Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Ballston Spa National Bank, announced that Richard P. Sleasman has been appointed the new chair of the company’s board of directors.
Sleasman joined the board in 2016 and was elected to the position of vice chair in October of 2022. He succeeds Robert E. Van Vranken Esq., who served as chair for nearly 19 years prior.
Sleasman is the managing director of CBRE-Albany as well as the president of the newly formed CBRE-Upstate NY with offices in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. He brings more than 35 years of leadership experience in commercial real estate brokerage and property management services to his new role as board chair.
Active in the community, Sleasman also serves as chair of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors’ national foundation and as past chair of the board for both the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce and the Eastern New York Red Cross.
He graduated from Siena College with a bachelor of science in marketing and management and remains active with the college in several capacities.
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Brookhaven Golf Course head PGA professional Anthony Therrien has received an award from the Northeastern New York PGA.
The Roland Stafford Award is presented to a PGA professional who exemplifies the qualities in honor of the true traditions of the game of golf such as integrity, honesty, and sportsmanship, according to Northeastern New York PGA.
Brookhaven Golf Course is a municipal golf course owned and operated by the town of Greenfield. It will be presented at a NENY PGA special awards banquet in November.
Therrien joined Brookhaven in 2019. The course has grown significantly in recent years and is well known for its historic connection to LPGA golfing champion and television broadcaster Dottie Pepper, who started learning the game of golf at Brookhaven as a youth.
Therrien runs PGA Junior League, “Learn to Golf” sessions, private lessons, and a robust weekly league and summer tournament schedule.
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