About
ADIRONDACK RAIL TRAIL ASSOCIATION
The leadership of the nonprofit Adirondack Rail Trail Association comprises longtime trail advocates, municipal officials, local business leaders and residents. They are driven by passion, dedication, and a shared vision to create a transformative and inclusive trail experience for all, fostering a strong sense of community and environmental stewardship.
ARTA Board of Directors
John Brockway
Chairman
Town of Harrietstown Business Representative: Owner of Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear
Lee Keet
Secretary & Treasurer
Businessman
Brad
Hathaway
DPW Superintendent at Village of Lake Placid
Jimmy Williams
Mayor, Village of
Saranac Lake
JORDANNA MALLACH
Town Supervisor & Jeremy Evans/Ashley Milne, Council Persons, Town of Harrietstown* shared
Pete Edwards
Code Enforcement Officer, Village
of Tupper Lake
Rick Donah
Town Councilman,
Town of Tupper Lake
Derek Doty
Town Supervisor & Rick Preston/Emily Kilburn Politi: Council Persons, Town of North Elba* shared
Chris Keniston
Town of Tupper Lake Business Representative: Former NY State trooper
Chrissie Wais
Town of Harrietstown, Business Representative: Owner of the Belvedere Restaurant Property
Matt Delaney
Town of North Elba, Business Representative; High Peaks Cyclery
Tony
Goodwin
The author of many Adirondack Mountain
Club guidebooks
Hope Frenette
A Tupper Lake businessperson (Schoolhouse Renovations)
Jasen Lawrence
Director of Digital Strategy, Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism
Jim McCulley
Lake Placid
businessman
Maureen
Peroza
Tupper Lake school teacher and advocate
Jack
Delehanty
Tupper Lake retired
district attorney
Carl Knoch
Trails specialist with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, retired
Rollie Stroger
Executive Director, NY State Snowmobile Association
Scott
Thompson
Inn owner from
Beaver River
Dick Beamish
Founder of the Adirondack Explorer magazine
Brian Greene
Aquatic invasive species specialist and former rail-trail coordinator
Joe Mercurio
A retired professor from Saranac Lake
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The Adirondack Rail Trail association is a team of energetic and passionate individuals who care about the Adirondack Rail Trail. Want to be a part of the movement?
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