Mid-Hudson Mensa's Members on the Web


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Among our "online" members are:
  • Our current chapter Publisher, Jim Jelacic, is also our Proctor Coordinator for IQ testing. Also a regular newsletter contributor, Jim conducts our ongoing Trivia Contest, searches for stunning Puns, and constructs entertaining Cryptograms.

  • Bill (Ziggy) Zigo, our Secretary and former Membership Coordinator, is also our de facto social chairman, especially if the event involves food! He is a Games buff, hosting frequent Games Nights at his home. He also hosts a yearly animation festival [see Bill in his natural element], and keeps his credit card company happy with frequent acquisitions of animation videos, being a connoisseur of the pixellated arts.

  • Tom Rankin is a columnist for our newsletter, and was this site's first Webmaster. Tom works as a programmer at IBM, and is active in sports and the local Astronomy Club. Some of his Astronomy articles appear in our newsletter section.

  • Barbara Neumann, our newsletter's "Dear Miss Mensa" columnist, works as a software engineer and technical writer at IBM, and is an active member of Toastmasters-- District 53, Casperkill chapter.

  • Michael Messina lives in southern Orange County, on the fringe of our group. His well-designed, visually striking home page contains his prose and poetry, and some interesting links.

  • Demetri Kolokotronis, a Life Member of Mensa, lives in northern Ulster County. Demetri provides the Tools Column for Emazing.com. Among his interests are:
    • bicycling, road and off-road
    • skiing, cross-country and telemark (certified professional skiing instructor)
    • tai-chi

  • Eric Kollenberg, one of our newsletter artists, works as an equipment engineer for IBM. He recently earned his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from RPI, and has a very narrow range of interests, including:
    • Scuba Diving
    • Juggling
    • Humor
    • Vegetarianism (lacto-ovo-pepperonio)
    • Recumbent bicycles
    • Electric guitar
    • Science fiction
    • And a few other things.

  • Alan Hauck is another of our contributing newsletter artists, and this website's Webmaster from May 1997 until July 2001. (For more examples of both pursuits, take a look at our Marmot-Free Page.) Alan is a retired programmer, and freelance illustrator.

  • Immediately upon joining, Jackie Ferrara began contributing wonderful cover art for our newsletter.

  • Rich Dennison works for the Postal Service as Postmaster of Cuddebackville, NY.  He is also a computer trainer for the USPS and Webmaster for this site. Loves Woody Allen movies. He's also a proctor for our exams.

  • Betsy Burke, who was our chapter's first elected President, and is formerly the Region 1 RVC, is a retired teacher in the Saugerties area. Here is her Presidential Portrait. Betsy's decisions are renowned for being "arbitrary, capricious and final!" (Come to one of our Regional Gatherings for an explanation of this.)

  • Diane R. ("Ronnie") Brown is our chapter's current S.I.G.H.T. Coordinator. (Service for Information, Guidance and Hospitality to Travelers.)  Previously, she was instrumental in our chapter gaining its independence from the Greater New York Mensa chapter, and served as Mid-Hudson Mensa's Local Secretary (President) for the first six years of its existence.  A world traveller herself, she's also an active member of the Sierra Club.

  • Philippe Benthien, an accomplished graphic designer and HTML author, has joined our chapter while he visits here from France.

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