New Horizions Foundation - Leadership Breakfast

The Twelfth Annual New Horizons Foundation Leadership Breakfast was held on Thursday, September 20th at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. The Leadership Award is presented annually to those who have fostered a better life for all residents of the Hudson Valley through their diverse interests and volunteer efforts. This year we were pleased to honor Ellie & Martin Charwat, Tim Dean and Marie Tarver.

While this event typically honors two individuals, a committee comprised of past recipients thought these four individuals were all equally deserving and chose to celebrate this year as a resurgence of leaders in the Hudson Valley. The amount and variety of their roles in the Hudson Valley is both impressive and astonishing.

Ellie Charwat is the president of the League of Women Voters of Dutchess County, serves as a trustee and past president of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District Board, president of the Arlington Rotary Club, a tutor for Literacy Connections, a trustee of the Oakwood Friends School and second vice president of the Dutchess Democratic Women’s Caucus.

Martin Charwat is a member of the Poughkeepsie Rotary Club, served on the Board of Literacy Volunteers, has had board positions on the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Bardavon, Oakwood Friends School, Board of Literacy Volunteers and Dutchess Community College Foundation, a past president of Vassar Temple and the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County.

Tim Dean has volunteered as a Scout Master of Troop 1 in Beacon, served as an advisor to Nooteming Lodge Order of the Arrow, Dutchess County Arts Council Fundraising Chairman, member of Kaatsbaan Internation Dance Center, and past member of the Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, a member of DCEDC External Marketing Committee, United Way Board and Community Foundation.

Marie Tarver serves on the Board of Trustees of Vassar Brothers Medical Center; the Board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, the board of the Hudson Valley/Rockland/Westchester, NY Alzheimer’s Association and on the Board of Hudson Valley Mental Health, Inc.

This only represents a sample of the organizations and efforts these four honorees are affiliated with. Congratulations and thank you for all you do to Ellie, Martin, Tim and Marie!

The following sponsors are credited for making this special event a great success:

Ambassador Circle:
Marshall & Sterling
Robert G. Relph Agency, Inc.

Envoy Circle:
Cellular One
Gellert & Klein, PC.
Rabbi Paul Golomb
Karen & Roderick MacLeod

Emissary Circle:
Jackson Lewis LLP