LOCALadk Magazine

Winter 2016 LOCALadk Magazine 10 LOCALadk Jerry Associate Professor JERRY ISAAK is the Chair of the Department of Expeditionary Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh. He grew up in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and is a graduate of the Thompson Rivers University Adventure Guide Diploma program. He received an MSc with distinction in Outdoor Education while studying as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Isaak has worked as an expedition leader and guide in Canada, Kyrgyzstan, the US, Morocco, Scotland, Austria and the Arctic. Personal climbing and skiing expeditions include journeys in Kenya, Nepal and North America. He is a frequent contributor to academic journals and at conferences worldwide. His primary research interests are outdoor education, social influences on risk tolerance levels and decision making, and educational expeditions. CHRIS LOCKE is an editor and sommelier, for which he was recently nominated a James Beard Award. His writing has appeared in over 100 magazines worldwide including North American Review, Rumpus, Parents, Poetry East, Islands, Verse Daily, Southwest Review, Literary Review, The Sun, NPR's Morning Edition and Ireland's Radio One. His collection of essays detailing his travels through Mexico and Central America, Ordinary Gods, (Salmon), and his first children's book, Heart-Flight, (Cedar Grove Publishing), are both forthcoming in 2017. Chris lives in Upper Jay. Chris PAUL CASSON lives in the town of Franklin with his wife Michelle and son Sawyer. He is a longtime member of the Whiteface Mountain Ski Patrol and currently serves as Vice President of the Whiteface Mountain Regional Visitors Bureau. Paul is the Operations Manager at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center's Whiteface Mountain Field Station. Previous work experience includes 13 years as a Field Technician for the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation, including being the site operator for the cloud collection site on Whiteface Mountain. In his free time Paul enjoys fishing, hiking and downhill skiing at Whiteface Mountain. Paul JACK WATERHOUSE is a student in SUNY Plattsburgh's Expeditionary Studies program. Originally from Massachusetts, he has lived in the Adirondacks for three years. In that time, he has gone on climbing, skiing, and backpacking expeditions to Kyrgyzstan, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Iceland, Quebec, and the northeast. What he likes most about climbing and skiing in the Adirondacks is the serenity and peace that can be found in this beautiful place. Jack Tammy & Wynde WYNDE KATE REESE and TAMMY LOEWY received the 2016 NY State Small Business Person(s) of the Year award as well as the NYS Business of Excellence award in 2010. They met in 2001 while working at a vegetarian restaurant in Keene Valley, and instantly became friends. Sharing a passion for healthy food and a love of the outdoors, they merged their expertise in 2004 by creating Green Goddess Foods. Pioneers of the Adirondack Farm to Table movement, they were vendors at the first Lake Placid Farmer's Market, where they sold prepared foods using seasonal ingredients to give consumers ideas on what to do with local produce. In 2007 they expanded into a brick and mortar business by opening Green Goddess Natural Foods in Lake Placid. In 2013, they expanded their offerings and reopened in their current location at 2051 Saranac Ave. The store includes a cafe, deli, nutrition counseling and catering services, and offers Veggiecation TM classes in local schools. Reese holds a BS in Holistic Nutrition and Loewy manages the cafe and catering departments. The mission of Green Goddess is to provide healthy and delicious local and organic foods to North Country residents and vacationing customers. Kim KIM RIELLY is the director of communications for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST), the destination marketing organization responsible for promoting a huge chunk of the Adirondacks. An almost- lifelong resident of the region, she grew up in Westport and now resides in Moriah with her husband Kevin Boyle and dog Katie. She enjoys paddling, hiking, cycling, motorcycling and skiing, and according to Instagram, taking selfies with her dog. But mostly, she's pleased and proud that it's her job to promote the amazing Adirondack destination experience for the economic benefit of those of us who are fortunate to call the region home.

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