LOCALadk Magazine

LOCALadk Winter 2014 7 HELEN 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. LISA DENSMORE BALLARD is a former U.S. Ski Team member and four-time World Masters Champion in alpine skiing. She is a native of Saranac Lake, New York, who spent her formative years on the slopes of Whiteface Mountain. When she's not skiing as fast as possible, she writes about, photographs, and films a myriad of outdoor activities. She is the author of seven books including Hiking the Adirondacks (Falcon Guides, 2010) and Best Easy Day Hikes Adirondacks (Falcon Guides, 2101). www.lisadensmore.com Lisa JERRY JENKINS is an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program and has fifty years of field experience in the Northeast. He is the author of the Adirondack Atlas, Acid Rain in the Adirondacks, and Climate Change in the Adirondacks. Currently,with support from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Northern Forest Atlas Foundation, he is writing and illustrating a series of nine books about the ecology and natural history of the northern forest region. Jerry KARI FITZSIMMONS currently manages the Athletic Training and Sports Science programs at Adirondack Health with over 15 years of experience in the field of physical rehabilitation and exercise. Kari has enjoyed a wide variety of opportunities to help people improve their health and athletic performance. While working as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Canadian Freestyle Aerials Team she had the opportunity to rehabilitate an athlete after knee reconstruction to an Olympic silver medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter games. Kari is a native of Lake Placid. She likes to run, x-c ski, play with her family in our beautiful mountains, and enjoy time on her favorite boat. Kari KIM VERSTRINGHE is a more recent transplant to the Adirondacks. She grew up in the Finger Lakes area of New York where her love for the outdoors began. Pursuing her affinity for the outdoor life, she worked as a river guide, ski patroller and trip leader for various outdoor programs. She used to be a big dog person but has changed her tune since adopting two adorable dachshunds which are great little dogs to explore the Adirondacks with. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist with a practice in Lake Placid. Kim KRISTI BRENNAN lives in Holland Patent with her two children, two dogs, two cats and one rescue tarantula. Living less than 30 minutes from the Adirondacks enables her to dip her toes into the park on a nearly weekly basis. A lover of the outdoors in any season, Kristi enjoys hiking, mountain biking, camping, snowshoeing and x-country skiing. She is the Director of Development for The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. and volunteers with Lean2Rescue. Kristi Tammy & Wynde 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.

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