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

Grand Adirondack Hotel | Lake Placid

Garrick Smith

Treasurer

Pine Cone Mercantile, Schroon Lake | Adirondack Hub Represenative

Lisa Hess-Marks

Secretary

Cook & Breitenbach | Lake Champlain Region Representative

Juliet Cook

Member

Lodge at Schroon Lake | Adirondack Hub Representative

Andrea Crisafulli

Member

Lake Placid Center for the Arts | Lake Placid Representative

Jon Donk

Member

Adirondack Premier Properties | Saranac Lake Representative

Jodi Gunther

Member

Northern Forest Center | Saranac Lake Representative

Leslie Karasin

Member

Tahawus Cultural Center | Whiteface Region Representative

Rebecca Kelly

Member

Wild Center | Hamilton County Representative

Hillarie Logan-Dechene

Member

Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort | Lake Placid Representative

Alex Madden

Member

Fox and Fern ~ Adirondack Mercantile | Lake Champlain Region Represenative

Mariann Rapple

Member

Triple Green Jade Farm | Lake Champlain Region Representative

Dan Rivera

Member

Town of Elizabethtown, Essex County

Supervisor Cathleen Ruesser

Ex-Officio Member

Town of Jay, Essex County

Supervisor Matt Stanley

Ex-Officio Member