Our Team

Additional Team Members

Cathy Allen, Farmers Market Onsite Manager

June Curtis, Farmers Market Advisor

Board of Directors

Board Chair

Allison Kaupelis, Pretty & Polished with Allison

Vice Chairs

Sally Rypkema, Hague Market/Juniper on 2

Renee Scuderi, Tromblees Greenhouse & Gift Shop

Kristen True, UVMHN Elizabethtown Community Hospital – Ticonderoga Campus

Secretary

Rikki Galusha, Adirondack Camp

Treasurer

Laurie Cossey, Ticonderoga Central School

*Chair, Vice-Chairs, Secretary, & Treasurer serve as the TACC Executive Committee. 

Directors

Katie Alexander, Ticonderoga Animal Hospital

Mark Barber, Burleigh’s Luncheonette

Angela Brown, Century 21 Adirondacks

Shylah Granger, Mountain Lake Services

Walt Lender, Silver Bay YMCA/Montcalm Liquor

Selena LeMay-Klippel, North Country Community College

Matthew Maneri, Sylvamo

Bob Porter, Wind-Chill Factory

Immediate Past Chair

Carolyn Ida, Sylvamo

Ex-Officio

Mark Wright, Town of Ticonderoga Supervisor

TACC Ambassadors

Ambassadors assist at Chamber events throughout the year. Part of being an Ambassador is also being involved in the community, fostering new relationships with   area businesses and organizations, and to act as an informational resource for members of the chamber.  Ambassadors have the ability to strengthen the business community and reach out to the greater Ticonderoga Area through TACC.  Ambassadors welcome new TACC members and Ticonderoga Area community members as well as visitors as a new initiative of being a Chamber Ambassador. TACC also hopes that Ambassadors will eventually become TACC Board Members. Ambassadors must represent a TACC Member.

Jodi Gibbs, UVMHN-Elizabethtown Community Hospital (Ambassador Chairperson)

Pam Arzberger, Individual Member

Kellie Bilow, Lakeside Regional Church

Lindsey Butler, Silver Bay YMCA

Sara Gallipo-Sammis, Century 21 Adirondacks

Marie Gijanto, Spic-N-Span Cleaning

Kristin Frechette, TrailNorth Federal Credit Union

Nancy Ockrin, Lakeside Regional Church

Ashley Pezanowski, Sylvamo

Casey King, Julie and Co. Realty

Olivia Harrison, Bucky’s Home Improvements

Kaitland Kubat, Marinelli’s Meats & Italian Market

Nicole TeRiele, Naturally Thyme

Callie Ott, Marinelli’s Meats & Italian Market

Karen Whalen, Wind-Chill Factory

We are always looking for NEW Ambassadors! Contact Jodi Gibbs (Ambassador Chairperson) or Matthew Courtright (TACC President & CEO) at mcourtright@ticonderogany.com. 

Ticonderoga Area Young Professionals Network

TACC now has a Young Professionals Network (group)! Ages: 21-45 Vision: To create a connection with our young professionals and the community, increasing general knowledge of the area, by extension boosting resident retention, creating a social outlet, and improving the standard of living.  Mission: This group is created to provide low stress networking events for young professionals in the Ticonderoga Area as well as providing recreation and volunteer opportunities to give back to the community in coordination with the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce. Short Term Goals: Quarterly Mix and Mingle (Free), Two times per year- Outing either recreational or area attraction (charge) and Two times per year- Volunteer opportunity.

For more information or to join the group contact Erin Mullen at 518-585-6619 or emullen@ticonderogany.com. 

In addition the TACC has numerous committee volunteers, chairs, and other assistance that makes all of our efforts, programs, services, and events possible! 

The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce has the following committees:

• After Business Mixers/Networking
• Ambassador Program
• Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Auction
• Budget & Audit
• Business Retention & Recruitment
• By-Laws
• Chamber Day
• Community Appreciation Dinner & Awards Ceremony
• Community Events (non-annual/special events)
• Farmers’ & Community Market
• Fundraising & General Events
• Local Industry (Currently Restaurant and looking to launch Restaurant Week)
• Marketing & Tourism
• National Small Business Week
• Nominating
• Ticonderoga Area North Country Christmas & Small Business Saturday
• Ticonderoga Young Professionals (Launching in 2019)
• 100th TACC Anniversary (Celebrating in 2025)

TACC staff, board members, and volunteers serve on the above committees. 

TACC Partners

Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, Town of Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership, Town of Hague, Town of Crown Point, Town of Moriah, North Country Chamber of Commerce, Adirondack North Country Association, Center For Businesses In Transisition, Adirondack Economic Development Corporation, and Adirondack Trail Riders.

In addition, TACC coordinates and partners with other economic development agencies including the Essex County Industrial Development Agency, PRIDE of Ticonderoga, Small Business Development Center, National Grid Economic Development Programs, and Lake Champlain Lake George Regional Planning Board.