ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Clemens Center, a performing-arts center in Elmira, recently announced its 2025 board leadership team and newly elected members of its board of trustees. Trustees elected A. Quay Thompson, principal at Holt Architects, as president of the board for a term ending in December 2025. Thompson, who joined the board in May […]
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Clemens Center, a performing-arts center in Elmira, recently announced its 2025 board leadership team and newly elected members of its board of trustees.
Trustees elected A. Quay Thompson, principal at Holt Architects, as president of the board for a term ending in December 2025. Thompson, who joined the board in May 2020, succeeds Stephen P. Miller of Corning, Inc., who served as board president from January 2023 until the end of 2024. Miller remains on the board and serves as immediate past president.
The remaining officers elected are Pam Burns of HR Consultant as VP, L. Dale Cole of Chemung Canal Trust Company as secretary, and Kathy Stickler of MMB+Co as treasurer. The board also reappointed John Alexander of Sayles & Evans as corporate counsel.
The Clemens Center board also elected four new members and reelected two current trustees. The new members are Andrew Despain of Corning Inc., Mark Stirpe of Street Associates, Clair Warren Ginnan, and Peter Winnett of John G. Ullman & Associates. Also, Chemung County Legislator Martin Chalk and L. Glenn Poppleton, a booking agent, were both reelected to the board.
The Clemens Center board also recognized three outgoing board members that retired from their positions — Betsy Dalrymple, Sayles & Evans, (retired) and longtime community leader and volunteer; Rob Lewis, VP, project management, Streeter Associates; and Laury Ellen Ward, president, Finger Lakes Wine Country Tourism Marketing Association.
Located in downtown Elmira, the nonprofit Clemens Center hosts nearly 60,000 patrons, including 16,000 students, annually at more than 100 professional and community performances. It is supported by individual and business memberships, local and state funding sources, and community and family foundations. Nearly 200 volunteers contribute close to 3,000 hours over 85 events each year, the organization says.
