New Capital Grant Program Will Award Funds to Projects Located in Pro-Housing Certified Communities  •  New Program to Support Small Manufacturers Throughout the State • New Capital Grant Program Will Award Funds to Projects Located in Pro-Housing Certified Communities  •  New Program to Support Small Manufacturers Throughout the State • Main Street Capital Program 

EDC Warren County Board of Directors

The EDC is a public-private partnership that depends 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 leading business and government leaders.

Staff

Jim Siplon smiling with snowy mountain in the background

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Patricia Hartle

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

ediscenza@edcwc.org
(518) 744-0970

Board Members & Committees

Standing Committees include a Governance and Audit & Finance Committee, whose members are elected by a plurality at the Annual Meeting and serve until the next Annual Meeting.  On an annual basis the Board Performance Evaluations are disseminated to board members for completion and returned to staff.  The results are aggregated and forwarded to the Governance Committee for review and recommendations to the full board when appropriate.

PAST CHAIR (NON VOTING)

Matt Fuller

Attorney, Meyer, Fuller & Stockwell, PLLC
Co-owner, Fountain Square Outfitters

INTERIM CHAIR

President, SUNY Adirondack
EDC Governance Committee Member

VICE CHAIR/TREASURER

CEO
Fort William Henry Corporation
EDC Audit & Finance Committee Chair
Re-Appointed 5/18/21

SECRETARY

CPA – Whittemore, Down & Ricciardelli, LLP
EDC Audit & Finance Committee Member
Re-Appointed 4/1/23

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

President – Calogero Partners, LLC
Representing City of Glens Falls
EDC Audit & Finance Committee Member

John Strough

Supervisor, Town of Queensbury
Representing Town of Queensbury

Supervisor, Queensbury At Large
Representing Warren County

Executive Vice President Human Resources,
Hudson Headwaters Health Network
EDC Governance Committee Chair
Re-Appointed 5/1/22

Vice President, Forestry and Wood Procurement
Finch Paper LLC
EDC Governance Committee Member
Appointed 7/19/23

President, (g)row
EDC Governance Committee Member
Appointed 11/21/23

President and CEO,
Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA)
Appointed 2/14/24

Vice President, Human Resources,
Glens Falls Hospital
Appointed 5/15/24

Vice President and Commercial Team Lead,
Glens Falls National Bank, Arrow Financial Corporation
Appointed 11/20/2024