James (Jim) McGinnis, Vice President

Pure Waters Board Member since 2020

Residence: Seneca Lake Southwest quadrant

Jim is a retired Corning Project Manager who lives in Watkins Glen.  Jim is a sailor of Seneca Lake and hopes to help preserve this beautiful resource by volunteering as a Pure Waters board member.

Dr. John Cooley, Secretary  

Pure Waters Board Member Since 2020

Residence: Southwest quadrant

John Cooley is a family physician who moved from Rochester to Yates County in 1994 to work in the Dundee Family Health Center and Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan.  He served as school physician for Dundee Central School until his retirement in 2021.   He has sailed his Penguin class dingy on Keuka and Seneca Lakes and on Lake George.    

Frank Case, Treasurer 

Pure Waters Board Member Since 2015

Residence: Northeast quadrant

Frank Case is a busy man, as he is the owner/operator of his own farm.  Frank spent 27 years as Varick Town Justice, and is also a retired teacher.  He is a past President of the Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union, and has sat on the Board of Directors for the Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension.  

Frank feels that without a doubt, Seneca Pure Waters' work is necessary in order to protect it's water quality, and feels the affects of the decline due to his proximity to Reeder Creek.

Rich Adams, Water Quality Director

Pure Waters Board Member since 2019

Residence: Seneca Lake Northeast quadrant

After working in Pennsylvania for over 40 years on water quality regulations, assistance to watershed groups, and restoration projects, Rich and his wife Sandy have settled in on the Lake at Willow Cove where they would like to help make a difference in the future preservation and protection work with Pure Waters.  “This is a gift we must hold dearly, for our kids and grandkids. Our work today will be multiplied through generations.