Board of Directors

Representing all the regions within Essex County, Hamilton County, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake.

Owner/Real Estate Broker - Merrill L. Thomas, Inc. | Lake Placid Representative

Nick Politi

Chair

Chandler Ralph

Vice Chair

The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid

Marc Galvin

Treasurer

Wild Center | Hamilton County Representative

Hillarie Logan-Dechene

Secretary

CFES Brilliant Pathways | Essex County Representative

Karen Dalton

Member

Lahinch Group Real Estate & Development | Tupper Lake Representative

Joe Gehm

Member

Adirondack Premier Properties | Saranac Lake Representative

Jodi Gunther

Member

Lake Placid / Whiteface Mtn. KOA Holiday | Whiteface Region Representative

Charles (Chip) Grundon

Member

Pine Cone Mercantile, Schroon Lake | Adirondack Hub Represenative

Lisa Hess-Marks

Member

Raquette River Brewing | Tupper Lake Representative

Mark Jessie

Member

Northern Forest Center | Saranac Lake Representative

Leslie Karason

Member

Executive Director, Lake Placid Center for the Arts

James Lemons

Member

Fox and Fern ~ Adirondack Mercantile | Lake Champlain Region Represenative

Mariann Rapple

Member

Grand Adirondack Hotel | Lake Placid

Garrick Smith

Member

Town of North Hudson, Essex County

Supervisor Stephanie Dezalia

Ex-Officio Member

Town of Jay, Essex County

Supervisor Matt Stanley

Ex-Officio Member