The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Board of Governors elected its 2016-2017 slate of governors at its recent annual meeting, including four newly elected officers, four executive committee members, three new governors, four second-term governors, and an emeritus member. The Board also elected its committee chairs and recognized six retiring governors.
Board officers for the 2016-2017 year are Chair James Harris, Vice Chair Diane Staley, Treasurer Richard Snowdon, and Secretary Richard Bodorff. Elected as Governor Emeritus was Henry Stansbury. Joining the officers on the Executive Committee are William Dudley, Leeds Hackett, Frank Hopkinson, and Deborah Lawrence. Newly elected to a three-year Board term are Governors Alice Kreindler, Kathleen (Buffy) Linehan, and Talli Oxnam. Elected to a second term are Richard Johnson, Patrice Miller, Lelde Schmitz, and Diane Staley.
“I’m excited about the prospects for the Museum as we begin our next 50 years; we have a wonderful staff and a dedicated Board of Governors,” said Jim Harris. “CBMM has plans to rebuild the historic Edna Lockwood, expand the scope of our education outreach, and launch new exhibitions. I look forward to working with our Board, the staff and our volunteer corps to continue CBMM’s world class impact on our members, visitors, and community.”
At the annual meeting, the Board also recognized retiring governors Harry Burton, William Carter, David Dunn, Peter Kreindler, Geoffrey Oxnam, Bruce Ragsdale, and Past-Chair Richard Tilghman. Each was presented with a memento made from the original wood of skipjack Rosie Parks, which recently underwent an historic restoration at CBMM.
New CBMM board member Alice Kreindler has made a difference as a community leader for a number of years, including serving as President of the Board of the Morristown Community Soup Kitchen in Morristown, N.J., the Board of the Morris Museum in Morristown, N.J., and as a Research Assistant at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alice earned a BA in Art History from Wellesley College. She and her husband Peter have three children and ten grandchildren, and share their time between Philadelphia, Pa. and St. Michaels, Md.
Kathleen (Buffy) Linehan has spent more than 25 years as a business executive in Europe and Washington, D.C., managing legislative, regulatory, and communication issues for Fortune 10 companies. As a Corporate Officer of the Altria Group, Inc., she served as Vice President of Government Affairs, overseeing Washington-relations activities for Kraft Foods, Miller Brewing Company, and Philip Morris. As Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Altria’s international headquarters in Switzerland, she managed government relations and communications in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining the Altria Group, Linehan, an attorney, was a senior lobbyist for the Gulf Oil Corporation. She has also worked on Capitol Hill and with the Federal Government, including Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Energy. Linehan serves as Board Treasurer of the Humane Society of the United States and was Governance Chair for the Board of the International Foundation for Election Systems. She is on the Board of Trustees for the Academy Art Museum, acting as 2015 Gala Chair, and is an active supporter of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory, a volunteer for the Chesapeake Music Jazz Festival, and the Master Gardener program of Talbot County. Buffy and her husband, Ed Gabriel, live in Washington, D.C. and Royal Oak, Md.
Talli Oxnam is Senior Vice President and Manager of Wye Financial & Trust, a division of CNB and a member of Shore Bancshares community of companies. Oxnam is responsible for managing the business operations as well as the business development of the brokerage and trust business. Talli earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies from University of Puget Sound in 1994. She is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Maryland and the American Bankers Associations Trust School Graduate Program I. Prior to joining Wye Financial & Trust, Oxnam lead Ilex Construction, Inc. for 20 years, ultimately serving as Chief Operations Officer. She is an active board member of Junior Achievement of Talbot County, Women & Girls Fund, Talbot Country Club, and serves on the Finance Committee at Christ Church in Easton. Talli resides in Easton, Md. with her husband Geoff and their children.
Established in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is a world-class maritime museum dedicated to preserving and exploring the history, environment and people of the entire Chesapeake Bay, with the values of relevancy, authenticity, and stewardship guiding its mission. Serving nearly 70,000 guests each year, the museum’s campus includes a floating fleet of historic boats and 12 exhibition buildings, situated along the Miles River and St. Michaels’ harbor. For more information, visit www.cbmm.org.
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