Former Lowville Superintendent named new NNYCF Board Chair

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Northern New York Community Foundation has named former Lowville Academy & Central Schools Superintendent Cheryl Steckly as Chair of the NNYCF’s Board of Directors.

Steckly retired in 2019 as superintendent of Lowville after more than 35 years working in public education. She was first appointed to the foundation’s Board of Directors in 2017 and is now serving in her second five-year term on the Board. She lives in Croghan with her husband, Edward.

Victoria “Torie” Hasseler Collins, Esq., also of Lewis County, was also recently appointed to the Northern New York Community Foundation Board of Directors. Collins is a practicing attorney and partner in the Carthage firm Collins, Hasseler & Simser Law.

She has previously served on the NNYCF’s Cultural, Historical and Recreational Committee and is a past member of the Foundation’s LEAD Council. She lives in Croghan with her husband, Adam, and two young daughters.

Cheryl and Torie join a long list of strong leaders from Lewis County, and we are grateful for their long-standing commitment to the betterment of the region.

NNYCF Executive Director Rande Richardson

Foundation’s board has 16 members, with representation throughout Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties since its establishment in 1929.

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