Press release:
The Genesee Community College Board of Trustees on Monday evening elected Maureen Torrey as board chair for the 2012-2013 year. The board also elected Diane D. Torcello as vice-chair and Laura J. Bohm as secretary.
Torrey, of Elba, is owner and operator of Torrey Farms, also based in Elba. Torcello, of Pavilion, is a Bank of Castile branch manager. Bohm, of Batavia, is administrative assistant at Batavia's Birchwood Village.
Trustees met at the Batavia Campus for their annual organizational meeting.
In other business, the board of trustees:
-- Approved a resolution of appreciation honoring outgoing trustee Charles R. Ruffino for his 10 years of service on the board of trustees. Ruffino served as board chair for the last two years. Trustees named him to the honorary position of trustee emeritus.
-- Welcomed Peter R. Call as the newest member of the board of trustees. Call serves as president of Call Farms, based in Batavia, and was recently appointed to the board by the Genesee County Legislature.
The 10-member volunteer board of trustees is the governing body of Genesee Community College.
