ONYA - Ontario/Yates Fund for Women and Girls
Celebrating 25 years of service to our community!
ONYA Board 2025

Barb Hamlin represented Ward 1 Alderman - Common Council City of Canandaigua, NY January 1976 to December 1987, is a Athena award winner for her volunteer work, won a PBS distinguished underwriting award for the largest contribution to a local PBS station production in 1991, was Wood Library Association - Member and President from 2002 - 2012, Awarded “Most Valuable Trustee of the Year” in 2012 by the Pioneer Library System and led a $4 million capital campaign, has been on the NY State Library Council - appointed to 5 year term by the NY State Department of Education, was a member of the Finger Lakes Community College Board of Trustees. Served as Vice-Chair of the Board (2016-17); currently serves as Secretary.
Currently on the Presidents Council for the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Western Lakes Land Trust . Chapter - co-chair / first-ever capital campaign. George Ewing Forum - founding member of board and currently serving as fundraising advisor, Lakeland Rovers - hiking group member since 2003.
Has been a former board member of the Genesee Fund for Women. Is a long time member and contributor of: Granger Homestead Society, Ontario Historical Society, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Lake Music Festival, The Feminist Press - housed at CUNY, former board member, FLTV - local community access television station, former board member.
Owned and operated seasonal women’s clothing business
Canandaigua Montessori School - co-founder - community's first and only Montessori School.
Professional Experience
Philanthropic Advising - fundraising consulting company 2002 - 2004
Garth Fagan Dance (Rochester, NY)
Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
National Wildlife Refuge Association, Washington, DC
Finger Lakes Land Trust - Ithaca, NY
Foundation for the Future (Seattle, WA)
Director, Foundation and Government Underwriting - Thirteen/WNET NY
Flagship station of the PBS television system and major producer of national programs, i.e. Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, etc. Funders included: The Lilly Endowment, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Carnegie Corporation, William T. Grant, MacArthur, Alfred P. Sloan, and Ford Foundations
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations - National Audubon Society
Associate Director of Institutional Gifts - Metropolitan Opera Association
Director of Marketing/Development - N. Virginia Public Television
Director of Community Support - WXXI Public Broadcasting
Director of Development - Arts for Greater Rochester
Development Director - Bristol Valley Productions