The Board of Trustees invites you to our 59th Annual Meeting at the historic Park Church in Elmira

Deadline to register: Thursday, October 16

9:30-10:30 - Board meeting

10:30-11:30 Keynote - Talima Aaron (John W. Jones Museum Board President)

11:30-12:00 Tour of the Park Church

12:00-12:45 Lunch

12:45-1:15 Membership Business Meeting

Call to Order – Megan Biddle, President

Roll Call – Matthew Roslund, Secretary

Approval of 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes – Megan Biddle

President's Report – Megan Biddle

Financial Report – Sarah Glogowski, Treasurer

Executive Director's Report – Mary-Carol Lindbloom

Board of Trustees Election – Nominating & Board Development Committee

Membership Dues - Sarah Glogowski

Awards Presentation

Adjournment of Business Meeting – Megan Biddle 

1:30-2:30 Tour of the Chemung County Historical Society

CCHS will be hosting the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Voices & Votes and the Women's Suffrage Woman Suffrage Party of Chemung County records is part of our response exhibit with a link to the digital collection.

Please let us know when you register if you will be participating in the the CCHS tour.

Talima Aaron, President of the John W. Jones Board of Trustees. In 2004, Talima joined the Board’s finance committee. She was second vice president for 8 years, and elected president in 2016. Talima’s work includes fundraising, branding, programming, speaking, and events planning to support the Museum’s mission and elevate its profile. Financing the museum’s restoration, preservation, and education objectives led her to write grants on the Museum’s behalf totaling over $1.5M.

Under her leadership, the Museum opened its doors in 2016, was awarded a Bench By The Road from the Toni Morrison Society, and Mr. Jones portrait/profile was added to the Americans Who Tell The Truth gallery. Her most recent accomplishment is the commission and 2024 installation of the statue, The Crossing, honoring Mr. Jones’s legacy. Currently, construction is underway to build an addition to increase the Museum’s visitor capacity.

 
Talima retired from Corning Incorporated after 12 years supporting training programs for Corning’s global scientific community. She graduated from the State University of New York, and completed Cornell University’s School of Industrial Relations’ HR and Training programs. She serves her community as a Commissioner for Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery, is a member of the Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS, and several other local organizations.

Originally from New York City, Talima resides in Elmira, and is a wife, mother and proud grandmother who is also obsessed with learning and sharing the good news about Elmira.