Dr. Edna Claunch fell in love with Highland Park when she moved to Rochester in 1967. She spent the last 21-½ years of her 38 years in education with the Gates Chili CSD as Associate Superintendent for Instruction. She has served on the boards of the Monroe County Human Relations Commission, Roberts Wesleyan College Community Orchestra, Hochstein Music School, Society for Chamber Music in Rochester–Chairman Emeritus, the Hamamatsu/Rochester Sister Cities, and the Rochester Garden Club. The Garden Club of America honored Edna in 2014 with its National Montague Metal for Civic Achievement.  Edna has served on the Board of the Conservancy since 2014 and was co-chair of the Capital Campaign Committee.