BPA Board

Lucy Lavery, Director

Valerie Newell, Secretary

Dave Hostutler, President

Wendy Disbrow is a lifelong native of the area. She grew up on her family's farm on Italy Hill and then down in Guyanoga Valley. After graduating from Penn Yan Academy, Wendy obtained her nursing degree from FLCC. She and her husband George Disbrow, live on the original farm that George's father Pete, purchased in 1957 out on the end of the Bluff. They have three wonderful daughters Courtney, Elly, and Kate. They continue to produce grapes on the farm. Wendy worked at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital as a registered nurse and went from there to a private physician practice in Geneva. She worked for seventeen years at Interlakes Orthopaedics. While at Interlakes Orthopaedics she attended Keuka College's ASAP program, where she obtained her BA Degree in Organizational Management. She then joined Finger Lakes Health as Chief Administrative Officer for FLH Medical PC.  Wendy then completed her MBA at Marylhurst University and transitioned to Vice President of Physician Practices for FL Health.  In 2022, Wendy began working for St. James Hospital in Hornell, NY as the President and CEO.  Wendy thoroughly enjoys life on the Bluff and the opportunities it affords for hiking, biking, kayaking, cross country skiing and just relaxing together.

Rodgers Williams, Treasurer

Rodge retired after 30 years with Corning Incorporated and World Kitchen in various financial management positions in 2002. After several moves with Corning, he and his wife Jan settled in Painted Post for 30 years where they raised their three children. They bought a cottage on West Bluff Drive in 2000 after many years of visiting friends and family on Keuka Lake. Their goal was to live full time at the lake which they accomplished in 2008.

In retirement Rodge has taught at Corning Community College and Keuka College, He is the financial manager for Hunt Country Vineyards, and has served on the Town of Jerusalem Zoning Board of Appeals since 2012.

Marcia English, Director

Born and raised in Corning, New York, with many summers at Keuka Lake. Married to David English, her husband's Navy duty led them to California, then law school in Florida. They returned to Corning to raise their two children while enjoying summers here on the lake. They have a son in New Hampshire and a daughter and family, including a first grandson, in Charlotte, N.C. Marcia enjoyed a career in school counseling in the Corning area. They are now retired and living year-round on East Bluff Dr.

Fred Geyer, Director

Fred and his wife have owned property on the bluff since 1992, where they currently reside full-time. Fred is a research physicist, a former corporate executive, and an entrepreneur -- a career which has taken him from Dallas to San Diego to New Haven. Today, Fred consults for high technology companies and business start-ups. Fred is active in the local community and serves on the board, and as vice president, of the Yates County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.