SARATOGA BUSINESS JOURNAL

2002 Business Of e Year

e Chamber of Southern Saratoga County

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dence, and fun.

New board members are Pam Fisher, director of community relations for Hudson Headwaters Health Network; Linda Miller, pediatric doctor of physical therapy; and JoAnne Starks , director of marketing for AAFCPAs.

Fisher is a graduate of Syracuse University, and received her M.B.A. from the University at Albany.

Miller joins as a full board member after serving on the Medical Advisory Panel for the past year, a group of specialists and medical professionals whose insights and expertise help steer the grant giving process.

Starks brings with her over 20 years of marketing experience. *

The Saratoga Springs City Council has named Joseph Bruchac III as the city’s fi rst poet laureate.

Bruchac was born in Saratoga Springs and traces his maternal ancestry back to some of the earliest inhabitants, the Abenaki people. He has authored more than 180 books for adults and children. His honors include a Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.

He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in literature and creative writing from Syracuse and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the Union Institute of Ohio, as well as several honorary doctorates.

His work as an educator includes three years of teaching in West Africa, and eight years of directing a college program for Skidmore College inside a maximum security prison. With his late wife, Carol, he founded the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press.

His two-year term will run through December 2024.

Julie & Co. Realty announced the hiring of Daniela D. McKee, Anthony Bonacio, and Jacob Patrick Sewell to its brokerage in Saratoga Springs.

McKee has had 20 years of experience managing properties, including buying and selling residential properties, along with several commercial properties.

Bonacio has an M.S. in accountancy from Siena College and began his career in accounting and fi nance. After being in the property management business, he decided to pursue his own real estate license.

Sewell worked as a welder and fabricator for several years

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Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL) announced the appointment of Tyler Whitney as executive director.

Marti Burnley, current director, is retiring.

Whitney has been employed at SAIL for the past three years as deputy director and brings an abundance of well-rounded academic and nonprofit work experience to his new role.

SAIL provides an array of advocacy, health insurance, and nursing home transition services to individuals with disabilities and their families. They also loan out a vast amount of durable medical equipment at no cost.

SAIL has offices in Queensbury, the Wilton Mall, and Plattsburgh.

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Equitas Realty has hired Lisa Zibella as the newest member of its team.

Zibella credits her many years in the Spa & Beauty industry, including as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, spa director, educator and business owner, with her understanding of the importance of listening, working with compassion, understanding your product and the market, being resourceful, and the necessity of positioning her clients with a compatible product or service.

Zibella grew up in Hudson, and has lived in San Diego, CA, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island. Having recently returned to the Capital Region, she currently resides in Washington County.

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Wellspring has added six new members to its board of directors.

Wellspring, located in Saratoga Springs, offers programs and services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The new Board members are Amy Roman, Cynthia Minuti, Ryan Shaw, Jessica Niles, Deann Devitt and Julia Marco

Wellspring’s board also consists of Margaret Roohan, president; Karen Sosler, vice president; John Pecora, treasurer; Giovanna D’Orazio, secretary; Jake Behuniak, Margaret Smith Cassier, Shawn Corp, David Cumming, Carmine DeCrescente, Audra Higgins, Dean Kolligian, Lisa Munter and Chief Executive Officer Maggie Fronk.