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King Manor Museum gets funding for exhibition catalogue
Cambria Heights resident promoted to Ridgewood Savings Bank VP position
BY JASMINE PALMA
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Ridgewood Savings Bank has
announced the retirement of its senior
vice president of technology as well as the
promotion of six of its employees, including
Cambria Heights resident Annette
Welsh, who was named a fi rst vice president
and auditor.
“Th ese recent promotions refl ect the
tremendous commitment of our employees
to ensure the bank continues to serve
as a stable and dependable presence in
the community, while also continuing to
grow and add modern products and services
for our customers,” said Leonard
Stekol, chairman, president and CEO of
the bank.
Ridgewood Savings Bank, founded
in 1921, is a mutual savings bank with
an estimated $6 billion in assets and 35
branches located across the New York
metropolitan area.
Th e bank’s board of trustees established
the new corporate title of fi rst vice president.
Th e role was assumed by both Welsh
and James R. Jewett Jr. of Bellmore.
As the other fi rst vice president and
chief investment offi cer, Jewett manages
the bank’s $1.2 billion investment portfolio,
and leads Ridgewood’s fi nancial planning
unit and retirement plan services
department.
In her position, Welsh heads the internal
auditing team, wherein the effi cacy of
the bank’s internal controls and compliance
of policies, procedures and regulations
are assessed.
Welsh initiated her career at Ridgewood
three decades ago, working as a parttime
teller while simultaneously pursuing
an undergraduate degree from Queens
College with a dual major in accounting
and economics. Welsh then switched
to the bank’s audit department, in time
ascending the ranks to the head of the
department. She later received her master
of science in banking and fi nance from
Mercy College. She is a certifi ed fi nancial
services auditor and has certifi cation from
the Institute of Internal Auditors in risk
management assurance.
Aside from her involvement in
Ridgewood Savings Bank, she is a member
of the board of trustees at All Nations
Apostolic Temple in Valley Stream, where
she is chief fi nancial offi cer.
Productive Development
Officer Rachel Guzman,
Branch Banking Officer
Nicole Papapietro, Assistant
Corporate Secretary Kimberly
Sinnott and Digital Channels
Offi cer Salvatore Zanca were
promoted to bank offi cers.
In the midst of promotion,
the bank also said farewell to
Rosemarie Mignona, retired
chief technology offi cer with
18 years of service at Ridgewood
under her belt.
Stekol expressed
his goodbye, saying,
“On behalf
of the board of
trustees, I want
to congratulate
Roe Mignogna
on a very successful
career
in banking,
and thank
her for her
d e d i c a t -
ed service
to Ridgewood Savings Bank. She
piloted several signifi cant
data system conversions
during her tenure as chief
technology offi cer that
have positioned the Bank
to remain agile and competitive
in today’s marketplace.”
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
King Manor Museum in Jamaica has
received funding from the Robert David
Lion Gardiner Foundation to create its
fi rst-ever exhibition catalog.
Th e $13,750 grant will go toward the
production of the catalog for their 120thanniversary
show, “Queens of King
Manor,” dedicated to exploring the history
and legacy of women in historic preservation
using King Manor’s founding as
a case study.
Th e confl uence of this historic anniversary,
along with the women’s suff rage centennial,
and recent social activism movements
like #MeToo or activism against
voter suppression, provides an incredibly
unique opportunity to reach audiences
and use history to make a diff erence
today.
Th e support of the Robert David Lion
Gardiner Foundation will make King
Manor Museum the fi rst small historic
house museum in New York City to have
a professionally published academic catalog
and assist in their vision of raising the
profi le of historic home museums.
Th e “Queens of King Manor” exhibition,
scheduled to open to the public
in September, celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the passing of the 19th
Amendment, which gave women the
right to vote and was ratifi ed on Aug.
18, 1920, while acknowledging that these
rights did not include all women.
Due to the social distancing requirements
given the current health crisis, the
museum will also produce a robust online
experience, with related public programs
exploring women’s citizenship and voting
rights in the early Republic and corresponding
educational materials for teachers
and students, but looks forward doing
a book tour following its release.
“King Manor Museum off ers modern
Jamaica an oasis,” Robert David Lion
Gardiner Foundation Executive Director
Kathryn M. Curran said. “Th e legacy of
Rufus King (1755-1827) as a framer and
signer of the United States Constitution, a
U.S. Senator, and a passionate anti-slavery
advocate is exceptional. King owned 160
acres of land and developed it as a successful
working farm without slave labor
at a time when his contemporaries relied
on that workforce. Th e house museum is
moving forward to embrace the diversity
of its neighborhood with educational and
cultural off erings.”
Th e richly illustrated catalog will feature
a selection of key objects from the
museum’s collection and archives, which
delves into the history of the women who
founded King Manor, their world, and
the impact work like theirs still has on
the fi eld today. Catalog articles will be
dynamic in their critical examinations of
several of the exhibition’s objects, which
explore how material culture aligns with
the issues of early feminism, preservation,
domestic practices, race and class.
Th e project was executed to put forth
a greater understanding of women’s historic
involvement in preserving early
American history and how it relates to the
social and political issues facing America
today.
King Manor Museum is located in King
Park at 130-03 Jamaica Ave. near the E
train terminus at Jamaica Center, the
LIRR to Jamaica, the F train to Parsons,
and many bus lines. Th e museum was the
farm of founding father Rufus King from
1805 to 1827.
King Manor has been a museum since
1900. Detailed information about King
Manor events, history and other programs
can be found on the museum’s
website.
Courtesy of King Manor Museum
King Manor Museum will unveil its fi rst-ever exhibition catalogue next month.
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