Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway

The Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway, Inc. (the Friends, or simply "FOGVG") is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership organization, incorporated in 1993.

Board of Directors

The Friends is governed by a 14 member Board of Directors composed of individuals living within the Greenway region. The Directors offer a wealth of relevant practical knowledge gained through personal experience, as well as specialized expertise in areas related to their vocational, recreational, and intellectual pursuits. To ensure continued grass roots community involvement in decision making, all chairpersons of local committees are members of the board. Local committees originally worked on clearing and maintaining trail.  Now local committees help oversee sections of trail to report any problems, work on special clean-up projects, assist with the creation of trail enhancements (interpretive signs, kiosk, mile markers, benches, etc.) and decisions concerning their placement, and represent their communities on Greenway matters.

2012 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of eight members elected at-large and six local committee chairs. The goal is to have a local committee for each segment of the Greenway corridor. At the present time there are some local committee chair positions vacant. If you live in any of the following counties or communities along the Greenway and would be interesting in representing your area on the FOGVG Board, please contact us for details. Representatives are needed for Mt. Morris, Genesee Falls-Fillmore, and Belfast-Houghton-Caneadea.

Todd Blide
(Monroe Rep 2012)
5 Bayberry Lane
Rochester, NY 14616-3718
(586) 663-8193

Michael Doyle
(At-Large 2011-12)
83 West Main Street
Cuba, NY 14727
(585) 968-0067

Coleridge Gill
(At-Large 2012-13)
55 Fairmeadow Drive
Rochester, NY 14618
585-442-8634

Kathryn Hollinger
(At-Large 2012-13)
3896 Little Road
Avon, NY 14414
585-738-9202

Edward (Ned) Holmes
(At-Large 2012-13)
7000 Cleary Road
Hemlock, NY 14466
585-346-5761

James Maxim
(Cuba-New Hudson Rep 2012)
9 Bristol Street
Cuba, NY 14727
585-968-3734

Davies Nagel
(York-Caledonia/Leicester Rep 2012)
3558 Main Street
Piffard, NY 14533
(585) 243-3409

Joe Patterer
(At-Large 2012-13)
6290 New Hudson Road
Black Creek, NY 14714
(585) 968-3555

Joan Schumaker
(Nunda-Portage Rep 2012)
2O5OC Paine Road
Dalton, NY 14836-9750
585-476-2354

David A. Shaw
(At-Large 2012-13)

Steph Spittal
(At-Large 2011-12)
5400 Wethersfield Rd.
Silver Springs NY 14550
D (585) 493-3616

Charles F. Struble
(Hinsdale Rep 2012)
1276 Route 446
Hinsdale, NY 14743
(716) 557-2233