Courtesy of Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Cynthia Hollowood is the 2024 Joseph Dalton Community Service Award recipient.
This recognition, created by unanimous vote of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors in 2017, is a community service-focused award to honor an individual who has been faithful and loyal to the Saratoga County community for more than 25 years.
Hollowood has served as the Executive Director of Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar since 2020. This organization is dedicated to the philosophy that every student showing academic motivation and potential should have the opportunity to finish high school and continue to college.
Prior to this role, Hollowood was General Manager and Partner at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs for a total of 38 years.
Hollowood has volunteered countless hours within the Saratoga community over the past four decades, serving on boards and committees of more than a dozen area nonprofit organizations, including but not limited to the Saratoga Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Saratoga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Saratoga Economic Development Corporation, the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, the City of Saratoga Springs Special Assessment District Committee, Discover Saratoga and the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.
She is also a Distinguished Alum of Leadership Saratoga, was named Tourism Executive of the Year by the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association in 2015 and was honored a Woman of Distinction by the New York State Senate in 2016.
“We are thrilled to present Cynthia Hollowood with the 2024 Joseph Dalton Community Service Award to acknowledge her longstanding commitment to Saratoga County,” said Todd Shimkus, president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. “We are incredibly fortunate to have Cindy as a member and leader within our beloved Saratoga community, and we are immensely appreciative of her service.”
In addition to its annual recipient, the award recognizes Joseph Dalton, who served as the president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce from 1970 to 2010. During his tenure, the chamber’s membership, influence and impact grew significantly as a direct result of his leadership, passion and commitment to establishing Saratoga County as a great place to live, work and play.
Past recipients of the Joseph Dalton Community Service Award include: Steve Sullivan (2018); Tom Roohan (2019); John Munter, Sr. (2020); Julie Stokes (2021), L. Clifford Van Wagner (2022) and Dr. William Long (2023).
Hollowood was presented with the 2024 award at the Annual Chamber Celebration Night on Thursday, May 9 at the 1863 Club at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs.
For serving as 2023 Chair of the Board for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Amy Smith of Saratoga Arms Hotel was honored at the Annual Chamber Celebration Night as well with a special presentation from the chamber’s current Chair of the Board Chad Kiesow, chief operating officer of Stewart’s Shops.