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Your Chamber Team

Your Chamber Team

The Chamber team is working hard for you! The following is a list of our staff members and their contact information. Feel free to reach out by email or by calling 518.563.1000.

Garry Douglas

Garry Douglas, IOM

President/CEO

Kristy Kennedy

Kristy Kennedy, IOM

Vice President of Marketing, Operations and Business Development

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Abby Praetorius

Abby Praetorius

Vice President, Economic Development

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Lisa Dupee

Lisa Dupee

Director of Health Insurance Services & NYS Insurance Broker

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Adriana Favreau

Adriana Favreau

Director of Business Development

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Rachel Armstrong

Susan Polhemus

Finance Director 

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Brandon Menard

Brandon Menard

Director of NAmTrans and Strategic Initiatives

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Alyssa Senecal

Alyssa Senecal

Assistant Director of Tourism & Marketing

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Aaron Fregeau

Aaron Fregeau

On-the-Job Training Coordinator

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Stacey Bushey

Stacey DeCicco

Executive Assistant & 
NYS Insurance Broker

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Alyse Buskey

Alyse Buskey

Administrative Assistant

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Kennedy Brault

Kennedy LaMarche

Customer Service Representative

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Chamber Officers

  • Chairperson: Michele Friedman, CV-TEC
  • First Vice Chair, Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau Chair: Michael King, Chick Fil-A 
  • Second Vice Chair, Treasurer: Courtney DeLaura, Agency Insurance Brokers, Inc
  • Economic Development Chair: Matthew Parrott, A.N. Deringer, Inc
  • Government Affairs Chair: Brendan Owens, Stafford Owens
  • Organizational Chair: Melissa Gooley, Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  • Industrial Council Chair: Karen Lamberton, Northstar Capital
  • Past Chairman: Andrew Sepcie, Monaghan Medical Corp.

Board of Directors

  • Troy Baraby, South Junction Enterprises
  • Kristina Bennett, Hoffman Eels Group
  • Annie Brennan, Brennan Buick GMC
  • Heather Couture, NBT Bank
  • Jason Davis, Michelin
  • Melissa Gooley, Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  • Casey Gould, Kinney Drugs
  • Chris Hay, Dannemora Federal Credit Union
  • Jeffrey Lambert, Alstom
  • Karen Lamberton, Northstar Private Capital, LLC
  • Sean Lukas, Casella Waste Management
  • Steve MacNerland, Chazy & Westport Communications
  • Bill McColgan, Mountain Lake PBS
  • John Momot, Plattsburgh RV Store
  • Mary Pearl, Valcour Brewing Company
  • Robin Pierce, Advocacy and Resource Center
  • Lamiaa Aly

Contact Us

North Country Chamber of Commerce
7061 State Route 9 (Physical Address)

PO BOX 310 (Mailing Address)

Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518.563.1000
Info@northcountrychamber.com