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Preferences Survey Deadline Approaching
Letter to our subscribers: The Advisory Committee of UCWN looks forward to sharing the events we already have planned for 2020 with you. However, in order to refine our programming, please complete this preferences survey. It will help us understand what kinds of...
Coming to Your Inbox Soon!
The Advisory Committee of UCWN wishes you a happy and prosperous 2020. We look forward to the year’s events we already have planned and, in order to refine our as-yet-unplanned events to your preference, we ask that you complete a preferences survey. This will give us...
Please Welcome our new Social Media Maven
We are fortunate to have the benefit of Judith’s time and skills to help UCWN with Facebook and MailChimp. Judith Kerman is active in the arts as poet, singer and crafter, and as publisher of Mayapple Press. She retired as Professor Emerita of English from Saginaw...
Meet our newest Advisory Committee member
Lisa Shields DeRuvo works as an Operations Manager with the Peaceful Guardians Project in Kingston, NY and wears many hats as an Office Manager at Courtney Strong, Incorporated, a marketing services company also located in Kingston, NY. For the past 12 years Lisa...
Meet Sydelle and Sheila of the Advisory Committee
Sydelle Freed has served as president of UCWN for the past four years, concurrently while serving as treasurer. Sydelle and her husband moved to the Hudson Valley seven years ago, upon retirement from the NYC Department of Education. She holds a Masters degree in...
Meet More Advisory Committee Members
You've probably seen Rachel, community partners coordinator, and Gloria, historian, at recent events. (Gloria is the one with the camera.) They have served on the board since the fall of 2018. We are grateful to have them and their expertise on our team. Rachel...
Introducing New Advisory Committee Members
This month we see Barbara Kolodey’s term as dynamic duo coordinator for UCWN come to an end. She served for two years, acting also as website administrator; working in close collaboration with Naomi Schmidt during the design and transition to the new website. Thank...
Mastering the Inner Game October 2018
The October 9th event was hosted by UCWN members, Randy Greene and Rachel Jackson at the New York State Teacher's Union in Kingston. The event was a delicious potluck using perfectpotluck.com. The...
All Aboard UCWN’s Hudson River Cruise
UCWN members and guests met on the dock for Hudson Valley Cruises down in the Rondout of Kingston. Dynamic duo Diane Aznoe and Jeriynn Babroff checked people in and handed out tickets and leis. The crew then collected tickets and welcomed the Ulster County Women's...
A Magic Evening with Melody
UCWN members and guests gathered at The Lodge in Woodstock to say goodbye to Ulster County Women's Network legendary Melody Newcombe, who decided after many, many years to step down as our president to focus her energy on her many other creative endeavors. Leaving the...