Carlson new chair of Saratoga County Chamber board of directors
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » Skip Carlson, Saratoga Casino Hotel’s vice president of external affairs, is the new chair of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.
Carlson assumed this volunteer leadership role, on Jan. 1, as Kevin Hedley of Hedley & Company, PLLC, completed his oneyear term as board chair and now becomes the immediate past chair.
The chair-elect for 2021 is Tara Anne Pleat, of Wilcenski & Pleat, PLLC. She will become the chair of the board in 2022.
The 2021 vice chair of the board is Amy Smith of Saratoga Arms Hotel.
The 2021 treasurer and secretary is Chad Kiesow of Stewart’s Shops.
New members elected by the membership to serve a three year term on the chamber’s board starting Jan. 1, 2021 and running until Dec. 31, 2023 are: 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 Company.
Three members were also appointed to serve a one-year term on the board 2021. They are Heath Ames of Cantina; Susan Commanda of Hudson River Community Credit Union; and Rod Sutton of Amsure.
The other members who will continue to serve on the chamber’s board in 2021 are: Shelly Amat, 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 Company.
“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,” Carlson said in a press release. “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.”
More information about the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and its board of directors is available online at www. saratoga.org.