Bill Hawley
Executive Director

bhawley@tclifelong.org

Effective January 2, 2003, Bill was appointed as Executive Director of the Tompkins County Senior Citizens' Council.  In his previous position as Executive presbyter for Presbytery of Genesee Valley, Hawley oversaw nine staff members along with 73 churches and their ministers.    As a pastor he erased his church's financial deficit, doubled its endowment and conducted successful capital and annual campaigns.  Most recently, Bill has served as the Executive Director of the Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley.  Bill has also been an active community volunteer.  He has volunteered for such diverse organizations as the Middletown Fire Department, Habitat for Humanity and the Interfaith Council.   Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton, and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Tammy Wise began as our new RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Director on Monday, April 7, 2008.  Tammy comes to RSVP with a background in teaching and has taught at South Seneca Central School, Trumansburg Middle School, Odessa Montour School, and Horseheads Central School.  She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Valley State University and her Masters of Science in Education from Elmira College.

Tammy Wise

RSVP Director

twise@tclifelong.org

Jillian Pendleton Program Director

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On May 19,2008, we welcomed Jillian Pendleton to Lifelong as our Program Director.  In the spring of 2006 Jillian relocated to Ithaca from Southern New Hampshire.  Since arriving in Ithaca, she has worked at the Franziska Rackers Center as a residence counselor with individuals who have developmental disabilities. In New England she worked for the Massachusetts Health and Education Services.  There she also worked as a residences counselor but for children with emotional disturbances. 

Originally from the east coast, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.

Sarah Jane Blake
Retirement Services Coordinator

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Sarah Jane Blake joined the staff in February 2005, when she  implemented two new programs, "Plan It!" and "Check It!".  In 2006, she added the many duties of Retirement Services Coordinator. As such, she has been busily planning and implementing activities and events to inform seniors about programs of interest to them, such as the Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP). Holding clinics for the Medicare Part D Prescription Coverage Program has been just one of her many projects as well.

Sarah Jane earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, at the University of Maine and her Juris Doctorate at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire.  Prior to moving to Ithaca, Sarah Jane worked as a Legal Research Coordinator and a Guardian ad litem in New Hampshire.  In Ithaca, she worked with both the Lama Law Firm and the Law Office of James M. Kerrigan. 

Marie Hall
Northside Southside Program Coordinator

mhall@tclifelong.org

Sue Capista
Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper

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Susan Capista began work as our Bookkeeper in October, 2004, and as Executive Assistant in February, 2006.  Susan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Ithaca College.  Susan worked at Ithaca College for 22 years beginning as a Computer Records Clerk and ending as the Assistant Director of Information Systems. Susan has also worked as a bookkeeper for Now You're Cooking in Ithaca and Bakers' Acres, Inc., in Lansing.

Susan Hirata/Jean Houghton
Receptionists/Administrative Assistants

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Gilda Yaley
Office Assistant, RSVP

gyaley@tclifelong.org

An Ithaca native, Gilda returned to her hometown after being away for 25 years. She has worked to send senior volunteers out into the community for the RSVP program for 4 ½ years as the office assistant.