Aug. 6, 2003: Operation Oswego County Re-elects Board Members, Salutes Retiring Member

At its 51st annual meeting held recently in Oswego, the Operation Oswego County (OOC) board of directors recognized retiring board member Shirley Pasco for providing more than 16 years of distinguished service and valuable assistance in furthering economic development, job growth, capital investment and business expansion in Oswego County.

The organization also re-elected board members Brian Frazier, director of Oswego County Planning and Community Development; Ed Gilson, vice president of manufacturing at Fulton Boiler Works, Inc.; Thomas McAuslan, executive director of the Port of Oswego Authority; Carol Rutledge, director of the Fulton Community Development Agency; Eugene Saloga, retired, community development; Millard Sullivan, retired Birds Eye plant manager; Gary Toth, business manager for Carpenter’s Local 747; David Turner, director of the City of Oswego Community Development Office; and Joseph Wiedenbeck, president of Oneida Lake Petroleum Corporation.
OOC board officers include President Dee Heckethorn, retired, banking; Vice President Michael Pollock, president and CEO of Fulton Savings Bank; Secretary George Joyce of Laser Transit; and Treasurer Nancy Bellow director of SUNY Oswego’s Center for Business and Community Programs.

“The Operation Oswego County board of directors is comprised of community-minded people from business, labor, education, and government throughout Oswego County who have the expertise and experience necessary to establish and implement sound economic development strategies to enhance the economic health and vitality of our community,” said L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD, executive director of OOC.

For more information about economic development services in Oswego County, call OOC at 343-1545 or visit www.oswegocounty.org.

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