George Camp,
Co-Executive Director

Camille Camp,
Co-Executive Director

Bob May,
Associate Director

Patricia Hardyman
Senior Associate

Joseph Fenton
Senior Associate

Jill Brooks
Project Manager

Lorna Bock
Administrative Assistant

Tammy Kissinger
Accounting Specialist

Debra Norford-May
Administrative Assistant

R.L. May, III
Graphic Designer

Wayne Choinski
Consulting Associate

Dave Marcial
Consulting Associate

Ray Rochefort
Consulting Associate

John Sieminski
Consulting Associate

Mary Marcial Consulting Associate

John Blackmore

John Allen Blackmore was born on May 18, 1946 in Buffalo, NewYork. Long time resident of both Pelham and Hamilton, NY, he received his B.A. in Psychology from Colgate University and did his graduate work in Public Administration and Criminal Justice and Psychology at George Washington University and the New School for Social Research.

John was a man of many talents. He was a founder of the Earleville Opera House and contributing editor of Corrections Magazine and Police Magazine. In 1981, he put his knowledge into practice as the Director of Court Operations for Victims Services Agency in New York City and later joined the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice.  John joined CJI/ASCA in 1997 as a senior associate where he worked on major ASCA projects including the Consensus Mental Health Project, the NIC Workforce Project, and BJA’s Pandemic Planning and Intelligence Sharing Projects.

John loved the outdoors. In 2006, he moved back to Hamilton, NY with his family to pursue his favorite activities: cross-country skiing, trail maintenance, hiking, walking, gardening and, last but not least, cooking remarkable meals for his friends, which were, of course, complemented by ample quantities of good wine.  Perhaps John’s greatest talent was his ability to make friends and to maintain life-long friendships everywhere he went. These friendships sustained him through nearly ten years of chemo treatments, transplants, experimental drugs and more. Because of the love and support of his family and friends, he remained active, cheerful and full of life for most of this time. He absolutely refused to give up.  John’s strength and stubborn insistence served him well.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Welsh, their children, Carrie and Rob, his mother, Lucia Wicker Blackmore, all residing in Hamilton, and his brother James of Albany, New York. His father, Robert L. Blackmore, passed way in 2002.

A personal reflection of the man:

John Blackmore was one of those unforgettable characters you meet in life, a dichotomy of a man who enjoyed a quiet day of snowshoeing, but would also enjoy welcoming a house full of family and friends. John’s family was most precious to him. He and his wife, Janie, were a well-matched team. Watching them work together to prepare a meal was proof of how well matched they were. Neither of them would say much, but their well-coordinated movements and timing got the meal to the table without a harsh word. They were in it together in everything they did. 

John had a tenacious spirit in his work that also spilled over into the way he lived his life, and the way he battled cancer. John loved his wife, his children, his mother, and the many friends he made along his life's path - the things that truly matter.

You fought the good fight, John Blackmore, and we are better for having known you.
Rest well, good and dear friend.

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