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Directory of Staff and Board Members

EDC is a resource-rich organization - a clearinghouse of economic development information and local knowledge on all aspects of economic, workforce, and community development. Our team of professionals includes:

John Wheatley, VP, ext. 306
Jennifer Switzer, Director of Finance, ext. 308
Elaine Behlmer, Office Administrator, ext. 300

2013 Board of Directors

The EDC is a public-private partnership that depnds on your investment to deliver services that grow our economy. It is a 501(c) (3) organization, governed by an independent Board of Directors made up of the county's outstanding business and government leaders.

Executive Committee
CHAIRMAN, Charles Barton
Chief Operating Officer, Barton International

VICE CHAIRMAN, Kurt Jaeger
CHAIR, Investor Relations Committee

Agency Partner & Executive Vice President, Jaeger & Flynn

SECRETARY, Jeffery Byrne

Senior Vice President, Olympic Regional Development Authority

TREASURER, Arleen Girard

CHAIR, Finance, Audit,& Compliance Committee

Vice President/Government Banking, NBT Bank


PAST CHAIRMAN, Michael Borgos, Esq.

President, Borgos & Del Signore, P.C.


Jeffrey Anthony, President, The LA Group

Peter Aust, President & CEO, Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce

Chris Barden, CHAIR, Marketing & Communications Committee

 COO, North Country Janitorial, Inc.

Rob Baron, CFO, Finch Paper

Jack Bieniek, CHIAR, Prospects/Projects Management Committee

 Vice President, Cool Insuring Agency, Inc.

Ronald Heacock, Ph.D., President, SUNY Adirondack

Kara Lais, Esq., Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth, P.C.

Kurt Moser, SVP & Corp. Banking Manger, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Co.

John Murphy,  Manager Community & Customer Management, National Grid

Tori J. E. Riley, President, Washington County LDC

Stephan vonSchenk, EVP, The Adirondack Trust Company

EDC's office is located at 234 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY, 12801.
Phone: 518.761.6007. Fax: 518.761.9053  Hours:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.