(Sherburne, NY – Feb. 11, 2013) Friends of Rogers is pleased to announce that Simon Millar Solomon is joining the staff of Rogers Environmental Education Center as Executive Director on Feb. 18.
Solomon comes to Rogers after serving as Sports Activities Supervisor for the City of Oxford, Ohio for the past six years. Prior to Oxford, Solomon spent time in the Keys of Florida and northern Colorado guiding kayak tours and working for the Steamboat Ski Corporation.
He is a graduate of SUNY Brockport and SUNY Delhi with degrees in Commercial Recreation and Natural Resource Management. Solomon, originally from Sherburne, along with his wife Karisha (Wilcox), and their son River, will be residing in South New Berlin.
Friends of Rogers is a private, not-for-profit organization that took over operation of the Rogers Center from the NYSDEC in 2010. The hiring of an Executive Director begins a new phase of growth and activity at the center. FOR is confident that Solomon will help to maintain Rogers Center as a leader in environmental education and as a focus of our community.
The Rogers Center includes six miles of nature trails with wildlife viewing areas, a Visitor Center with interpretive exhibits, a collection of NYS birds, trout ponds, an outdoor classroom and bookstore. For information about upcoming events including a three-day children’s program during the upcoming break for President’s Day, call 607-674-4733 or visit www.FriendsofRogers.org.