The Warren County Economic Development Corporation elected board positions and appointed committee members at their board meeting this morning.
Matt Fuller returned as chair of the board. Alex Rotolo is vice chair. The treasurer of the group is Mitch Amado, and Laura Ladu is the Secretary.
“I just wanted a note of thank you to Chris [Barden] for backing up the VP position, the vice chair, position, for a number of years, swinging through the office to sign checks, and handle things as we’ve needed,” Chair Matt Fuller said, “And Alex for stepping up to be next in line here.”
The full board is:
- Chair: Matt Fuller, Attorney, Meyer, Fuller & Stockwell, PLLC, Co-owner, Fountain Square Outfitters.
- Vice Chair: Alex Barden, Chief Operating Officer, North Country Janitorial, Inc.
- Secretary, Laura Ladu, CPA – Senior Associate, Whittemore, Dowen & Ricciardelli LLP
- Treasurer: Mitch Amado, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Glens Falls Hospital
Board members include:
- Judy Calogero, President, Calogero Partners LLC
- Kristine Duffy, Ed.D, President, SUNY Adirondack
- Michael Pratt, President & CEO, Olympic Regional Development Authority
- Alexander Rotolo, Chief Financial Officer, Finch Paper at Atlas Holdings LLC
- John Strough, Supervisor, Town of Queensbury, Representing Town of Queensbury
The Audit and Finance committee:
- Chair: Mitch Amado
- Alexander Rotolo
- Judy Calogero
- Laura Ladu
The Governance committee:
- Chair: Kristine Duffy
- Michael Pratt
- Chris Barden
- Alexander Rotolo
The group’s president, Jim Siplon, said the return rate on the group’s broadband survey has been down in the 2% range, but they are trying to push to 5%. The survey asks people about the availability, quality and cost of broadband internet service. Warren EDC is trying to get a response from every household in the county.
Expect a media blitz including time with Mark Mulholland on WNYT-TV, Siplon told the board of directors on Zoom. The group is already reaching out on social media and elsewhere.
Where they have seen the highest ratio of replies has been in the places where broadband is most needed, Thurman and Johnsburg for instance, Siplon said, adding that that is good news. The surprising thing is people in Glens Falls are not responding at nearly the numbers of other locations.
“We’re doing everything we can to try to get the numbers up from two percent toward five percent,” he said.