{"id":34485,"date":"2020-02-10T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=34485"},"modified":"2020-02-10T12:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:49:27","slug":"chris-dowd-is-chairman-of-the-board-for-the-chamber-of-southern-saratoga-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/02\/chris-dowd-is-chairman-of-the-board-for-the-chamber-of-southern-saratoga-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Dowd Is Chairman Of The Board For The Chamber Of Southern Saratoga County"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32868\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/02\/southern-chamber-chair-dowd-c-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Dowd is the 2020 chairman of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County.<br \/>Courtesy Chamber of Southern Saratoga County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late 2019, members of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County (CSSC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of affiliation with the Capital Region Chamber, setting in motion the most far-reaching changes in the organization\u2019s 53-year history.<br \/>\nBallston Spa National Bank President\/CEO Chris Dowd was tapped to lead the CSSC board for 2020, helping direct the transition along with former CSSC President\/CEO Pete Bardunias, who now serves as senior vice president, community advancement to Capital Region Chamber President\/CEO Mark Eagan.<br \/>\nDowd has been with BSNB since July of 2001. Starting as senior vice president of lending, he moved to the president\/CEO role in August of 2004. He currently serves on the boards of BSNB, CEG, Independent Bankers Association of NYS, the CSSC\/Capital Region Chamber, and the Saratoga Economic Development Corp. board of governors.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is an honor to be asked to lead the board of this organization into a new and very important relationship with the Regional Chamber,\u201d said Dowd.<!--more--> \u201cThe combination of these two organizations provides member businesses of southern Saratoga County and beyond with a vast array of new support resources while ensuring greater operational efficiency.\u201d<br \/>\nOver the past few years, the CSSC board of directors sought to better mirror the inter-county activities of a growing number of members, and to be a more effective advocate given the pace of legislative change taking place in Albany, Chamber officials said. Affiliating with the Capital Region Chamber was seen as the culmination of that effort.<br \/>\nThe CSSC will continue to have separate board meetings and conduct local programming, while tapping into the Regional Chamber\u2019s greatly expanded capabilities. Dowd will govern alongside Lisa Avila, CEO of Kitware, who serves as secretary\/treasurer, plus board members Matt Grattan of the University at Albany, Carmine DeCrescente III of DeCrescente Distributing Co., Willie Miranda of Miranda Real Estate\/Insurance and Michael York of the Lofts at Saratoga Blvd.<br \/>\nYork is the past president of the Malta Business and Professional Association, which is also assimilating into the CSSC as part of the organizational restructuring. The MBPA will re-emerge as a Malta-focused steering committee called the Malta Business Community Alliance. Businesses with Malta can attend a committee planning meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 at Bryant &amp; Stratton College, 2452 Route 9, Malta.<br \/>\nAmong other events, the annual CSSC awards dinner is planned for June 11 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Clifton Park.<br \/>\nDowd said the Chamber promotes its members and communities in many local, regional and statewide publications. \u201cWe have always been a leader in connecting our members with each other, with the public and with new opportunities throughout the region, and our reach will only get broader as we continue the affiliation process.\u201d<br \/>\nThe chamber staffs are combined, with three offices located in each of the affiliate chamber counties. The office at 58 Clifton Country Road in Clifton Park is home to the Community Advancement and Member Services departments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late 2019, members of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County (CSSC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of affiliation with the Capital Region Chamber, setting in motion the most far-reaching changes in the organization\u2019s 53-year history. 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