06 Mar TACC Announces 2020 Team Including Staff, Board Members, & Ambassadors
The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is honored and excited to announce their 2020 Team including changes and additions to the Board of Directors as well as Ambassadors. The new TACC Executive Board and Board Members were recently approved at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, Board Retreat, and Planning Session held January 21st, 2020. During the meeting
Carolyn Ida from International Paper Company is the new TACC Board Chair and Anthony Anselmo from The Garrison Gym joined the TACC Executive Board. The new TACC Board Members are Joe Bodette from The Candy Corner and Bodettes Smokehouse, Renee Scuderi from Tromblees Greenhouse & Gifts, and Maletta Hourigan from Silver Bay YMCA and Your Quilt Shoppe.
“The Chamber is always proactively seeking to have a Board that represents a wide spectrum of business types & organizations that are TACC Members including the area’s largest employers, locally owned and operated businesses, non-profits, as well as representation from the communities we serve. Please join the Chamber in welcoming our new Board Members and congratulating our new Executive Board. Each person on our Board brings a new perspective and set of skills. The Chamber continues to grow in membership, services, programs, and overall as an organization. The Board helps guide us and participates regularly to make everything the Chamber does possible. I am proud of what we have accomplished over the last several years and look forward to the future of the organization and the entire Ticonderoga Area. Great things are happening and will continue to throughout 2020 which is our 95th Anniversary,” commented Matthew Courtright – TACC President & CEO.\
2020 Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Team
Staff:
Matthew Courtright, President & CEO
Erin Mullen, Member Service & Event Manager
Kelly Carey, Office Administrator
Board of Directors:
Executive Committee:
Board Chair: Carolyn Ida, International Paper Company
Vice Chairs: Allison Kaupelis, Best Western Plus Ticonderoga, Sally Rypkema, Hague Market / Juniper on 2, & Anthony Anselmo, The Garrison Gym
Secretary: Laurie Cossey, Ticonderoga Central School
Treasurer: Karen Hennessy, Sugar Hill Manor B&B
Directors: Mark Barber, Burleigh’s Luncheonette, Kellie Bilow, UVHN – ECH, Joe Bodette, The Candy Corner/Bodettes, Rikki Galusha, Adirondack Camp, Maletta Hourigan, Silver Bay YMCA/Your Quilt Shoppe, Selena LeMay-Klippel, North Country Community College, Renee Scuderi, Tromblees Greenhouse & Gifts, Starr Smith, Glens Falls National Bank.
Immediate Past Chair: Shana Macey, Bridge Point Communication/CPTELCO
Ex-Officio: Joseph Giordano, Town of Ticonderoga Supervisor
In addition, the Chamber has Committee Chairs and Committee Volunteers that are not TACC Board Members including June Curtis, Farmers Market Chairperson/Advisor, Theresa Abare, Community Appreciation Dinner & Awards Ceremony Chairperson, and Jodi Gibbs, Ambassador Chairperson. All TACC Board Members, Ambassadors, Committee Chairs, and Committee Members are volunteers who are dedicated to the mission and vision of the Chamber.
2020 Ambassadors: Jodi Gibbs (Chairperson), UVMHN-ECH, Angela Brown, Century 21 Adirondacks, Marie Gijanto, Spic-N-Span Cleaning, Nancy Ockrin, Stoney Lonesome B&B, Ashley Pezanowski, International Paper Company, Lena Robetoy, Champlain National Bank, Judy Walker, Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Megan Walls, Lakeside Regional Church, Courtney Shaner, Keller Williams Realty, Terry Smith, Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Olivia Harrison, Olive’s Ti Pi, Megan Bambara, Olive’s Ti Pi. . Additional Ambassadors to be added in 2020.
The TACC has also launched the Ticonderoga Area Young Professionals Network with a number of local young professionals.
2020 Partners: Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism/Lake Champlain Region Visitor Center, Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce, Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership (serves as the TMSP Coordinator), Small Business Development Center, Adirondack Trail Riders, eVision Digital Marketing/Ticonderoga360, Essex County Industrial Development Agency, the Adirondack North Country Association/Center For Businesses In Transition, Essex County Industrial Development Agency, and the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation. TACC works closely with other area/regional organizations and economic development agencies on a regular basis including PRIDE of Ticonderoga.
The TACC serves, markets, and promotes their Members, Partners, and the Ticonderoga Area including Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Hague, Moriah, and Putnam, NY. The Chamber works hard each and every day to live their tag line and mission and strive to reach their vision. Key Area of focused are used to identify services, programs, goals and objectives.
TACC Mission: To initiate and provide programs, services, and leadership which will enhance a cooperative business community and create a vibrant economy, making the Ticonderoga Area an exceptional place to live, work, and visit.
TACC Vision: The TACC will be the leading advocate for business, serving as a driving force in the economic vitality of the greater Ticonderoga Area, uniting communities and maximizing resources.
TACC Tagline: Business Focused. Community Minded. Future Driven.
Key Areas of Focus:
Membership: Membership Services, Growth, & Retention
Business: Business Services, Support, & Development
Tourism: Marketing, Events, & Visitor Services
Communication: Public, Business, & Community Relations
Leadership: Partnerships, Economic Development/Sustainability, & Advocacy
Organization: Finance, Staff & Board of Directors/Ambassadors
For more information contact the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce at 518-585-6619, email chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com, or visit www.ticonderogany.com. Stay up to date on news, programs, services, and events by liking and following the Chamber on facebook.