Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteers & Volunteering

Board of Trustees

Lisa McMahon, Chair
Yvonne Boudreau, ASP
Mary Pat Carr, SSJ
Julie Crane, SP
Bryarly Lehmann
Brant Lingle
Val Liptak
Kevin O'Connor
Elizabeth Oleksak, SP
Kathleen Popko, SP
Bill Toller
Liz Walz, ASP

Staff

Elizabeth Walz, ASP
Executive Director
Sr. Elizabeth Oleksak, SP, Foundress, Gardener, Sabbatical Team, Spiritual Director

Administrative Team

Trisha Riga, Registrar and Hosted Groups Coordinator
Jane Comerford, CSJ, Sabbatical Director, Spiritual Director
Jo Ann Bourquard, Spiritual Director
Donna O'Connor, BioSpiritual Focusing Coordinator, Administrative Coordinator, Spiritual Director
Jean Risk, Administrative and Marketing Coordinator
Cindy Lees, Financial Services

Operations Team

Jennifer Moynihan, Head Cook
Rebekah Ryaboklyach, Assistant Cook
Abigail Blishchik, Lynn Clauson, Connor Corwin-Johnson, Mary Dugan, Emily Pitoniak, Dietary Aides
Dulce Pimentel, Head Housekeeper
Nick Lukomsky, Plant Manager
Wayne Cumberlander, Maintenance and Grounds
Daniel O'Connor, Summer Gardener

Program Committee

Yvonne Boudreau, ASP, Consultant
Jo Ann Bourquard, Consultant
Mary Pat Carr, SSJ, Consultant
Jane Comerford, CSJ, Consultant
Ann McGaharn, Consultant
Sr. Ruth McGoldrick, SP, Consultant
Liz Walz, ASP

Spiritual Direction

Jo Ann Bourquard
Jane Comerford, CSJ
Ruth McGoldrick, SP
Donna O’Connor
Elizabeth Oleksak, SP

Volunteers & Volunteering

Volunteers help fulfill Genesis’ Mission through hours of office support, gardening activities, guest registration, and special projects. If you are interested in volunteering, contact the Genesis Office staff at 413-562-3627.

Earth Caretakers

Kathleen Kitka, Arboretum Consultant
Janet Kondrat, Herb Gardener
Mary Haberstroh, Gardener
Pat McKeon, RSM

Volunteers

Evelyn Calleva
Julie Crane, SP
Bonnie Druschel
Kathleen Dugan
Peg Gilbert
Ann McGaharn, ASP
Patricia McGovern, ASP
Robert O’Brien
Dorothy Pilkington, SSJ
Sue Phelon
Sue Salva
Lorraine Salvas
Mary Talarico