7.6,  TO: Windsor Town Board RE: Windsor Historian Position FROM: Rita Garrett Saunders DATE: June6 6,2022  Who am :: Igrew up in Windsor on the Garrett Homestead open for 15 years. In 1991 Bev Slack and Istarted the Mary. Jane Murphy, we started the Farmer's coordinating the National Day of the Planning Board.  Grandfather purchased the 1988 to the  on Garrett Rd. My Great  property in 1852. II lived out of the area for 25  Homestead. In 1990 opened the Country Haven B&B and years, returning in  Gift Shop, which was  Holiday Country Shopping. In 1992 with Doug Saunders, my husband, is on  Market, which continues. In 19941started  Prayer, which continues.  Ihave been in the History Room with Eileen Ruggieri and Linda Pierson lam applying for the position of Windsor Historian, to finish this  for the past 5 years.  current year.  Rita Saunders    March 3,2022 To whom it may concern:  My name is Megan Henley. Iam applying for the Town of Windsor Historian position. Ihave always been interested ini researching history, and would like tol be involved inj sharing it as well. Ihave been to everyone oft the history presentations at the town hall preserving done and Knight, and found them very interesting. Iv would be eager to research and learn more ofWindsor's at First  history. list ofqualifications: interest in history computer skills  Ihave two Associates Degrees from Suny Broome Community College. One was in Liberal  other was in Visual Communications Arts.  Arts, the  Ilive in the Village of Windsor. Please contact me at 607-655-4257. Thank you for your time, and Il look forward tol hearing from your soon.  Megan Henley    June 22, 2022  Historian C/OOffice of the Town Clerk 124 Main Street Windsor, New' York 13865 To Whom It May Concern,  Please accept this letter as my official application in response to your vacancy announcement for the Historian for the Town of Windsor. My husband and lare recent newcomers to Broome County having moved from the North Country in mid-December with the last of our household moved two weeks ago. The first time Isawy your announcement several months ago Ihesitated, thinking a new resident would not be considered. This time, though, lam not only a proud native New Yorker having grown up in the rural agricultural environment of the Mohawk Valley withi its own rich history but also, Ispent the majority of my adult life believing in good government and working as a public servant for1 the betterment of New York and those who reside in the Empire State. Your vacancy provides a potential opportunity for me to serve again and do the type of work for which Ihave ai fondness- researching, communating/educatng and preserving information of significance, which increases our While - Imay not be al historian by trade, I have an innate curiosity and al lifetime spent attempting to satisfy my unstoppable need to know and understand the people and thingsi in the world. To this end, Ip performed some preliminary research on Broome County and Windsor prior to our move and of late have been reading about the My undergraduate and graduate educational background is as a sociologist, behaviorist and public administrator with an emphasis on qualitative and quantitative research. These things combined have afforded me many and  Idecided to apply.  understanding of past, shapes the present and informs our future.  Onaquagua' Valley and Oquaga.  diverse opportunities such as:  1. working for the Schenectady County Community Action Program wherelh had the privilege ofi implementing and managing a national demonstration project to reduce thei incidence of accidental hypothermia leading to death in our senior citizen population. lalso wrote major grant proposals for federal fundingi in addition a. Director of Program Research and Policy Analysis for the NYS Crime Victims Board for 10 years  tot facilitating the start-up of one of thet first food co-ops int the State. 2. holding senior level positions in New' York State government including:  where ::  i. performed research including archival research, prepared fiscal notes and memoranda in support ofl legislation leading to the development and enactment of over: 20 pieces of legislation on the State and federal level including necessary funding streams to assist ii. was appointed to sit on the Governor's Commission for Domestic Violence; and, iii. was legislatively mandated to maintain a clearinghouse on crime and crime victims as well as advocate for the rights and obtain emergency assistance for crime victims with local law  victims and witnesses of crime  enforcement and community service providers    iv. identified and analyzed business and workflow requirements leading to my designing ai new crime victims claims processing system and implementing one oft the first PC client based b. Research and Contract Specialist for the NYS Department of Health's Pediatric and Maternal AIDs . was responsible for determining the business requirements, reviewing work flow and providing design consultation for thet first pediatric AIDS medical chart application used on a ii. managed 15+ community based pediatric and maternal. AIDS programs in NYC which included assisting the well-intentioned and inexperienced medical providers in setting up their newly funded community based programs and the reporting systems necessary Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Internal and Information Systems Auditor, Confidential Investigator and for the NYS Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation for 20+ years wherel :: was specifically sought after and hired to develop and implement thet first information security program (physical and logical access controls, administrative and operational policies, standards, procedures and guidelines) which affected all employees and aspects of ii. was responsible for developing and implementing agency-wide training on internal ii. developed andi implemented research studies and methods on administrative and operational practices used by executive and senior management for strategic, fiscal and legislative planning, workforce performance and regulatory compliance determinations iv. implemented and managed the Thruway/Canal Records Management and Retention Program which included training and assisting departmental coordinators as well as V. conducted confidential investigations, gathered physical evidence including surveillances and setting upy video cameras, planned and conducted interviews and provided expert testimony in support of administrative disciplinary action, State Police computer crimes and  computer networks in the State  Program for 2 years where ::  laptop  the Thruway/Canal  controls, risk assessment, management and remediation  interacting with NYS Archives staff  Inspector General investigations  Asy you can see, while Imay not be al historian by trade, Ihave demonstrated al keen ability to learn, think about and use key concepts and practices to transcend singular disciplines and implement them successfully: across many divergent disciplines. I believe my ability to plan, research, communicate, educate, preserve information and use technology coupled with my persistence, attention to detail, love of learning and understanding oft the importance Thank yout for the opportunity to apply for the position of Town Historian. llook forward to discussing your vision,  history are assets that could be ofb benefit to the Town  needs and objectives and how Ican assist the Town in fulfilling them.  Sincerely, D  Currier 211 Mountain Road Windsor, New' York 13865 607.499.2199 ann.d@tutanota.com