Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Hedley, owner of Hedley & Co. in Clifton Park, is the chairman of the board of directors of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce for 2020.
He will serve as both the chairman of the 27-member board and the Executive Board.
Hedley was chair-elect of the board in 2019, and was the organization’s treasurer, in 2017. He was first elected to serve on the board of in 2014.
Joining Hedley on the Chamber’s Executive Board in 2020 are: Theresa Agresta, of Allegory Studios and CultureTalk, in Wilton, immediate past chair; Skip Carlson, of the Saratoga Casino Hotel in Saratoga Springs, chair-elect; Tara Pleat, of Wicenski & Pleat in Clifton Park, vice chair; and Amy Smith of Saratoga Arms Hotel in Saratoga Springs, secretary and treasurer.
The Chamber will celebrate its 102nd year at its 2020 annual dinner on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Officials said nearly 1,000 people are expected to attend
The evening will start with a cocktail reception from 6-6:45 p.m., followed by the program running from 7-7:30 p.m. Dinner will immediately follow, along with networking with local business leaders. Dinner will be provided by Mazzone Hospitality.
During the program, the Chamber will honor Agresta for her leadership and service to the Chamber and the Saratoga County community. Agresta, owner of Allegory Studios and CultureTalk, will continue to serve as the immediate past chair.
The Saratoga County Chamber will again present the Joseph Dalton Community Service Award to a person who has an strong record of volunteer leadership and action for the betterment of Saratoga County.
The award will go to John Munter Sr., the founder of Munter Enterprises construction company on Middle Grove, to recognize his decades of volunteer service to the local community.
“During Theresa Agresta’s tenure, the Chamber established the Saratoga County Institute for Management, a Small Business Owners Council and built a new Field House to help US Navy Sailors stationed in Saratoga,” said Hedley.
“Looking forward to 2020, we’re partnering with area cultural attractions, led by SPAC, Skidmore College, Caffe Lena, and UPH to conduct a marketing campaign to promote Saratoga’s world-class arts community. We’re working with CDTA on a micro-transit program to provide a new public transportation option for employees looking to work in Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Mechanicville. It’s going to be another exciting and productive year for the Saratoga County Chamber in our efforts to expand Saratoga County’s economy.”
The Chamber will also will also celebrate the its leading role in building a new 7,700-square-foot field house to provide a safe and secure place for local Navy personnel and their families to learn, recreate, drill and graduate as well as kick-off our Leap of Kindness Day 2020.
Other members elected to the board include: Laurie Kelley of GlobalFoundries, Theresa Skaine of Skaine Associates, John Bove of Bove Fuels, Paul Loomis of Gilbane Construction, Martin Mbugua of Skidmore College, Alexandra Gutelius of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library and Tom Bellhouse of West Point Thoroughbreds. They will serve three-year terms, running until Dec. 31, 2022,
Two members appointed to serve one-year terms on the board are Melissa Ward of NewWard Development and Randy Metevier of Applied Materials.
Cost of the dinner is $125 and sponsorship starts at $750. Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m. For more information or to register, contact Keith VanVeghten at kvanveghten@saratoga.org or (518) 584-3255.