OGDENSBURG -- Kathleen “Kathie” Wade has been named the 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce, and will be honored at the organization’s annual dinner at the Inn@GranView Restaurant on Friday, Nov. 1.

Wade has been active in the City of Ogdensburg and in St. Lawrence County for many years, said a press release from the chamber.

She has served president of the Ogdensburg Zonta Club, volunteered as the 3rd Ward Fund Drive chairperson for the Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, served as door-to-door chairperson for the American Cancer Society, co-chaired the St. Lawrence County Cancer Crusade, and fundraising captain for both the Ogdensburg Boys and Girls Club and Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue Squad.

The honoree served two years as a member of the board of directors of Central New York Health Systems Agency Sub-Area Council, active board member of the St. Lawrence County Acute Health Care Study Committee, and on the Ogdensburg Boys and Girls Club Expo Committee.

She was founder and co-president of the OFA Band Boosters Club, served as a board member for the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Corporation, served on the Tourism Committee for the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and International Seaway Festival Board of Directors, served on the Governor’s North Country Regional Economic Development Council and was appointed a member of the Ogdensburg Planning Board.

Wade served as vice president and board member of the Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce, was active in the St. Lawrence Bed and Breakfast Association, was a member and served two 2-year terms as Ogdensburg Garden Club president, was member and chairperson for the Board of Trustees for the Frederic Remington Art Museum, is current president of the Ogdensburg Historical Commission and a member of the Board of Directors for the Ogdensburg Land Bank.

In addition to her volunteer work in the community, Wade worked as advertising director for both WSLB/WPAC and Park Newspapers in St. Lawrence County, was an account executive for advertising for the Watertown Daily Times and industrial development officer for the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority.

She also oversaw construction and handled all leasing and events for the Gaetano Group for the Charlestown Mall. Wade worked with Canadian firms to establish a presence in the City of Ogdensburg through International Business Services, a consulting business, the chamber press release said.

She and her late husband, Brian Wade, owned and operated the White Gate Inn Bed and Breakfast and the Crescent Inn Bed and Breakfast, after their retirement.

“Kathie loves this community and she is always willing to go the extra mile to improve the City and make a better life for our residents. She truly embodies what the Citizen of the Year award represents for our fair city,” the chamber press release said.

Other awards to be presented at the Nov. 1 dinner are Blevins Brothers Inc., Business Improvement Award recipient; Wayne Izzo, Lee Jones and Judy Ryan, Outstanding Community Service Award recipients; and Betty Steele, Maple City Trailblazer Award recipient.

The event will include a silent auction, live auction and various raffles.

Dinner choices are NY cut sirloin, seafood fettuccini or chicken cordon bleu.

Pre-sale dinner tickets are $40 per person or $45 per person at the door on Friday, Nov. 1.

To make reservations for the dinner, call the Ogdensburg chamber office at 315-393-3620 or email chamber@gisco.net.