LOCALadk Magazine

Summer 2014 7 LOCALadk HELEN SMITH CAIRNS is Professor Emerita at the City University of New York (CUNY). She received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psycholinguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught for over 30 years at Queens College (in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders) and the CUNY Graduate Center. She has authored or edited six books (with another in the works). Helen lives in Ray Brook with her husband Chuck and (seriously adorable) Shih Tzu Leander. HELEN CAROL MOSEMAN lives in Holland Patent and is a retired English teacher. Carol graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in English and taught high school English for 28 years. An avid kayaker, Carol is co- author of Women on Water, a guidebook/journal of kayaking Adirondack lakes and streams. The book won the 2012 Best Nonfiction award from the Adirondack Center for Writing, and is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Adirondack book stores. Carol Caitlin Stewart was born in New Hartford, N.Y., and has been awestruck by the Adirondacks her entire life, as she spent family vacations at her grandparents' camps on Lake Pleasant and Sacandaga Lake. After receiving a BS in Environmental Science and Geography from SUNY Oneonta and a MS in Geoscience from UMass Amherst, she began her career in 2008 as a Conservation Educator at the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. She lives with her husband, Matt, and their poofy chinchilla, Queequeg, in Lake Pleasant. Matt and Caitlin stoke their lives with outdoor adventures and enjoy camping, running, biking, hiking, skiing, paddling, and snowshoeing in the Adirondack wild and beyond. Caitlin Wynde Kate Reese and Tammy Loewy met in 2001 while working at The Cliffhanger Cafe in Keene Valley. Sharing a passion for healthy, delicious food and love of the outdoors, they instantly became friends. In the spring of 2004 they started Green Goddess Foods, an organic and locally sourced prepared foods business. In 2007 they purchased the Natural Food Store in Lake Placid and changed the name to Green Goddess Natural Foods. In January 2013 they expanded and re-opened their store in its current location at 2051 Saranac Ave. The store now includes The Scape Cafe, Deli, and Catering Service. Reese holds a BS in Holistic Nutrition and offers nutrition counseling services, while Loewy manages the cafe and catering aspects of the business. The mission of Green Goddess is to provide healthy and delicious organic and local foods to North Country residents and vacationing customers. Tammy & Wynde Sarah Hart is a freelance writer and editor, and an instructor at Paul Smith's College. Sarah grew up overseas, but came to the Adirondacks at age 12 to attend North Country School. She has loved this area deeply ever since. Work and education took her elsewhere for many years, but two years ago Sarah was able to return to the North Country, and has never been happier. She particularly enjoys cross country skiing, biking the back roads, and trying to learn how to grow vegetables in our so-short-and-sweet summer season. Sarah Connie Perry has combined her love of the Adirondacks, paddling, and nature into her own business, Frisky Otter Tours, Inc. She loves giving people a great experience and helping them access paddling and nature. Connie has a background in Education, and has been a Recreation Therapist working with people with disabilities for over 10 years. Connie is a NYS Licensed Guide and lives in Inlet, NY with her dog Shelby. Connie Angela Smith is a certified business advisor with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Working with seasoned entrepreneurs and bright-eyed start-ups is a dream job. Her mission is to fight tenaciously to help her clients reach their goals and have an absolute blast on a daily basis while doing it. She has a background in hospitality management as well process improvements and organizational management. Angela lives in beautiful Keene Valley. Angela

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