ADA Pays Tribute To Satenig St. Marie
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ADA Pays Tribute
To Satenig St. Marie
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âSatâ Receives Award Of Merit For Twenty Years Of Service
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Members of the board of directors of ADA, here with Satenig âSatâ St.Marie, center, include, from left, Arthur Liverant, John Keith Russell, Skip Chalfant and Karen DiSaia.
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John Keith Russell, president of ADA, presenting the Award of Merit to Satenig âSatâ St.Marie. At right is Lincoln Sander who has taken over the duties of executive director for the organization. âR. Scudder Smith photos
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ADA Pays Tribute To Satenig St.Marie
By R. Scudder Smith
WESTON, CONN. â âShe has done so much for our organization, held it together, and been a real stickler for detail,â John Keith Russell said as members of the Antiques Dealersâ Association of America showered praise on Satenig St.Marie, retiring executive director of ADA. The event at the Cobbâs Mill Inn on Tuesday, May 22, brought dealers from as far away as Maine and Pennsylvania to honor this lady who has served the organization for the past 20 years.
Russell, president of ADA, said that âduring her time with us she was the heart and soul of ADAâ and toward the end of his remarks he noted, âI am running out of steam,â a statement that brought a âYou are doing very wellâ comment from âSat,â as she is know to her many dealer friends.
âSatâ retired from J.C. Penney, where she served as the first woman vice president in the company, and came to ADA âto have something to do.â âShe brought professionalism to ADA, gave life to our by-laws, and brought order to our organization,â Bert Fendelman said, adding, âIt was a wonderful pleasure working with her.â
Arthur Liverant, one of the directors of ADA, said, âWe would meet at her house and she was like our den mother. She would tell us what had to be done, we even had a budget, and we would not be where we are today if it were not for her.â Skip Chalfant, past president of ADA, praised her for the âexecutive knowledgeâ she brought to ADA.
Members of ADA honored their retiring director with an Award of Merit who responded by saying that âADA has become family to me, a wonderful group of people who gave me 20 great years.â
In addition to the award, she received many cards and letter from those who were unable to attend. Her position has been filled by Lincoln Sander, the new executive director, who praised âSatâ for all her work and said, âShe has small shoes, but they are very large to fill.â