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Denise Doring VanBuren | |
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| 45th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Turner Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Rouse Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Chris Barclay |
| Alma mater | St. Bonaventure University Mount Saint Mary College (MBA) |
Denise Doring VanBuren is an American civil leader and clubwoman. She was the 45th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution from 2019 to 2022. [1] [2]
VanBuren grew up in Troy,New York. In 1979,she graduated from Catholic Central High School. VanBuren graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1983 with a degree in journalism,and then went on to obtain an Masters in Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary College in 1997.
In 1993,VanBuren joined the media relations group at Central Hudson Gas &Electric Corporation in Poughkeepsie,NY. She became a Vice President in 2000,ultimately serving as Vice President of Public Relations from 1993 to her retirement from that organization,effective January 2020. [3]
VanBuren joined the DAR through her ancestors,father and son Jacob and Marcus Plattner. She has been involved with the DAR in the City of Beacon,New York,then with the New York State organization before her role at a national level. [2]
As Regent of the Beacon,New York,Melzingah Chapter from 1998 to 2001,VanBuren chaired the Executive Board and was responsible for the stewardship of the 1709 Madam Brett Homestead,the oldest building in Dutchess County. She was named New York State's Outstanding Chapter Regent in 1999. She led the Melzingah Chapter's efforts to erect a municipal bust in honor of George Washington in Beacon. In 2000,she led a hike to the top of Mount Beacon that involved more than 600 people rededicating Melzingah's 1900 monument to Revolutionary War soldiers. [2]
She served in three State Chairmanships and as State Historian before serving as New York State Regent from 2010 to 2013. As State Regent,her theme was "Celebrate the Empire State. Excelsior!" [2]
At the National Society,VanBuren served as Organizing Secretary-General from 2013 to 2016 and First Vice President General from 2016 to 2019. She has been Editor in Chief of American Spirit and Daughters since 2004. [2]
VanBuren was installed as the 45th DAR President General in 2019 during the 128th Continental Congress and continued in that role until 2022. She chose the theme "Rise and Shine for America" with the goals of "passionate purpose,increased membership and an improved public image." [4] During her term the DAR held its first virtual Continental Congress on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] In addition,she released the DAR's Continuing Commitment to Equality,in which the DAR "reaffirm[ed] to the membership and the public alike that our organization condemns racism." and stated that "Bias,prejudice and intolerance have no place in the DAR or America." [6]
She is also a member of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. [2]
VanBuren served five terms as President of the Beacon Historical Society and co-authored two books on the history of the city,Historic Beacon (1998) and Beacon Revisited (2003). [7] [8] She served two terms as President of the Dutchess County Historical Society and two terms as President of the Exchange Club of Southern Dutchess.
VanBuren serves on the board of the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital,the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College,Boscobel,and Dutchess Tourism. She was the past chair of the board of Dutchess Tourism.
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Beacon is a city located on the Hudson River in Dutchess County,New York,United States. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 13,769. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown,New York Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,New York–New Jersey–Connecticut–Pennsylvania Combined Statistical Area.
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Catharine H. T. Avery was an American author,editor,and educator of the long nineteenth century. Of Revolutionary ancestry and hailing from Michigan,she was founder and regent of the Western Reserve Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR),of Cleveland,Ohio;Vice-president General of its National Society;and editor of the National Society's official organ,the American Monthly. She also served two years as a member of the Cleveland School Board,being the first woman in Ohio chosen to an elective office.
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