Board of Directors
Representing all the regions within Essex County, Hamilton County, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake.
Jon Donk
Chair | Arts Center Lake Placid | Lake Placid Representative
Chandler Ralph
Vice Chair | Lake Placid Representative
Garrick Smith
Treasurer | Lake Placid Representative
Lisa Hess-Marks
Secretary | Pine Cone Mercantile, Schroon Lake | Adirondack Hub Representative
Juliet Cook
Member | Cook & Breitenbach | Lake Champlain Region Representative
Andrea Crisafulli
Member | Lodge at Schroon Lake | Adirondack Hub Representative
Susan Delehanty
Member | Tupper Arts | Tupper Lake Representative
Nick Politi
Member | Owner/Real Estate Broker – Merrill L. Thomas, Inc. | Lake Placid Representative
Jodi Gunther
Member | Adirondack Premier Properties | Saranac Lake Representative
Leslie Karasin
Member | Northern Forest Center | Saranac Lake Representative
Rebecca Kelly
Member | Tahawus Cultural Center | Whiteface Region Representative
Hillarie Logan-Dechene
Member | Wild Center | Hamilton County Representative
Alex Madden
Member | Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort | Lake Placid Representative
Mariann Rapple
Member | Lake Champlain Region Representative
Dan Rivera
Member | Triple Green Jade Farm | Lake Champlain Region Representative
Supervisor Cathleen Ruesser
Ex-Officio Member | Town of Elizabethtown, Essex County
Supervisor Matt Stanley
Ex-Officio Member | Town of Jay, Essex County