The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation was formed in September of 2002 to enhance the charitable activities of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce through the the provision of funding for educational scholarships and workforce development programs.

Through the generosity of the people who participate in Foundation scholarship fundraising events and the dedication of the Foundation’s board members and scholarship committee members, area students are benefiting from our Athena Award Program and the memories of these five outstanding individuals.



Click here for the 2010 Athena Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Cosimo DiBrizzi Memorial Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Eileen Hickey Nursing Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Juan Lafuente Memorial Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Manufacturing & Trade Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Richard W. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Application

Click here for the 2010 Audrey Morgenstern Memorial Scholarship Application




Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Mary Abdoo Memorial Fashion Scholarship
Amanda LaMela
Marist College

Cosimo DiBrizzi Memorial Scholarship
Lindsay Colasurdo
Culinary Institute of America

Courtney Hatt
Roy C. Ketcham

Sean Stoorvogel
Stissing Mtn.

Valerie Villegas
Beacon

Raymond W. Gordon Healthcare Scholarship
Christopher Holder

Eileen Hickey Nursing Scholarship
Marie Guslene Belleus
Mount Saint Mary’s College

Nadilynn Melendez
Mount Saint Mary’s College

Juan Lafuente Memorial Scholarship
Justin Giordano
Webutuck

Oliver Kempf
Red Hook

Schuyler Matteson
Millbrook

Marin McDermott
Red Hook

Sean Michnowski
Our Lady of Lourdes

Richard W. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
Natara Bush

Lucio Battista
John Jay

Andrew Jaoen
Dover

Kristina Rosselli
Roy C. Ketcham

Robert Stanton
FDR High School

Audrey Morgenstern Memorial Scholarship
Stephanie D’Adamo
Roy C. Ketcham

Athena Scholarship
Kelsey Anderson
FDR High School

Anreka Gordon
Poughkeepsie High School