Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
Skip Carlson, Vice President Of External Affairs of the Saratoga Casino Hotel, is the 2021 chair of the board of directors of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.
He assumed this volunteer leadership role, on Jan. 1, as Kevin Hedley of Hedley & Co. PLLC completed his one-year term as board chair. Hedley now becomes the immediate past chair.
“In what was truly an unprecedented time in our Chamber’s history, Kevin Hedley as chair of the chamber’s board did an amazing job leading our organization,” said Carlson. “He worked closely with the Chamber’s professional staff to ensure that we did everything we could to collaborate with our community partners in the private, public and nonprofit sectors to reopen our economy and to save our local businesses.
“As we enter 2021, the Chamber continues to lead the way as a visible and vocal advocate for local vaccination sites and support for local small businesses. Kevin’s leadership put us in a position to take on these important challenges. We cannot thank him enough for this commitment to our Chamber and our local community.”
Other board officers for the year include Tara Anne Pleat of Wilcenski & Pleat PLLC, chair elect; Amy Smith of Saratoga Arms Hotel, vice chair; and Chad Kiesow of Stewart’s Shops, treasurer and secretary.
New members elected by the membership to three-year terms on the board include Vincent Laurenzo of Quick Response Restoration, Dennis Kiingati of Hamlet & Ghost, David Rosenberg of Brix Wine & Liquor, and Andrew Wise of Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co.
Three members appointed to serve one-year terms were Heath Ames of Cantina, Susan Commanda of Hudson River Community Credit Union, and Rod Sutton of Amsure.
Members who will continue to serve on the board include Shelly Amato of The Wesley Community, Tom Bellhouse of West Point Thoroughbreds, John Bove of J.A. Bove Fuels, Rajat Ghoshal of Polyset, Alexandra Gutelius of Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, Kimberly Ireland of National Grid, Melissa Johnson of Target Distribution, Laurie Kelly, of GlobalFoundries, Paul Loomis of Gilbane Construction, Martin Mbugua of Skidmore College, Randy Metevier of Applied Materials, John Rogan of Saratoga Eagle, Theresa Skaine of Skaine & Associates, Christianne Smith of Designsmith Studio, Melissa Ward of NewWard Development and Charles Wait Jr. of Adirondack Trust Co.