WSWHE BOCES Board of Education Member

 Bliss White McIntosh - Bliss White McIntosh lives in Cambridge, New York with her husband, Robbie. She grew up in Cambridge, attended Cambridge Central School and Wesleyan University. She has made her living as a musician, craftsperson and teacher and, now, as a gardener. Bliss makes a traditional style of black ash splint baskets, as well as birch bark containers and was a founding member of the Valley Artisans' Market in Cambridge. She works in area schools as a visiting artist in basketry and teaches private music lessons. In the past Bliss taught in the Young Scholars program of BOCES and gave several seminars for the Elder Hostel program. She served on the board of the Cambridge Central School for six years. She has served several terms on the board of Hubbard Hall Projects and the Village Store Coop. She is the volunteer mentoring coordinator for the Cambridge Community Mentoring Program. Bliss and her husband are  volunteers for Hospice of Washington County as musicians. For the past three years she has been the head gardener at a large estate in Cambridge, managing extensive grounds and a conservatory.