkear@ccaction.org


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