Keuka Lake Association

Karen grew up coming to Keuka with her family every summer. She and her husband have had their own place for thirty-six years. Karen has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Cornell University. After raising her family in State College, PA, she worked in the State College School District, and has been working in the Corning Painted Post school district for five years. She is very interested in preserving the Keuka Lake Watershed’s beauty and water quality for future generations.

Growing up in the Southern Tier, my wife, Maribeth, and I knew and loved the Finger Lakes from an early age.  Following lengthy educational journeys, we were both delighted to find our way back to this region.   I practiced internal medicine in the Elmira/Horseheads area for most of my career, gradually segueing into increasing administrative positions with Arnot Health, eventually finishing my career there as CEO.
We bought our first lake home in the mid 1990s and were fortunate to have spent many wonderful weekends there with our four children.  With retirement came the opportunity to be full-time residents of Keuka Park.  And now it’s our grandchildren’s turn to fall in love with this incredible place!
We feel strongly that protecting our lake for future generations is a huge priority.  My wife and I have been members of the Keuka Lake Association for many years and have long admired the good work done by it.  I am honored to serve as a board member.

Bill was born and raised in New England and spend many of summers on lakes throughout that region. His love of lake life and its varied and diversified activities was kindled there. After several years of weekend live aboard sail boating on another Finger Lake, he and his wife, Mary-Ellen, expanded their recreational options and acquired property in Milo in 1993. What was an early 1900’s cottage served them well for many years. Following his retirement from Mobil Oil in late 2001, they began planning for and building a permanent home in Milo. They became full time, year round Milo residents in the spring of 2006.

Prior to joining Mobil, he graduated from The University of Pennsylvania and Florida Institute of Technology. He also spent over 6 years as an officer in the US Army’s artillery and logistics branches to include a tour of duty in Vietnam.

During his years at Mobil, Bill worked primarily in manufacturing and supply chain management. He has experience in global plant start ups, process and business reengineering, total quality management, global integration of supply chains and international joint venture operations.

Since moving to Milo, he also has served on the (former) President’s Advisory Council for Keuka College and currently serves on the Board of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County. Bill was active on the Land Use and Lake Committees of Milo’s first update of its Comprehensive Plan in over 25 years. He has served on the Town of Milo’s Zoning Board of Appeals and chaired it for 2 years.

Bill has previously been on the KLA’s Board, beginning in 2003 and served as KLA President.
Throughout his earlier tenure with the Keuka Lake Association, Bill was involved in many activities to include the start up Finger Lakes Regional Watershed Alliance; the Asian water chestnut pull; co authoring the DEC AIS Spread Prevention Grant and managing the grant for three years. 

Jim was born and raised in Corning, NY.  In 1970 his parents purchased a cottage on Keuka Lake. His vacations since then have been living on the lake every summer.  He graduated from Corning East High School then went onto Penn Tech College in Williamsport, PA and holds a Master
Plumbers License.  He recently retired from Corning Incorporated with 30 years of service.  Jim holds a class 2B Water Operator license from
the Southern Tier New York Water Works and is a lifetime member of that organization.  He is also a certified scuba diver.  He currently serves as a member of the Pulteney Planning Board.  In his spare time he heads to the woods to deer hunt and lake trout fishing on Keuka Lake.

Nolan has been a year-round resident in Hammondsport since 2016 and is an ongoing volunteer for the Shoreline Monitoring Program. Nolan is a leader in Corning Inc.'s Global Supply Chain and has a background as a Controls Engineer and an MBA. He is passionate about protecting Keuka's water quality and ensuring lake levels are managed for the benefit of the residents and area wildlife. Nolan and his wife, Kimberly, are often found cycling around Keuka and the Finger Lakes area.

Rob grew up in Rochester and started coming to Keuka Lake in 1964 when his parents bought property on West Bluff Drive where he now resides throughout the year.  In those early days, most weekends and summer vacations were spent at Keuka Lake.  During college, he spent two summers working at Harbor Lights Marina.  After completing an MBA at the University of Michigan, he began a 35-year career with Abbott Laboratories where he developed production planning models and later worked in various marketing and commercial operation assignments.  He also directed Abbott’s Global Care Initiatives consisting of humanitarian programs largely related to HIV, in Africa and other resource-limited settings.  After retiring in 2013, he began teaching MBA students as a Lecturer of Global Health at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.  He is a Board Member of the Northwestern Global Health Foundation.  In his failure to fully retire and with shameless promotion, Rob and his Chocolate Lab introduce hundreds of people to the Finger Lakes region through a cozy rental unit known as the Keuka Beach House.

Rory was born and raised in Penn Yan, and attended high school at Dundee Central School. Rory grew up on Keuka Lake boating, fishing, and enjoying the natural lake beauty.  After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Oswego State, Rory moved back to Penn Yan and took over his father's commercial SCUBA diving business. While running Fingle1,LLC, Rory has specialized in installing and maintaining lake water systems including the filtration of Zebra Mussels. In Rory’s off time, he enjoys snow skiing, playing golf, and working his part time job selling real estate.