Alicia Chase is deeply committed to giving back to her community and actively volunteers with several local organizations. She joined the Angel Network of Cooperstown to share her extensive knowledge of community resources and nonprofit services. In addition to helping address immediate, emergent needs, Alicia provides valuable guidance in connecting individuals and families to ongoing supports during challenging times.
Alicia holds a Degree in Public Administration and has professional experience across community-based, government and healthcare organizations. She strongly believes in the mission of the Angel Network of Cooperstown and the meaningful, local impact it has on families within the Cooperstown Central School community. Through her role as a Board Member, Alicia is proud to help ensure that assistance reaches those who need it most.
She is especially passionate about ensuring access to essential resources and basic human needs. Outside of work and volunteering, Alicia enjoys spending time with her children, family and expressing her creativity through painting.
While Erin is a recent addition to the Cooperstown area, she’s no stranger to community service and working with non-profits. She has been actively involved in volunteering since she was a teen growing up on Eastern Long Island and most recently served as President of the PTO for her children’s elementary school. She’s thrilled to be a part of Angel Network and give back to this wonderful community! Erin graduated with a Business degree from Indiana University and has worked in web design for more than 20 years. She and her husband, Josh, have two children in the Cooperstown Central School District.
Shelby MacLeish recently moved into the Cooperstown School District with her husband and four children. She holds a degree in Biology with further education in Campus Crisis Management and College Advising, and is currently working as an Education Specialist for the Otsego County Conservation Association. Before moving to Cooperstown, Shelby was an Associate Dean of Student Development at Deep Springs College. She is passionate about connecting people with the food they eat and promoting learning rooted in one’s own place. Shelby is excited about working with the Angel Network and connecting all students in the CCS with the best available resources for learning. She also sits on the Board of the Cornell Cooperative Extension and volunteers for the CCS PTA and Kid Garden.
Matt moved to Cooperstown in 2015 and lives in Fly Creek with his wife and two children. He is an IT engineer and holds a Bachelors in Management Information Systems from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Masters in Business Administration from SUNY Albany. Prior to moving to Cooperstown Matt was the Mayor of his hometown, Hoosick Falls, New York. Matt has more than 25 years of experience in community service and has most recently assisted the Brookwood School, Cooperstown Sportsmen’s Association and Cooperstown Rotary. In his free time Matt and his family enjoy camping, geocaching and kayaking.
Martha Clarvoe has lived in Hartwick, NY with her husband Paul since 1980. They raised their three adult children there. Clarvoe is a past president of the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area. She served as OCCA Board President from 2009-2012. In 2009 she was a founding member of the Otsego Regional Cycling Advocates wich functioned for 10 years. She is currently the Town of Hartwick Climate Smart Community Task Force Coordinator and member of the Hartwick Conservation Advisory Committee. She believes in the work of the Angel Network and served as the Secretary for Angel Network from 2020 – 2022. She worked with Stephanie Nolan to organize and set up the current home of Angel Network’s My Neighbor’s Closet.
Stephanie has lived in the Cooperstown area for the last 18 years. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, she did her undergraduate studies at Bowdoin College in Maine. It was while attending Dartmouth Medical School that she spent time at Bassett Hospital and fell in love with the community and the area. It was for this reason she returned to Cooperstown for her surgical training. Aside from a fellowship year at the University of Virginia, Cooperstown has been her home.
Stephanie is married and has one dughter now in the Cooperstown Central School District. She is very interested in giving back to the community and appreciates the mission and work of the Angel Network.
Community Member
Sara is a School Counselor at Cooperstown Elementary School. She received a M.S. Ed. in School Counseling from The State University New York at Oneonta. Previous to this, she received a B.S. in Child and Family Studies from Syracuse University. At SU, she was a Remembrance Scholar where their motto is to “Look back, act forward.” She embraces these words to live by as they exemplify her passion to support and advocate for others. Sara is excited to serve the Angel Network of Cooperstown.
Alicia Chase – Co-Chair
Erin Rawitch – Co-Chair
Matt Monahan – Co-Chair
Marcie Schwartzman – Co-Chair
*Other Committee Members: Jenna Avery, Erin Rawitch, Alicia Chase
Martha Clarvoe- Chair
*Other Committee Members: Stephanie Nolan, Gretchen Hodgdon, Jen Howard, Michelle Adsit, Erin Rawitch
