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This resolution congratulates Deborah Hughes on her retirement after 18 years of distinguished service as President and CEO of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York, a role she held since 2007. The resolution highlights her significant contributions, including stabilizing the museum's finances, growing its endowment, and successfully navigating challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, all while ensuring the accurate and relevant interpretation of Susan B. Anthony's legacy and her broader reform work. It also commends her leadership in a major campus expansion initiative, which aims to create a new interpretive center, enhance collection storage, and expand exhibit and event spaces, with significant fundraising efforts and a New York State grant secured for this project. Before her tenure at the museum, Hughes served as an ordained minister for 25 years and held leadership positions at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board, demonstrating a lifelong commitment to justice, community, and public service. The resolution acknowledges her belief in democracy and the enduring relevance of Susan B. Anthony's work, and expresses gratitude for her vision and dedication, which have positioned the museum for future growth.

Budget and Finance

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J1524