Education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. It is essential to getting and keeping a job with a livable wage and health benefits. And it is fundamental to a community's economic prosperity: a well-educated workforce attracts world-class jobs.
Here's just one example why improving our efforts in education in our area is so important: Did you know that about 400 students in the Mohawk Valley do not graduate from high school each year? These students are dropping out of school and decreasing their chances for a good job and stable life.
We can change this - if we work together.
UNDERGROUND CAFÉ
When Sandy became coming to the Underground Café in the fall of his freshman year at Proctor high school, he had difficulties interacting with others and expressing himself verbally. READ MORE
CHAIR
Dr. Ann Marie Murray
Herkimer County Community College
COMMITTEE
Chip Bassett
Herkimer-Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program
Cindy Casale
Utica National
Michael Daly
Kids Oneida
Alicia Fernandez-Dicks
National Grid
William Holicky
House of Good Shepard
Marguerite Lynch
Excellus BC/BS
Howard Mettleman
Oneida County BOCES
Margaret O'Shea
The Community Foundation
Corrine Ribble
Community Foundation
Daniel Sargent
Herkimer County Community College
Amy Turner
Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency
Mark Vivacqua
Herkimer BOCES
Randy Van Wagoner
Mohawk Valley Community College
Carol Zygo
Herkimer Central School District
