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Douglas Barton - Director

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Doug was raised in Tioga County and has been leading the department since December 2003.  After obtaining his B.A. from Mansfield University, he spent ten (10) years in the Material Handling industry.  This experience included National Accounts Coordinator for Raymond Corporation and leasing manager for the Raymond dealership in San Francisco, CA.  He also wrote and delivered training programs for Hyster Corporation.

His return to Tioga County began a decade of operation of a local restaurant and catering business.  In 1995, after serving for one year as Assessor for the City of Binghamton, Doug joined Tioga County as the Director of Real Property.

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Teresa Saraceno - Empire Zone Coordinator/Economic Dev Specialist

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Teresa is responsible for assisting new and existing businesses to locate and expand within Tioga County through her promotion and utilization of the New York State Empire Zone Program. Teresa leads the County’s Small Business Assistance Program.  She additionally coordinates and develops resource referrals for our business customers. Prior to joining Tioga County in 1999, Teresa worked with the City of Binghamton Department of Economic Development for 12 years. Teresa obtained her B.A. from Binghamton University.

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LeeAnn Tinney - TCIDA Business Administrator

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LeeAnn is the Business Administrator to the Tioga County Industrial Development Agency.  As Business Administrator, she is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in a diverse range of functions including budgeting, financial reporting and management, administration of the County’s Payment-In-Lieu of Tax Program (PILOT), revenue reporting, and revolving loan fund administration and management.  Prior to joining the County in 1996, LeeAnn was employed in the mortgage brokerage industry.

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Elaine Jardine - Planning Director

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Elaine was born and raised in the local area and has been the Planning Director for Tioga County for the past 14 years.  Prior to that she served for 5 years as the Regional Planner for the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission. She has been the lead on many significant planning initiatives throughout the County.  These efforts have included the County’s Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Plan, Municipal Infrastructure Feasibility Studies and several other like efforts.  She has additionally led the County’s efforts in developing GIS capabilities within the County, which now has over 70 layers available for both planning and development.  Elaine holds a B.A. from S.U.N.Y. Geneseo and a M.A. from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton.

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