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Board Of Directors
Joe Cortese
Board President
Innovator; MoJoe's Book & Brew
Born and raised in Binghamton, Joe ran the legendary “Cortese’s” for ten years. He went on to get a BA in History. Joe then moved to Homer to teach at Homer Sr. HS for 26 years. He graduated with the Class of 2018, and worked at Center for the Arts for 5 1/2 years. Currently Joe has joined forces with his wife Molly Lane to open their first-ever business, MoJoe's Book & Brew, in downtown Homer.
Bradford Allen
bradfordallenmusic.com
Bradford grew up just down the road in Binghamton. His passion for education, athletics and the arts have led him to a career as a Musician and Licensed Massage Therapist. He’s proud to be a part of the Cortland Community now and loves living here with his wife and children.
Bradford strongly believes in conserving and sharing our finite physical resources in order to indulge in the infinite capacities of creativity and love.
Cal Norris
Builder's Best
Cal Norris has worked in various parts of the local construction industry for over two decades. He has spent the past 17 years working in building material sales at Builder’s Best in Cortland. Cal is passionate about keeping useable materials out of our limited landfill space and giving them an extended life. He is proud to support the ReUse mission.
Joanne Sweeney
Board Treasurer
Berkshire Hathaway-Heritage Realty Home grown right here in Cortland. Joanne is a real estate tycoon! She loves her job because she has the opportunity to see so many creative things that her clients do like making and repurposing things for their home. Joanne finds it very therapeutic and relaxing to come up with creative ideas to repurpose things. Plus, it saves our land fill and our wallets!
Brian Fitz
SUNY Cortland IT
A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Brian is a recent transplant to Homer, NY. While living in NJ, Brian served as his hometown’s Vice-Chair of the Democratic Committee and on the Parks & Recreation Committee. Through all his activism, environmental sustainability has always been a core priority. Brian currently works at SUNY Cortland as a programmer. Brian spends most of his spare time making music, which may or may not include him singing karaoke in a hotdog suit.
Kristina Thelen
Executive Director United Way
Kristina has a background in Business Community and Economic Development and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. She has owned and operated small businesses for 10 years (including reuse businesses) and has professional experience in grant writing, marketing, communications, outreach, governmental relations, and philanthropy.
Bobcat Bonagura
Board Secretary
Main Street Farms
Bobcat is a farmer, musician, DJ, trivia host, educator, House Painter and Dad. Bobcat helped create Main Street Farms, an organic vegetable and cannabis farm in 2011. Some know Bobcat from his musical endeavors with his band, The Local Farmers Union, solo act Mister Bobcat - Music for Kids, or as DJ Bobcat - MCing weddings, hosting trivia nights, and radio DJ (weeknights 7p-midnight on 101.5 WXHC).
Chris Spadolini
Cortland Recycling CenterChris has been the Cortland County Recycling Coordinator for almost 4 years. He believes we need to recycle rather than just dispose and that so much money is wasted on products and packaging that just gets thrown out. It seems to Chris that our money would be better spent on products that have a longer life and less useless packaging that is solely designed to catch the customers eye and entice purchasing. Cortland Reuse addresses these concerns.
Tammie Whitson
Board Vice President
Cinch Art Space & Pottery Works
Tammie is originally from Susquehanna County just south of Binghamton. After living in New York City for 12 years Tammie and her husband moved to a farm in Marathon. She is the co-owner of Cortland’s landmark Cinch Art Space and Pottery Works. Tammie is a fiber artist and accidental sheep farmer.
Meet our Board of Directors
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
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