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Four new members have joined the New York State Museum Institute Board of Trustees, Institute Board Chairman Richard Wallace has announced.

The Museum Institute is an independent, non-profit educational corporation founded in 1985. It provides financial support for State Museum exhibitions, programs and research.

The four new members are Cheryl Clark, MD of Schenectady, a staff member of the Schenectady Family Health Center; Jennifer MacPhee of Loudonville, Bank of America regional president for the Albany and Hudson Valley region; Allen J. Naples of Fayetteville, regional president for M&T Bank in Syracuse and Nina Tyzik of Clifton Park, regional president for HSBC Bank in Albany.

Dr. Clark, who specializes in family medicine, is also affiliated with Ellis Hospital. A graduate of the SUNY Downstate Medical College in Brooklyn, she recently received an American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. Dr. Clark is a member of the Commission on Leadership and Development of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians.

MacPhee provides business, civic, and philanthropic leadership for Bank of America throughout the region. In addition, she is the market sales director for the Private Bank, responsible for Upstate NY, Maine and New Hampshire. She has 14 years experience in the financial services industry, including four years with Bank of America and its predecessors, and was previously with Key Private Bank and Coopers & Lybrand in Albany. A graduate of Ithaca College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a certified public accountant and a certified financial planner. MacPhee is a board member of the St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, the Center for Economic Growth, the Capitalize Albany
Strategic Advisory Committee, Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York, the American Institute of CPAs and the Financial Planning Association.

Naples, a graduate of Syracuse University, previously spent 21 years with HSBC Bank and its predecessor, Marine Midland. As regional president for M&T Bank headquartered in Syracuse, he has
responsibility for a large geographic area. Last year, he left Syracuse to take a position running HSBC’s west coast operations, which included offices in California, Washington, and Oregon. In spring of this year he decided to return to Syracuse for quality-of-life reasons. He has rejoined many of the organization boards he served on before heading to California, including the New York State Museum Institute, the Metropolitan Development Association, the New York Business Development Corporation, and the Crouse Foundation.

Tyzik has been with HSBC since 1991, serving as vice president, district executive, and senior vice president. She was named regional president and executive vice president in 2004. Currently, she manages a 46-branch retail and commercial distribution system spanning 16 counties and employing 450. She serves on the boards of the New York Business Development Corporation, the Center for Economic Growth, the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Forum for Executive Women, the HSBC Foundation, The Arts Center, Bellevue Women’s Hospital, and TRIP. She is the recipient of the 2005 Women of Excellence Award for excellence in management.

The State Museum, a cultural program of the New York State Department of Education, was founded on a tradition of scientific inquiry. Started in 1836, the museum has the longest continuously operating state natural history research and collection survey in the United States. The museum is located on Madison Avenue in Albany. Further information is available by calling 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.