Former Board Members
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OUR FORMER BOARD MEMBERS
Ruth Foltz, Site Visit Co-Coordinator
Ruth attended Bowling Green State University majoring in Sociology. She is almost a native Pittsburgher, and a (finally) retired Real Estate Broker. Over many years, she has and continues to volunteer in a variety of non profit organizations: Outreach South, Mt. Lebanon Jr. Women’s Club, PTA, Bower Hill Community Church, Mt. Lebanon Foundation for Education, Family Hospice and Palliative Care, and of course Giving 2 Grow.
Ruth has two children, 5 grandchildren, 2 dogs, enjoys live theater, traveling, reading, taking Osher courses at Pitt, and gardening.
Lynette Brooks
Lynette grew up in Salt Lake City, UT. In 1970, after graduating from the University of Utah, she came to Pittsburgh to visit her brother. She subsequently found a job, apartment and a husband all within a few months, and she now considers herself a true Pittsburgher. While raising her 2 children, she was active in many volunteer opportunities including PTA, tutoring ESL children, Family House, Outreach South, Family Hospice, and Women’s Center and Shelter where she ended up working for 7 years. She currently volunteers 2 days a week at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center where she had spent many hours as a caregiver accompanying friends and family members. She serves on the Patient and Family Advisory Board at Hillman. Lynette enjoys yoga, theatre, reading, trying new restaurants, and spending time with friends and family, especially her 3 year old grandson! For several years, Lynette was coordinator of Giving2Grow’s site visitor committee. After stepping down from that position, she is happy to continue her work with the G2G Board.
Connie Geiger
Connie retired from Bidwell Training Center in 2015, where she was the Director of Medical Training Programs. Prior to that, she worked in public accounting, manufacturing, and as a public high school teacher. Connie received her B.S. degree in Education from Temple University and a degree in Accounting from Duquesne University. She grew up in Greensburg PA, has lived in Philadelphia and the East End in Pittsburgh, and moved to Mt. Lebanon with her husband Bill 40+ years ago. Since retirement, she has volunteered at Global Links, Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Center, Career Links, and The Center for Women. She takes classes at OSHER/CMU, and occasionally works as an extra on movies and TV shows filming in Pittsburgh. Connie loves to travel, read, cook, and, especially, spend time with family and friends.
Betsy Hohlfelder
Betsy is a retired accountant whose passion lies in her volunteer work. Currently she works as an ESL tutor for two students from Afghanistan and a class of Latino beginners. She is proud to have helped 4 students study for their naturalization tests to become U.S. citizens. She also loves working with kids and volunteered for 10 years at SHIM’s afterschool program, assisting refugee children with their homework. Through her church, Betsy was part of a ministry to build solar-powered water purification systems in Haiti and loved the chance to meet and learn from Haitian partners during her 5 trips.
In her free time, you will find either a tennis racquet or a book in Betsy’s hands.