Background
Best, Sharon Louise Peckham was born on August 4, 1940 in Elmira, New York, United States. Daughter of Paul Arthur and Beatrice L. (Hunter) Peckham.
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Sharon Louise Peckham Best
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor cum laude, William Smith College, 1977.
Career
Acting director alumnae relations, William Smith College, Geneva, New York, 1976-1977; from associate director development to vice president development, Hobart & William Smith Colls., Geneva, 1977-1997; vice president development and gift planning, Hobart & William Smith Colls., Geneva, since 1997. Consultant Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, 1985.
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Membership
Active Ontario County (New York) representative committee, 1968-1978, Geneva History Society, 1975-1980. Active Geneva Concerts, Inc., since 1965, board directors 1974-1982, president, 1976-1978. Member Council for Advancement and Support Education (board of trustees Mid-Atlantic District II 1987-1989, Gold Medal-Decade Improvement in Fund Raising 1987, Circle of Excellence in Ednl.
Fund Raising award 1994), National Society Fund Raising Executives, League of Women Voters (board directors 1993-1997), Geneva Country Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota.
Connections
Married Willard C. Best, September 3, 1961. Children: Meryl Elizabeth, Kevin Hunter.
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Religion
Presbyterian