Thursday, 07 April 2022 14:40

Wellspring Welcomes New Board Members

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SARATOGA SPRINGS - Wellspring, the domestic violence and sexual assault resource for Saratoga County, is welcoming four new members to their board of directors: Shawn Corp, Carmine DeCrescente III, Audra Higgins, and Lisa Munter. 

Shawn Corp is a Senior Associate at Balzer and Tuck Architecture in Saratoga Springs, having spent the bulk of his career designing mixed-use, multifamily developments throughout the Capital District. 

Carmine DeCrescente III is the Vice President of DeCrescente Distributing Company. Carmine currently leads all of DDC’s service operations, as well as communications for the company. He also resides on the board of directors for other organizations including Universal Preservation Hall (UPH), Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, and Discover Saratoga. 

Audra Higgins is partner and COO of Simmons Capital Group. After a decade of volunteering with Wellspring, she seeks to work with her fellow board members to help expand the organization’s outreach. She also sits as the board chair for Cares of New York, an Albany-based nonprofit leading the fight to eliminate homelessness. 

Lisa Munter has spent the past 15 years in the nonprofit sector. She is currently a board member and past president of The Dake Foundation for Children. Lisa is the President and Founder of Knitt, which is web-based software platform that mindfully connects nonprofits and business donors that will be launched in 2022. 

Wellspring’s Board of Directors also consists of Erica Fuller, President; Karen Sosler, Vice President; John Pecora, Treasurer; Giovanna D’Orazio, Secretary; Cerri Banks, Jake Behuniak, Margaret Smith Cassier, David Cumming, Andi Dolinsky, Dean Kolligian, and Margaret Roohan. 

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