{"id":34579,"date":"2020-03-05T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T20:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=34579"},"modified":"2020-03-05T22:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T03:47:16","slug":"business-report-consistent-leadership-key-to-economic-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/03\/business-report-consistent-leadership-key-to-economic-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Report: Consistent Leadership Key To Economic Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34391\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/new-chamber-chair-hedley-c-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/new-chamber-chair-hedley-c-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/new-chamber-chair-hedley-c-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/01\/new-chamber-chair-hedley-c.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Hedley is the 2020 board chairman of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.<br \/>Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Kevin Hedley<br \/>\nI first became involved in the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce at the invitation or more accurately the insistence of Jessica Petraccione of First National Bank of Scotia. The Chamber had just formed its Twin Bridges Council and Jessica was the first person to lead it.<br \/>\nForming the Twin Bridges Council was part of a larger effort to get more business owners with operations in Clifton Park, Halfmoon, and Mechanicville more involved in the Saratoga County Chamber.<br \/>\nSoon after getting involved in the Twin Bridges Council, I was approached about serving on the Saratoga County Chamber\u2019s board of directors and a year or so later became the organization\u2019s treasurer.<br \/>\nAnd here we are in 2020 and I\u2019m the volunteer chair of the board of directors of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.<br \/>\nOne of the reasons the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is still thriving as it enters its 102nd year of operation is the fact that it has had tremendous volunteer and professional staff leadership.<!--more--><br \/>\nThe last five chairs of the board include Theresa Agresta of Allegory Studios, Brian Straughter of Turf Hotels, David Collins of D.A. Collins, Matt Jones of the Jones Firm and Valeri Muratori.<br \/>\nAfter my term as chair is over, I will be followed by Skip Carlson of the Saratoga Casino Hotel in 2021, Tara Pleat of Wilcenski &amp; Pleat in 2022 and Amy Smith of Saratoga Arms Hotel, in 2023. That\u2019s an extraordinary list of leaders. I am honored to call all of them my friend and humbled to be on this list with them.<br \/>\nNow here\u2019s an interesting fact about the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce: In the last 50 years from 1970 to 2020, we\u2019ve had just two presidents hired to lead our organization.<br \/>\nThe current professional staff which guides and leads the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce on a daily basis collectively has over 140 years of experience in the Chamber industry. This consistency of volunteer and professional staff leadership combined with a sustained and focused mission is what makes the Saratoga County Chamber so effective.<br \/>\nEvery day, our board of directors and professional staff is working to help our members to succeed, grow and thrive and to ensure Saratoga County is a great place to live, work and play.<br \/>\nSaratoga County today has a growing population, a growing economy, and a worldwide brand that attracts millions of visitors and new residents all four seasons of the year.<br \/>\nLeading and working alongside our partners in the public, private and impact sectors, we\u2019ve helped create one of the most vibrant and enviable economies in the U.S. This position of strength makes our chamber an extremely effective advocate for important issues with local, regional and statewide impact.<br \/>\nIn 2020, I want to see our Chamber do more than ever before to serve our members and to promote all of the communities across Saratoga County.<br \/>\nWe now have professionally staffed offices in Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park. We\u2019re working with local and regional partners to improve public transportation. In southern Saratoga County, we\u2019re helping to build support among employers for a CDTA micro-transit program. To the north, we\u2019re trying to support efforts to connect CDTA and Glens Falls transit bus lines to improve connections across Saratoga and Warren counties.<br \/>\nI also want to see the Chamber expand its partnerships with area educational institutions. We took a big step forward in this realm in 2019 when we launched the Saratoga County Institute for Management. This collaboration with SUNY Empire State College and the Saratoga County Capital Resources Corp. is teaching participating employees to be better leaders on the job.<br \/>\nNow we want to expand this partnership with area community colleges and explore options to do the same with our area\u2019s high schools.<br \/>\nImproving public transportation. Creating training opportunities for area workers. Pulling out all of the stops to bring tourists in to Saratoga County. Providing leadership that is consistent, sustainable and effective.<br \/>\nThose are just a few of the actions we\u2019re taking at the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce in 2020 in keeping with our mission of sustaining Saratoga County\u2019s economic success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kevin Hedley I first became involved in the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce at the invitation or more accurately the insistence of Jessica Petraccione of First National Bank of Scotia. The Chamber had just formed its Twin Bridges Council and Jessica was the first person to lead it. 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