Lydia Boddie-Rice

Profile: Lydia Boddie- (pronounced body) Rice is the Manager of Public Affairs at Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation. She is primarily responsible for managing Community and local Government Affairs and managing the Company's Corporate Charitable Giving Program.
Although she has been with RG&E for over ten years, Ms. Boddie-Rice has been a Rochester community leader for many years. She was the Director of the Center at High Falls, and Commissioner of the Rochester Board of Education prior to her employment at RG&E.
She is or has been a member of an exhaustive list of Boards and committees, including, but not limited to LifeSpan, Rochester Community Baseball, and the Rochester Broadway Theatre League.
Lydia holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a masters degree from Rhode Island College. She also earned her teaching certification for kindergarten through 12th grade from the Rhode Island School of Design.
She has received numerous honors and awards for her professional contributions and expertise such as but not limited to: 2005 "W" Award finalist, 2002 March of Dimes Mother of the Year Award, 2000 and 2001 Athena nominations and recipient of the Urban League's Businessperson of the Year (2000) award.
Finally, on a personal note, Lydia is the proud parent of two daughters, Leah, a DiveMaster and Aquarist at the Baltimore Aquarium, and Amber, who currently works at Verizon and is the mother of Azaria, her first grandchild. She is married to Gregory Rice, owner of Vance Curves Custom Metal in Rochester, NY.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Current:
Boards of Directors:
Monroe County Workforce Investment Board
Rochester Broadway Theatre League
Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley Honorary Board
Rural Opportunities, Inc. Board of Advisors
Rochester Community Baseball, Inc.
LifeSpan
Corn Hill Navigation
Memberships

Past:
Elected Official: Commissioner of Education,
Rochester City School District, 1996-2000

Boards of Directors:
Arts & Cultural Council
Better Business Bureau/Fair Business Council
Genesee Hospital Board of Governors
Genesee Health Service Board of Directors
March of Dimes
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester Public Library
Rural Opportunities, Inc. Board of Advisors
Seneca Park Zoo Society
Susan B. Anthony House
Unite & Write
Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
United Way
Women's Council, Rochester Business Alliance
Young Audiences