Lucy Tower Funke is a resident of Madison County, currently living Bouckville, NY. Lucy began her tenure as an arts administrator as Executive Director for the Chenango County Council of the Arts in 1981, and by the time of her retirement in 1999, had become a venerable and distinguished member of the New York State arts field involved in numerous statewide efforts. The most permanent record of Lucy’s legacy is the restoration and renovation of the 500-seat Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich, NY.

Lucy received the M. Jacquie Lodico Distinguished Service Award for advancing community cultural development from the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations in 2001 at a "Celebrate the Arts in New York State" ceremony held in the Russian Tea Room, New York City. The award was presented by Kitty Carlisle Hart, an American actress, singer, and spokeswoman for the arts best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. After retirement, Lucy took the position of Executive Director for the Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, working successfully to progress the mission of the Artist in Residency program until her second retirement in 2007. Since this time, Lucy has been painting under the instruction of Christopher Cirillo, Asst. Professor LCD and Drawing, at Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica. Lucy has a lifelong affiliation with the arts and has been painting for as long as she can remember.