-For Immediate Release-

August 11, 2008

Genesee Land Trust Elects Michael Privitera To Board of Directors.

Michael L. Privitera was recently elected to the board of directors of Genesee Land Trust, a local land preservation organization.  Privitera is Sr. Vice President and Rochester District Executive for HSBC Bank, responsible for retail branch banking in Greater Rochester.   He is also an active supporter of HSBC’s environmental responsibility programs, which include the recently announced $100 million, five-year HSBC Climate Partnership.  At Genesee Land Trust, Privitera will serve on the marketing committee, strengthening the Trust’s public presence and fundraising projects.  In addition to his work with the Trust, he is a teaching volunteer with Junior Achievement of Rochester, a C.A.S.H Counselor with the Empire Justice Center and parishioner of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church. Privitera resides in Webster with his wife, Bianca, and twin daughters.

Genesee Land Trust is a not- for- profit organization protecting over three thousand acres of natural habitats, working farmland, scenic, historic and recreational lands in the Greater Rochester area. It was founded in 1989.

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Contact:

Margaret Potter

Assistant Director

Genesee Land Trust

500 East Avenue, Ste 200

Rochester NY 14607

(585) 256-2130