Board of Directors

Robert L. Bishop II Vice President	Susan Doig Secretary	David Elmore 1941 - 2011 (see below)
Joseph Kraus	Seth LaPierre	Douglas Murphy President
Jake Rosa	Gordon Stevens Vice President	Frank Winkler Treasurer
Jeff Wiegert DEC Liaison

Staff

Jim Waters	Executive Director
Michele Fucci	Office Manager
Ryan Trapani	Education Forester

   
   David B. Elmore, 69, a long-time CFA Board Member, passed away on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his home with his wife, Barbara, at his side.  Born May 8, 1941, in Honesdale, Pa., he was the son of the late Larue and Gertrude (Hoar) Elmore of Damascus, Pa.  He graduated from Damascus High School in 1959, and from Millersville University in 1963.  He taught Industrial Arts/Technology at Charlotte Valley Central School from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
    In addition to his involvement with CFA as past president and long-time treasurer, he was past president and member of the Charlotte Valley Teachers Association; past president and treasurer of the former Davenport Water Company and an Eagle Scout.
    While not a farmer himself, he bemoaned the passing of so many family dairy farms. He raised cultivated blueberries and made many blue bird houses. He enjoyed riding his bicycle on the Pinellas trail in Florida and kayaking on his pond in Davenport.  One thing that many of us did not know is that Dave enjoyed raising, training and competing Bassett Hounds in field trials for 30 years.
    We knew Dave as an active steward of the land.  He had planted thousands of trees in his lifetime, managed his forest by thinning and harvesting trees from it and was an avid supporter of the CFA.  He rarely missed a board meeting and took a very active part in workshops, festivals and fairs.  He put his woodworking skills to work for CFA in the form of many projects from making signs and auction items to building blue bird boxes for CFA’s use as a sale item.  His love of the forest and unquenched thirst for knowledge about it was admired by all.  His contributions to the Catskill Forest Association will be remembered and appreciated for many decades to come.  He will be greatly missed by the association and especially the staff.  He was considered a co-worker as well as a board member.  He was also a good friend.  
    He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Barbara (Empey) Elmore; his sister, Miss Joan Elmore of Honesdale, Pa.; and by his in-law family, Ken and Jacque Empey of Cullen, Susan Stetson of West Oneonta and Michael Empey, also of West Oneonta.
    The CFA will be building and erecting blue bird boxes with his name engraved on them.
    
        So long Dave….........
                                   ’til we meet again…….