Board of Directors

The Friends of St. Regis Fire Tower, Inc  is a 501(c)3 organization that is registered with the NYS Bureau of Charities. The Board of Directors coordinate with the NYS DEC, NYS Police, Paul Smith’s Aquatic Watershed Institute (AWI), Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center and other  organizations to further the process of restoring and maintaining the fire tower in addition to developing an educational  and interpretive program.

DougFitzgeraldCo-chairNYSDEC, OPS (Retired)
BobBrandVice chairDDS  (Retired)
NancyLaBombardTreasurerANCA (Semi-retired)
JackDruryEducation
RichLaBombardOperationsSunmount (Retired)
Jack BurkeStrategic PlanningPaul Smith’s College, CFO  (Retired)
TomHirshblondConstruction
ScottieAdamsPast Secretary/TreasurerTrudeau Institute (Retired)
DavidPetrelliPast Co-chairNYS, Dept. of Education

Past Board of Directors

EdHixsonMember EmeritusSurgeon (Retired), St. Regis Property Owners Assn.
JanelleJonesEducationPaul Smith’s College, AWI
BobMaroneOperationsNYSDEC, Forest Ranger (Retired)

The following have been active in the restoration of the tower and its educational program.

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

RobertStegemannDECRegional Director (Retired)
TomMartinDECNatural Resource Supervisor (Retired)
KrisAlbergaDECNatural Resource Supervisor
RobDaleyDECSupervising Forester
JeffBalernoDECRanger
GregBowlerDECAsst. Ranger
CarieBrazieDECBack Country Steward
KevinBurnsDECRanger
TomEdmundsDECRanger
JesseFitzgeraldDECOperations
SteveGuglielmiDECForester
KeithHollenbeckDECAsst. Ranger (Retired)
PhilJohnstoneDECOperations (Retired)
JPKavanaghDECOperations
DanLevyDECForester
BobMarroneDECRanger (Retired)
MeganLaPierreDECRanger
ChuckPorterDECOperations
ChuckVandreiDECHistoric Officer

 Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI)

EricHolmlundAWISupervisor
JonathonNielsenAWISupervisor
MattSimpsonAWISupervisor
KathleenWileyAWISupervisor
JanelleHohAWISupervisor, Summit Steward
SarahBracyAWISummit Steward – 2015
KatieBurnhamAWISummit Steward – 2018
TonyHansonAWISummit Steward – 2022
CarlyHaralsonAWISummit Steward – 2017
LaurenHendersonAWISummit Steward – 2015
EthanJohnsonAWISummit Steward – 2021
IanMcGuireAWISummit Steward – 2017
ElisaMcIntoshAWISummit Steward – 2016
PatrickMullen-MechtlyAWISummit Steward – 2017
JordonSordoneAWISummit Steward – 2018

Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC)

ScottVan LaerVICDirector
MarthaVan der VoortVICProgram Director
EthanJohnsonVICSummit Steward, 2023
SamLapoVICSummit Steward, 2024

Student Conservation Association (SCA)

CariLeeSCAVolunteer
CarolHillman Van DykeSCAVolunteer
JaredHinkenSCAVolunteer
KadieMercierSCAVolunteer
JennaMoenSCAVolunteer
NoahPasqua-GodkinSCAVolunteer
MaxwellPhinneySCASupervisor
LeahRudgeSCAVolunteer
EmilySniderSCAVolunteer

 

New York State Police

PatHoganNYS PoliceHelicopter Crew
ScottOsebeckNYS PoliceHelicopter Crew
SteveJacobsNYS PoliceHelicopter Crew
RobJahnNYS PoliceHelicopter Crew

 

Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower (FOSRMFT)

ScottieAdamsFOSRMFTVolunteer
RickBettyFOSRMFTVolunteer
BobBrandFOSRMFTSummit Steward
BarbaraBuckhoutFOSRMFTVolunteer
JackBurkeFOSRMFTVolunteer
BrendanCarberryFOSRMFTVolunteer
CraigCatalanoFOSRMFTVolunteer
HeatherDalyFOSRMFTVolunteer
SheilaDelarmFOSRMFTVolunteer
DebbieDragoonFOSRMFTVolunteer
ScottDragoonFOSRMFTVolunteer
DougFitzgeraldFOSRMFTVolunteer
JohnFitzgeraldFOSRMFTVolunteer
DickGrebeFOSRMFTVolunteer
MaryGroseFOSRMFTVolunteer
PaulHartmannFOSRMFTVolunteer
HunterHintenlangFOSRMFTVolunteer
TomHirshblondFOSRMFTSummit Steward
EdHixsonFOSRMFTVolunteer
JanelleHohFOSRMFTVolunteer
GrahamHolmesFOSRMFTSummit Steward
JenJohnsonFOSRMFTVolunteer
LeoKellyFOSRMFTVolunteer
LeoKellyFOSRMFTVolunteer
SharonKempFOSRMFTVolunteer
MarkKurtzFOSRMFTVolunteer
RichLaBombardFOSRMFTVolunteer
NancyLaBombardFOSRMFTVolunteer
JohnLaHartFOSRMFTVolunteer
BobMarroneFOSRMFTVolunteer
BrianMcDonnellFOSRMFTVolunteer
CarlaMorseFOSRMFTVolunteer
ArnieNideckerFOSRMFTVolunteer
RobertNortonFOSRMFTVolunteer
DavidPetrelliFOSRMFTVolunteer
ErynPetrelliFOSRMFTVolunteer
MarciaPickeringFOSRMFTVolunteer
MartyPodskochFOSRMFTVolunteer
DalePondyshFOSRMFTVolunteer
JudyRushFOSRMFTVolunteer
SebastianSeubertFOSRMFTVolunteer
BillStarrFOSRMFTVolunteer
DanStecFOSRMFTVolunteer
JackieSullivanFOSRMFTVolunteer
JaySwarzFOSRMFTVolunteer
SandyTrevorFOSRMFTVolunteer
CarolVanDykeFOSRMFTVolunteer
MarcWannerFOSRMFTVolunteer
RobertWoodsFOSRMFTVolunteer

Professionals

DavidVanaDavana LLCRoof Replacement
JeffCoutureDavana LLCRoof Replacement
SeanConninDavana LLCRoof Replacement
GregMooreKishmish OutreachWeb Site Design
MarkKurtzMark Kurtz PhotographyInterpretive Panels
MichaelVilegi Cross braces
PatLawrencePat’s WeldingCross braces
MikeStenderStender MasonryFooters

Other Supporters

StevenEnglehartAARCHDirector
VirginiaSiskavitchAARCHStaff
MichelleDrozdAARCHStaff
JustinLevineAdk Daily EnterpriseReporter
ShaunKittleAdk Daily EnterpriseReporter
MikeLynchAdirondack ExplorerReporter
LaurieRankinFFLA – NYDirector
AmyCataniaHistoric Saranac LakeDirector
ChessieMonksHistoric Saranac LakeStaff
BrianMcAllisterPaul Smith’s CollegeOrnithologist
KathleenKeckPaul Smith’s CollegeAdministration
MaryMcLeanPaul Smith’s CollegeAdministration
RayAgnewPaul Smith’s CollegeAdministration

Foundations

Cloudsplitter Foundation

Business

Blue Line Sports Shop

Coakley’s Home and Hardware

Jeffords Steel

Lake Clear Lodge

North Country Machine Shop

Local and State  Government Support

NYS Senator Betty Little, retired

NYS Senator Dan Stec

NYS Assemblyman Billy Jones

Town of Santa Clara

Town of Brighton