Historic Southwest Neighborhood Association Board , 2008

Wayne Norrie, President

I am Wayne Norrie and I live at 520 Ninth Avenue SW with my wife Tammy and our two dogs.  I’ve lived my entire life, all 40 years, in Rochester.  I grew up in SE Rochester and so did my father.  My grandmother grew up on a farm where Willow Creek Golf Course is now and used to ride horses into town.  I have seen many changes in Rochester throughout my life and I want to keep our neighborhood as safe and attractive as I can.  I do not want to see our neighborhood become a parking lot for downtown and I do not want to see this historic neighborhood slowly transformed into commercial downtown.  I’ve been serving on the current board since last summer and would like to continue serving on this board.

Dorothy (Dottie) Hawthorne, Vice-President

I have lived in Rochester 25 years all of which has been in the Historic SW neighborhood. I am married to Frank Hawthorne and we have two children, Simon 18 years old and Lydia 16 years old. I am a medical librarian at the Mayo Clinic and Frank is a Reference Librarian at Rochester Public Library. I am a member of the 6th St. Neighborhood  Watch. I am active in my church, Calvary Episcopal Church, Chairing our Forum committee, serving on our Outreach Committee as well as our Education Committee. I am a new board member of the Rochester Rowing Club, and have served 3 years on the GLYBS Board. As a personal statement, I strongly feel that neighborhoods are very important and their integrity needs to be preserved. Having neighborhood groups provides identity to these individuals as well as the physical space. It provides an opportunity for us to put forth a collective voice on issues that have a direct impact on the neighborhood.

Jane E. Townsend, Secretary

My husband David and I moved to 833 6th Avenue SW in January of 2003, after our former northwest home was taken by eminent domain for the Highway 52 Bypass Project.  We canvassed the area all around Mayo primarily because I wanted to walk to work.  We feel fortunate that we found a place in this beautiful section of Rochester.  We have one grown daughter, who is a pilot for Delta Airlines, but she loves to return home for visits.  However, after realizing that most of my neighbors didn’t really know each other anymore, I began attending the meetings of the newly-formed HSNA with the hope that such an organization might help to reverse this trend. 

 Last year, I volunteered to be vice president of the HSNA after a long moment of silence at a nomination board meeting drove me to say almost anything.  This year, I volunteered to be secretary just so they would let me stay on the board.  I have found it to be a truly educational experience and can promote it as something a neighborhood gets much more out of than what we have to put into it to make it work.   

 PS:  David and I are the owners of a large redbone coonhound named Leon Redbone.  We walk him everyday, but he loves to escape so that he can go hunting on his own.  If you find him in your backyard, please send him home.                                    

Nancy Gilliland, Treasurer

I am Nancy J. Gilliland at 910 Fourth St. SW.  I am now living in my parent’s home.  I was born and raised in Rochester.  I graduated from Lourdes High School and the College of St. Teresa in Winona.  I am a nurse and worked for several years at the Mayo Clinic.  I retired three years ago.  I have two children and one grandchild.  I would be happy to help the Board in any way that I can.

Lisa Carter, Board

I have resided at 424 7th Street SW for the last 13 years and hold great passion for preserving and enhancing the Historic Southwest Neighborhood. I have participated on numerous community oriented boards in the past including the Sante Fe YMCA and Elkhart Lake Improvement Association.  I also have experience in professional oriented boards related to nursing.  I look forward to the opportunity to serve the HSNA.

Tammy Greenwood, Board

My name is Tammy Greenwood and I reside in my dream house at 520 Ninth Avenue with my husband Wayne Norrie and our two dogs.  I arrived in Rochester in 1989 and my first residence was the College Apts. on 4^th St. SW.  I remained in that apartment for only 6 months but this neighborhood remained my favorite part of town.  I moved back into this neighborhood in 1998 when we had the opportunity to buy our home, so now I’ve lived in this neighborhood for almost 9 years.  I have participated on the steering committee and interim board of HSNA since it’s inception in 2005.  I have been acting president of this board for over 2 years.  I enjoy a strong sense of community in my immediate neighborhood and have met so many friendly people in this neighborhood at our meetings.  This is a safe neighborhood and I want it to stay that way.  I believe that neighborhood associations bring neighbors together and provide a forum for discussion and wanted to be part of a group that would speak on behalf of this neighborhood.  I would like to work in collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance, downtown businesses, and city government to preserve this neighborhood.

Frank Hawthorne, Board

Frank Hawthorne married fellow HSNA Board member Dottie way back in 1982; and since`83 they've been attempting to "anchor" the neighborhood at 427 Sixth St. S.W. Their homestead is the last surviving single-family dwelling [and one built in 1890] in their  asphalt-laden block!  Frank (like Dottie) is a librarian; but his professional shingle hangs in the reference division of Rochester Public Library.  He has lived in 19th century homes for most of his life; but enjoys good architecture of any style or era.  Frank feels that the association needs to carry a little stick, while speaking-out loudly for preserving what is of value to our community.  He generally opposes paving paradise--or even just our neighborhood--to put up a parking lot.

Marcia Marcoux, Advisory Board Member

Marcia is a non-voting board member and Rochester city council member.

Nancy Slocumb, Board

As a Rochester-recidivist (now living a block from my grade school, after 30 years “out there”), I figured it was about time I came up with a good excuse for being here.   And wouldn’t ya know, I found one right here in my neighborhood!  There is an extraordinary sense of community where I live.  We care about each other and share our triumphs, our sorrows, and even our tools.   I would like us to work together to open our neighborhood to the possibilities of a more civil and self-sustaining world.   Among my goals for us is to develop a relationship with the Downtown Alliance and city government so that we have a strong voice in the coming changes in our shared neighborhood.

Stephen Weigand, Board

My name is Stephen Weigand and I've been involved with the Historic Southwest Neighborhood Association since its inception. My wife, Tanya Hoskin, and I live with our cats Jenny and Lucy and dog Nikki (a 100% random breed) at 713 7th Ave. We've lived in this neighborhood for almost five years and have been in our home for about two and a half years. My near-term neighborhood goals are to help neighbors get to know one another and to help plant as many trees as possible in our area.  My long-term neighborhood goals are to help us implement some big changes along the lines of adding traffic-calming chicanes and mini traffic circles to 6th street, setting up neighborhood wireless Internet, and bringing more park-like amenities to the Edison School grounds.

 Updated May 2008