Fran Sykes

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Frances P. Sykes has followed a varied career path. She has taught children and youth, managed a privately owned airport, established a small business, managed financial investments and administered residential and agricultural properties. She is currently the full time president of Pascale Sykes Foundation.   

Under Mrs. Sykes’ leadership, the Pascale Sykes Foundation has developed and refined the Whole Family Approach based on whole people within families, adults in charge, long range behavior changes, interagency collaboration and building social capital.  The Foundation funds collaborations using the Whole Family Approach to enable working low-income families achieve their goals and ultimately their full potential. The Pascale Sykes Foundation has received awards from numerous private, non-profit and county government organizations.

Mrs. Sykes is a former trustee of Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, serving on the financial and institutional advancement committees and also as board secretary. In appreciation for her years of service, Hartwick College awarded Mrs. Sykes an honorary Doctor of Letters.

Mrs. Sykes received a B.A. from Smith College and an M.A. from University of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Sykes has been married to Donald (Skip) Sykes for over fifty years and has three grown children and seven grandchildren.

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