Jean McPheeters
Location: Ithaca, NY
Phone: 607.273.7080
Fax: 607.272.7617
E-mail: jean@tompkinschamber.org
Assistant: Donna Pinnisi, 607.273.7080
Web site: www.tompkinschamber.org
EXPERTISEEngaging the business community, economic development strategies
Current Positions
President, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce.
Previous Positions
District Administrator, Congressman Maurice Hinchey. District Representative, Congressman Matthew McHugh. Community Education Coordinator, TST BOCES.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Empire State College.
Short Bio
Jean McPheeters is the president of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber provides services and advocates for the business community, and manages the County’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. She has served in this position since January 2000. From 1994 to 1999 she worked as the Coordinator of Community Education for Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) in Ithaca, New York. In 1993 and 1994, Ms. McPheeters worked as the District Administrator for U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey. She served as district representative for Congressman Matthew McHugh from 1986 through his retirement in 1992. Ms. McPheeters currently is a member of the Boards of Directors of Tompkins County Area Development, Tompkins County Workforce Development Board, Cayuga Medical Center, Tompkins Cortland Community College Foundation, and United Way of Tompkins County. From 1983 to 2002, Ms. McPheeters served as a trustee of Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, New York and served as chair of the board for 5 years. Ms. McPheeters was born and raised in Brooklyn New York and attended parochial school. She graduated from Marymount Secondary School in Tarrytown and attended college at Tompkins Cortland Community College and Cornell University, where she studied labor relations. She holds a B.S. degree from Empire State College. She lives in Brooktondale with her husband, Daniel, in a log home that they built.
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