The Fort La Présentation Association is an all-volunteer organization, our Board of Directors are also all volunteers. See below for our current team that makes up the Board of Directors.
President – Barbara O’Keefe is a retired educator, a member Forsyth’s Rifles, the Ogdensburg Historic Commission and the board of the Ogdensburg History Museum.
1st Vice President – Fred Hanss is the Director of Planning and Economic Development, Village of Potsdam.
2nd Vice President – Timothy W. Cryderman is a re-enactor with many years experience and president of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association.
Secretary – Amanda Miller is a member of Forsyth’s Rifles Inc., works for the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and has been a living historian for over a decade.
Treasurer – Eric Brunet, AIF, CWS, is Vice President/Financial Consultant, Community Investment Services – LPL Financial.
David Austin is a design consultant and adjunct design faculty member at the Rochester Institute of Technology with a love for history, museum and interpretive signage.
Ron Buckingham is a professor at Clarkson University in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department and prior to that worked in the aerospace industry in Canada and the U.S. He mainly resides in Ottawa but has a home in Ogdensburg.
Ted Como is a journalist, historian and genealogist and maintains a website of vintage Ogdensburg images at http://www.ogdensburg.info
Hunter Crary is employed by the Village of Potsdam’s Public Museum.
Donald Hooper is a former county legislator, involved in the Elks Club, NYSSCPA, and AICPA, and is excited to bring his experience in accounting and finances to the Fort Association.
Marsha Hough is a retired educator, re-enactor and member of Forsyth’s Rifles, the Ogdensburg History Museum, Ogdensburg Elks Club, the Ogdensburg Historic Commission and the Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce. She is vice president of the Stronger Together Board and president-elect of the Ogdensburg Rotary Club.
Deborah Janson is Ogdensburg resident has supported the Fort for numerous years, and is excited to continue that support as a board member.
Ronald Lee Keeler is a Canadian citizen bringing many years of experience being a re-enactor and expertise in various government roles including being a previous city planner for Ottawa and Brockville.
Andrew D. Kennedy is the retired Chief of Police for Ogdensburg, an active community member, and is passionate about local history.
Bill Merna is a member of Ogdensburg Kiwanis, Section X Boys Basketball Chairman and is a retired social studies teacher.
John Miller III is an artist and re-enactor.
Marijean Remington is an environmental consultant and CEO of Atlantic Testing Laboratories with previous experience working with the Fort Association.
Dallas Robinson is retired from Alcoa and is a member of Forsyth’s Rifles’ artillery crew and a rifleman.
Jennifer Stevenson is the RE Broker/ Owner of Blue Heron Realty of Ogdensburg and a longtime active community volunteer.
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