Traditional Arts in Upstate New York. Traditional Arts of Upstate New York
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Canton, NY 13617
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Staff 1986 - 2011

Over the years, many talented people have worked at TAUNY. Some of them have stayed a long time, some just a short time for specific projects. In this list, we include people who were never officially on staff, but who worked often enough with us on projects that it feels like they were/are. Long-term staff members have held multiple responsibilities, adjusting as the organization evolved.


Then administrative assistant Jill Breit with the Wall of Fame at 2 West Main Street


Varick Chittenden, Sharon Marshall, Carol Pynchon, Alycia Miller-Lynch, Jill Breit     

 
Rich Rummell completes installation of "Extreme Makeovers" at the West Main Street gallery.
 
Year 
1986-present      
1986-present      
1986-present      
1986-1993
1993-present   
1994-2000   
1994-1996
1997-1998       
1998-2000   
2000
2000-2001       
2001   
2001       
2002
2002-2003       
2000-present
2003-2004       
2004           
2004-present      
2004-2008       
2004-2010
2005      
2006-2007       
2006-present
2007
2008           
2008-2009       
2008-2009
2008-2010
2008-2009
2008-present
2009-2010
2009-2011
2010-2011
2010-2012
2010-present
2010-present
2010-present
2010-present
2010-present
2011-present
2012-present

  Name
Varick Chittenden
Martha Cooper
Lynn Case Ekfelt
Joan Barrick
Jill Breit    
Richard Rummel    
Melissa Ladenheim    
Lynn Shepard Dildine      
Amalia Abanto Denesha
Elisabeth Nixon
Angie Raines
Gail Sheldon   
Farrah Ferriel
Chris Muia
Jean Marie Fallon
Ray Whalen   
Karen Mousaw
Elaine Pierce    
Carol Smith Pynchon    
Sharon Marshall    
Diana Richardson
Eric Bebernitz  
Alycia Miller-Lynch
Cheryl Spadaccini
Brianna Theodoridis  
Rachel Pryzby        
Rachel Henderson    
Joan Heidenreich
Jody Tosti    
Carrie Sullivan
Sarah Crotty        
Mary Hilton
Kristen Whittier
Lyndsi Comins
Katrina Brainard
Judy Bailey
Julia Bailey    
Hannah Harvester
Jody Horwitz    
Tiffany Zook        
Teresa Stone
Sara Ricalton   

Responsibilities
Founding director, project director
Major photography
Folklorist, special projects
Office administration
Everything under the sun, really
Exhibit installation
Staff folklorist
Office administration
Office administration
NYSCA summer intern
Office administration
Bookkeeper
NYSCA summer intern
NYSCA summer intern
Office administration
Exhibit installation
Office administration
Receptionist
Almost everything under the sun
Folkstore management
Bookkeeper
NYSCA summer intern
Development
Exhibit installation
NYSCA summer intern
Traveling Tent assistant
Office administration
Traveling Tent, Folkstore assistant
Folkstore management
Folkstore assistant
Folkstore assistant
Development
Special events, development
Folkstore assistant
Folkstore manager
Financial management
Folkstore assistant
NYSCA intern, staff folklorist
Folkstore assistant
Folkstore assistant
Membership director
Folkstore assistant



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