NORTH ELBA LEAF - Key Persons
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- Visitor Service Specialist
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- Special Projects Coordinator
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- Lake Placid Region Community Liaison
Charles "Chip" Grundon is a dedicated servant of public communities. He retired after 22 years as a firefighter, has won Life Saving Awards, and has worked with the Whiteface Visitors Bureau and Town of Wilmington Zoning & Building board. Chip and his wife currently manage the Lake Placid/Whiteface Mtn KOA in Wilmington, which they first visited in the 1980s. They got hooked on the KOA then and decided to become full-time campers. The pair have been managing the KOA since 2009. Aside from camping, Chip enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, hunting, and fishing, especially with his wife, 6 children, and 14 grandchildren.
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- Lake Placid & Whiteface Region Manager
"We are all excited to be on the ROOST team. Our goal is to provide direction for the ROOST organization and go above and beyond to promote our local communities, as places where locals can thrive alongside visitors," said Wilson. "As we work through the public health crisis we are focused on ensuring that our tourism economy is positioned for sustainability - economic, social, and environmental."
Hillarie Logan-Dechene has long been a force in Adirondack communities. She currently works as the deputy director at The Wild Center after previously working in the Development Department at what is now the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, and as the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Paul Smith's College. Logan-Dechene's schedule is full but very rewarding. In addition to serving on ROOST's board, she is also a commissioner on Governor Cuomo's New York State Commission on National and Community Service. Logan-Dechene is an adjunct professor at Skidmore College and has been a guest lecturer at Syracuse University, SUNY Adirondack, and NYU. She resides in Long Lake with her husband and family.
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- Southern Essex County Regional Manager
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- Communication Manager
- Communications Manager
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- Director of Digital Strategy
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- Tupper Lake & Hamilton County Regional Manager
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- Saranac Lake Regional Manager
Sarah Wilson brings a welcomed communications and public relations background to the board. She is the founder of PoP! Communications and has managed a variety of media for agencies ranging from Lionsgate Entertainment to Hillshire Farms. Wilson has also co-managed a U.N. funded non-profit in Harare, Zimbabwe with the U.S. Peace Corps. With her husband, teenagers, and pets, Wilson resides in Keene, NY. Her alma maters include SUNY Albany and Boston University, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in emerging media at The New York School in New York City. Wilson has served on the ROOST board since 2014.
Job Titles:
- Paid Media and Regional Projects Manager
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- Lake Champlain Region Visitor Center Manager
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- Communications Coordinator
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