Meet Meredith
“Since being elected to the Town Board in 2019, I have worked to make our town services more accessible to everyone, listened to residents, led the initiative to bring a skatepark to Perinton, increased our services to Senior Citizens, and pushed back against the pressures to overdevelop our town. As a Fairport graduate and mother of four young children in Perinton, I know that our town can provide services and experiences that bring neighbors together and enrich the lives of the entire community.”
About Meredith
Education
Meredith went to Brooks Hill Elementary School, Johanna Perrin Middle School, Minerva Deland and Fairport High School before graduating in 1999. She earned her Bachelors of Arts at Brigham Young University in Political Science and later completed her Masters of Science degree at St. John Fisher College in Adolescent Education for Social Studies and Special Education. While studying in college, Meredith also interned at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium and spent a semester doing researh and service in Kampala, Uganda.
volunteer activities
Meredith spent 18 months during college volunteering in Johannesburg, South Africa and Botswana working in local communities and church congregations. As a parent, she helpled as a Girls on the Run coach and a Perinton Recreation Assistant Soccer Coach. Meredith is an active member of the Brooks Hill PTA - helping with many school wide activities. She also serves as an Assistant Director for a regional young women’s camp with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Family
Meredith and her husband met while he was completing his PhD in Quantum Optics at the University of Rochester. They are the proud parents of four children: Roscoe (age 12), Mabel (age 10), Commodore (age 8) and Teddy (age 6). Her mother and father, Suzanne and Ed Stockman, still live in Fairport in the same house where they raised their children. Suzanne volunteers as a Library Board Trustee for the Fairport Public Library. Meredith and Curtis are proud parents of a scout in BSA Troop 208 and three cubscouts in Pack 273.
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Owner of Mama Goose on the Loose - local business catering to young children and their families and producer and Host of Red Raider Radio Podcast about Fairport residents. Fairport Central School District long-term substitute teacher. Member of Fairport/Perinton Merchants Association and the Canal Days Fun Zone Committee.
Issues
transparency
ONLY board member to vote AGAINST taking away free town-wide recycling
Stood up for neighborhoods when the Town Board was approached to create projects not in the wider public interests
Communicates with residents about issues in clear ways - empowering people to participate more in local government
Regularly knocks on doors to speak with community members before voting on issues that directly affect them
Parks and Recreation Leadership
Delivered on campaign promise to bring a skatepark to Perinton. Will be completed late fall 2023
Approved park amenities that grow with families and have activities for tweens such as disc golf
Successfully advocated for opening park bathrooms earlier in the year.
Led initiative for new sibling discount program - already used by a record number of Perinton families for summer day camps
More free special recreation programs for children
Improve the online registration and communication process for rec center classes
Liaison to the Parks and Rec Advisory Board for four years
Accessibility
Voted to partner with Rochester Accessible Adventures to perform a town-wide accessibility and inclusion audit.
Consults with Abilities Movement to learn how Perinton can better serve individuals with disabilities
Increased transparency and availability of the Perinton Scholarship Fund - helping more families participate in recreation programs regardless of income limitations
Regularly uses a variety of social media sites to engage residents, including youth, in town decision making
Expanded services to local senior citizens including drive-up lunches and the COVID-19 Senior Helpline
