Lenore Lelah Person is Beczak’s Marketing and Communication Manager and oversees all of the organization’s fundraising and communication efforts. She holds a B.A. in Writing from Houghton College and a M.A. in Public Communication from Fordham University, and spent the first half of her career developing and licensing products for direct marketing companies. Her freelance writing, however, followed her personal interests more closely and her pieces include Bannerman Island: A Mystery Island on the Hudson and The History of Hudson River Ferries for hudsonriver.com.
Lenore learned about Beczak Environmental Education Center around ten years ago through a story in her local newspaper. She came to visit and heard talk of a Beczak canoe and kayak trip from Albany to Yonkers. As a long-time summer camp canoe instructor, she jumped on the opportunity to join in. After spending five days with about eight other river-lovers in a big wooden canoe, her friendship with Beczak was firmly established although that trip marked the beginning of her shift to kayaking.
Lenore has served on her town’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Committee and is a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. She’s delighted to be able to combine her environmental sensibilities and love of the outdoors with her communication and marketing skills at Beczak.
A Hudson Valley native, Lenore and her husband have renovated several houses along the river. Now—when it is not soccer season—they and their two girls love to bicycle to their town’s farmers market and explore local hiking trails. |
