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Jcc Board Recognizes Former Trustee for Years of Service
Foundation: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Gebbie Foundation
After more than 20 years on the Jamestown Community College Board of Trustees, Lillian Vitanza Ney has decided it's time to move on.
"I had a big birthday and I thought it was an appropriate time to make way for others who will bring value to the college," the New York Times quotes Ney as saying.
A cardiologist, Ney joined the board in the early 1990s when she was also raising her two daughters.
She served as board chair from 1994 to 1998, and under six different presidents.
"Lillian always took an active role in discussions, committee meetings, and new programs," says the current JCC board chair.
"She has never been afraid to ask good questions that helped us make better decisions."
In addition to her time on the board, Ney was active in community organizations, including the James Prendergast Library Association, the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County, the American Heart Association, Family Service of Jamestown, Reg Lenna Civic Center, and Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
She's also been a member of the Jamestown City Council for eight years.
"I truly don't think that she thinks of all that she does to improve the health and wellbeing of all through her work with UPMC Chautauqua, JCC, the Chautauqua County Health Department, the
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