{"id":37217,"date":"2022-02-15T10:31:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=37217"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:12:12","slug":"pleat-leads-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce-board-of-directors-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/02\/pleat-leads-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce-board-of-directors-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleat Leads Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors In 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37218\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/02\/chamber-officers-pleat-c--208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/02\/chamber-officers-pleat-c--208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/02\/chamber-officers-pleat-c-.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tara Anne Pleat is 2022 chair of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce board.<br \/>Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tara Anne Pleat, of Wilcenski &amp; Pleat PLLC, is the 2022 chair of the board of directors of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pleat assumed the role on Jan. 1, 2022, succeeding Skip Carlson, vice president of external affairs, Saratoga Casino Hotel, who becomes the immediate past chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter two years of shifting pandemic protocols and restrictions on business operations, hope abounds that 2022 is the year when the business community can focus on recovery and growth instead of survival,\u201d said Pleat. \u201cAs chair of the Chamber\u2019s 2022 Board of Directors, and as part of our expansive community recovery efforts, my goal is to bring back some of the Chamber\u2019s most influential programming, including Leadership Saratoga and reimagined county-wide job fairs to support local employers challenged by the labor shortage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chamber will continue to support the entire community in the hope that those who are able will support the Chamber in return. We believe our community has been,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and always will be,Stronger Together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chair elect for 2022 is Amy Smith, of Saratoga Arms Hotel, who will become the chair in 2023. The 2022 vice chair is Chad Kiesow of Stewart\u2019s Shops. The treasurer and secretary is Randy Metevier of Applied Materials.<\/p>\n<p>New members elected to serve a three-year terms on the board, running through Dec. 31, 2024, include Heath Ames, Cantina; Sue Commanda, Hudson River Community Credit Union; and Eric Hennessey, UHY Advisors. Other members serving three-year terms include Melissa Johnson, Target Distribution; and John Rogan, Saratoga Eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Members elected to serve a one-year term beginning<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>running through Dec. 31 include Libby Coreno, Bonacio Construction; Chris Lyons, AIM Services; and Jo Anne Hume, Life Works.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>Additional members who will continue to serve on the board include Laurie Kelley, GlobalFoundries; Teresa Skaine, Skaine &amp; Associates; Carlson, Saratoga Casino Hotel; John Bove, Bove Fuels; Paul Loomis, Gilbane Building Co.; Marc Connor, Skidmore College; Alexandra Gutelius, Clifton Park Halfmoon Library;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tom Belhouse, West Point Thoroughbreds; Andy Wise, Saratoga National Bank; Dennis Kiingati, Hamlet &amp; Ghost; Charles Wait Jr., Adirondack Trust Co.; Melissa Ward, NewWard Development; Vince Laurenzo, Quick Response; Dave Rosenberg, Brix Wine &amp; Liquor; and Kim Ireland, National Grid.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate it\u2019s 104th year with its Stronger Together annual dinner from 6-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tara Anne Pleat, of Wilcenski &amp; Pleat PLLC, is the 2022 chair of the board of directors of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0 Pleat assumed the role on Jan. 1, 2022, succeeding Skip Carlson, vice president of external affairs, Saratoga Casino Hotel, who becomes the immediate past chair. \u201cAfter two years of shifting pandemic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":37218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Pleat Leads Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors In 2022 - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/02\/pleat-leads-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce-board-of-directors-in-2022\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pleat Leads Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors In 2022 - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tara Anne Pleat, of Wilcenski &amp; 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