At its annual meeting today, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce awarded Bishop Leecroft Clarke the Pam Lydic Coalition Builder Award.
Pastor Clarke is currently the project director for the Chautauqua County I.D.E.A. Coalition, whose mission it is to make Chautauqua County a place where everyone belongs and has opportunities to thrive.
Over the past eighteen months he has worked to bring leadership and coordination to the Coalition’s efforts — including multiple meetings with community members and communities of color directly impacted by the work, as well as focusing on alignment of the diverse perspectives and experiences of stakeholders. He has focused not only on the work, but on making sure that the efforts are countywide.
Pam Lydic was the very first President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, having pulled together a variety of smaller community business organizations in order to strengthen the whole, financially and programmatically.
Following her untimely passing in 2012, the Chamber launched this award in her memory to recognize an individual who has worked hard to bring groups of people together around a common goal or objective to move the region forward in a positive direction. The Chamber’s Board of Directors was pleased to select Bishop Clarke as this year’s awardee.
The annual meeting and award ceremony was held Friday during a noontime luncheon noon at Moon Brook Country Club.
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