Abbie is Senior Associate for Prospect and Foundation Research. She has directed development research offices for the Albany Institute of History and Art and for Union College. Her nonprofit organization experience includes the Schenectady Boys Club, Schenectady Museum and Planetarium, and the Olympic and Winter Sports Museum. Abbie is an active member of the American Prospect Research Association and the Council for the Advancement of Education (CASE). Her fund-raising experience includes serving as Director of the Annual Fund for the Adirondack Mountain School.
For 20 years Abbie has put her professional skills to use as a director of nonprofit boards in Schenectady County and the Adirondack region. Abbie was appointed Commissioner of the Schenectady Historic District Commission and she has served as a Board member of the Association for the Protection for the Adirondacks and Schenectady YWCA. She has a B.A. degree in History from Smith College.
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