Each month, we recognize individuals from Tompkins County who have significantly contributed to improving the quality of life for others through their work, volunteerism, or acts of everyday generosity.
Southworth Library Director Diane Pamel named Community Hero of the Month ITHACA – For a little more than 16 years, Director Diane Pamel has kept Dryden’s Southworth Library as a center of the community. For the impact she has made in that role, Pamel has been named...
Enfield Food Distribution’s Jean Owens named April Community Hero of the Month ITHACA – Jean Owens has been the director of Enfield Food Distribution since it began in the 1980s, and brings the same passion, generosity, and dedication to the job since the day she...
Mary Besemer named Community Hero of the Month Tompkins Chamber, in partnership with the Tompkins Community Bank, has named Mary Besemer as the January Community Hero of the Month. This award recognizes individuals from Tompkins County who have significantly impacted...
Bill Apgar honored as December Community Hero of the Month ITHACA– Tompkins Chamber, in partnership with the Tompkins Community Bank, has named Bill Apgar as the December Community Hero of the Month. This award recognizes individuals from Tompkins County who have...
Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County Employees Recognized Tompkins Chamber, in partnership with Tompkins Community Bank, has named two Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County (HSCTC) employees as the August Community Heroes of the Month. This award...
Ethan Ash named Community Hero of the Month for June Tompkins Chamber, in partnership with the Tompkins Community Bank, has named Ethan Ash as the June Community Hero of the Month. This award recognizes individuals from Tompkins County who have significantly impacted...
Toni Adams named Community Hero of the Month for May Toni Adams has been named the May Community Hero of the Month, presented by the Tompkins Chamber in partnership with Tompkins Community Bank. This award recognizes individuals from Tompkins County who have...
Christa Núñez Named the March Community Hero of the Month Multi-hyphenate community changemaker, Christa Núñez has been named the March Community Hero of the Month, presented by Tompkins Chamber in partnership with Tompkins Trust Company. Núñez is honored for her...
Svante Myrick Named the February Community Hero of the Month Earlier this month, Svante Myrick served his last day as mayor of the city of Ithaca after 10 years on the job. Myrick was first elected to the Common Council in 2007 when he was a 20-year-old Cornell...
Caleb Thomas Named the January Community Hero of the Month Twelve years ago, as a member of the City of Ithaca’s Public Art Commission, Caleb Thomas spearheaded a contest that led to the creation of the Underground Railroad mural on Green Street. That effort led to...
The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce "Community Hero of the Month" series is sponsored by Tompkins Trust Company