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Duley Named Assistant Director of the Technical Assistance Center
PLATTSBURGH
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In addition to her work with the TAC, Duley will continue to serve as an adjunct lecturer in the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh's Department of Geography.
"Victoria's work at TAC has been exemplary," said Howard Lowe, director of economic development at the center. "Her knowledge and experience in economic and community development are assets for both the campus and the greater community. She has been instrumental in expanding TAC's services to public and private organizations and businesses in northern New York."
"I am very pleased that she is willing to take on additional responsibilities, given the increased requests for TAC's research and project management services," added Lowe.
"I am happy to play a continuing role in the excellent work that the Technical Assistance Center is doing in our region and across New York State," said Duley. "As new fiscal realities continue to impact all sectors of our economy, unique partnerships between the public and private sectors, including the state universities, become even more relevant. TAC is well-positioned to help communities and corporations with analysis and development to weather difficult times. I look forward to our ongoing work in areas fo community and economic development."
A Clinton County native, Duley earned a bachelor's in environmental science ffom the University of New Hampshire and a master's in regional planning from the University fo Albany. She is accredited as a planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners and is certified as an economic developer by the International Economic Development Council.
Her previous employment experience includes serving as vice president of the Development Corporation of Clinton County, a regional economic development organization, and work as the executive director Friends of the North Country Inc., a non-profit community development agency in Keeseville, N.Y. She also served as a planner in both the public and private sectors in Palm Beach County, Fla.
Duley lives in Beekmantown, N.Y., with her husband Christopher and their three dogs. She enjoys travel, reading and many outdoor activities including sailing, hiking and biking.
TAC is the economic development outreach arm of SUNY Plattsburgh. It provides technical assistance to public and private sector organizations with the goal of enhancing economic development across the 16 counties of northern New York. Its mission is to increase the region's capacity to stimulate economic growth through technical assistance, applied research and information services. It leverages the resources of the college and its allies and partners, utilizing expert faculty and staff, libraries, laboratories and other resources to focus on economic development at the local level.
For more information on the TAC contact Duley at victoria.duley@plattsburgh.edu
Local Consortium Receives Federal Grant to Enhance Telemedicine
FCC to Provide $7.6M for Broadband Initiative
The grant is part of an initiative by the Federal Communications Commission to significantly increase access to the acute, primary and preventative health care in rural America. It was awarded to the Research Foundation of SUNY for a consortium organized by the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at SUNY Plattsburgh.
The consortium of non-profit rural and urban health care providers in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties, named the Adirondack-Champlain Telemedicine Information Network, or ACTION, will receive a grant in the amount of $7,648,304 to build a robust fiber optic network connecting the medical centers, the hospitals, a community health center, two community colleges and SUNY Plattsburgh. The state of the art fiber optic network, dedicated to telehealth and telemedicine, will connect all health care providers in those counties to each other and to Internet2, the next generation of the global computer network.
The grant is also a shot in th e arm for the CBN Connect project, which seeks to expand broadband services in the three counties and a section of the Adirondack Park. The CBN Connect project is coordinated by TAC at SUNY Plattsburgh.
"Realizing this award is due to the vision of the ACTION consortium members, who were willing to commit matching resources to assure a competitive application," said Howard Lowe, director of economic development for the TAC, which also coordinated the application process.
Telehealth and telemedicine services provide patients in rural areas with access to critically needed medical specialists in a variety of practices, including cardiology, pediatrics, and radiology, in some instances without leaving their homes or communities. Intensive care doctors and nurses can monitor critically-ill patients around the clock, and video conferencing allows specialists and mental health professionals to care for patrients in different rural locations, often hundreds of miles away.
"This grant is great news for health care providers in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. Funding will connect area hospitals with optic fiber and make telemedicine a reality for the North Country," said Andy Abdallah, chair of the CBN Connect Advisory Board. "The project is the first of CBN Connect's plan to bring broadband services to all residents of the three counties. Our thanks go to Senators Schumer and Clinton and Representatives McHugh and Gillibrand for their support and hard work to make the application successful. We are also grateful for the assistance of New York State Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little and Assemblywomen Janet Duprey and Teresa Sayward.
In applying for the grant, the Research Foundation of SUNY served as the fiscal agent, in cooperation with the CVPH Medical Center, which is the designated lead eligible entity. The other ACTION members are Alice Hyde Medical Center, Adirondack Medical Center, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Center, Clinton Community College, North Country Community College, and the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. A second phase of the project is envisioned that would extend ACTION to Glens Falls Hospital, Massena Memorial Hospital, the Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Moses Ludington Hospital, Adirondack Community College, and other rural clinics.
The Federal Communications Commission awarded a total of $417 million for the construction of 69 statewide or regional broadband telehealth networks in 42 states and three U.S. territories under the Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHPP). The nationwide initiative will support the connection of more than 6,000 public and non-profit health care providers nationwide to broadband telehealth networks.
Plattsburgh
Published March 8, 2008, Press-Republican
By STEPHEN BARTLETT
Staff Writer
"One of the things we thought we could do was to move those units that are part of the Plattsburgh State family that deal with the community, out into the community," Plattsburgh State President Dr. John Ettling said.
He joined students, area business leaders, leaders, educators and others at an open house Friday to celebrate the new offices of the North Country Small Business Development Center and the Technical Assistance Center. The new offices are located at 194 U.S. Oval in the former Plattsburgh Air Fore Base.
"These two units are integral to our mission at Plattsburgh State to serve the region," Ettling said.
The North Country Small Business Development Center, established at Platsburgh State in 1984, is part of the School of Business and Economics and provides a range of management and technical assistance to startup businesses and existing ones that want to prosper and grow.
The services include business-plan development; design, strategic and operational planning; business structures; financial planning; training programs; and management reorganization.
Since 1984, the center has worked with 5,765 businesses, helping them invest $51,935,538 in the area's economy to create or save 2,076 jobs.
The Technical Assistance Center is the economic-development outreach arm of Plattsburgh State, providing help to public- and private-sector organizations with the goal of enhancing economic development.
It was recently retained by the Workforce Investment Board of Clinton, Franklin, Essex and Hamilton Counties to conduct a study of young professionals. The idea is to learn what attracts them to the area, what keeps them here and how satisfied they are with local employment and lifestyle.
Results of the study are expected by April 30.
"TAC is pleased to have been asked by the Workforce Investment Board to conduct this important research," said Howard Lowe, director of economic development at Plattsburgh State.
"In oder for our region to be competitive in today's economy, our businesses and organizations must be able to attract and retain young professionals."
"Seeing this use of this building is just tremendous," said State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury). "Having these centers here does put the college out into the community. Helping the entrpreneurs in our area is really an important mission to help them succeed.
"A lot of great projects will come out of here."
Contact Information
For more information about the Technical Assistance Center at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:
E-mail: tac@plattsburgh.edu
Phone: (518) 564-2214
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903