Stephen Ehlers

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In 2012 Stephen retired and joined the board. For forty years prior to then he was a senior partner at a law firm in Poughkeepsie where he was a federal trial lawyer specializing in construction, labor and employee benefits law. He and his wife, Karen, have had a home on East Shore Drive, Schroon Lake since 1991. Stephen is the editor of our newsletter, The Pearl. He thoroughly enjoys racquetball, fishing, kiting, woodworking, sailing and gardening with Karen.

Ev McNeill, Secretary

Ev & Carol and three boys started building on Schroon in 1979. He was a Sourcing Manager with GE Power Systems in Schenectady. Upon retiring in 2004, Schroon Lake became their permanent residence. Ev is a director and Secretary of ESSLA, leader of ESSLA’s signature Scout Program and a Scout himself; chair of ESSLA’s Environmental COmmittee; and a leader of the Joint Environmental Committee meetings of the three lakes associations in our watershed. In 2020 the New York State Federation of Lake Associations named Ev its “Lake Steward of the Year” as the lake association volunteer who had most “gone above and beyond the call of duty.

Ross Schoembs

Retired Human Resources professional with a background in organizational development, talent acquisition, training and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits.Currently consulting with Common Roots, a Burlington VT organization which connects farmers, educators, youth, families, and the wider community in building a sustainable future through place-based educational and service programs. After several years of frequent vacations to Schroon Lake, Ross became a full-time resident of Adirondack NY in the spring of 2014.

Contact: Email |  630.640.0784

Gary Karl

Gary Karl started coming to Schroon Lake with his wife, Debbie, almost 40 years ago. In the ensuing years Gary and Debbie came to Schroon Lake with their three daughters. Gary is ecstatic to be living now in the Adirondack Lodges and sharing his love of Schroon Lake with five grandchildren. He is a transactional lawyer who retired from the private practice of law as a partner in a major Rochester firm. Outside his law practice, Gary was a board member in several Rochester-area not-for- profits and a two-time recipient of USA Swimming’s outstanding service award for his volunteer contributions to the sport in western and central New York.

John Greening

John has been sharing the beauty of Schroon Lake with his family for over 40 years, fishing, hiking and waterskiing.  He is currently an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, with a Bachelors Degree in Biology – Chemistry from The College of Saint Rose, AAS degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Fulton Montgomery Community College.

Tad Matley

Tad’s interest in the Adirondacks began in the early 80’s while living in upstate New York. A career move with GE brought him back to the area in 2000 when he purchased a camp on Adirondack Road. Tad retired from GE in 2013 as an Operations and Supply Chain Management executive, a career spanning 33 years. He and Abby look forward to spending their summers on Schroon Lake.

Tad has a BS in Engineering and BA in Business from Rutgers University and an MBA from Purdue University. He is the proud father of three children and one granddaughter.

Rick Smith, Treasurer

Rick and his wife, Maryanne, have owned their home on Schroon Lake since 2006. They thoroughly enjoy year-round activities with their five children, son-in-law, family and friends.

The Smiths reside in Yardley, PA, where Rick volunteered in youth sports and various non-profit organizations. He retired from KPMG as a senior partner in 2016.

Bill McGhie

Bill McGhie first visited Schroon Lake in 1945 and visited every year until entering the service. In 1962, while in the service, his folks built an A-frame camp which was used until 1996 when Bill and Joanne tore it down to build their current home.

Bill’s hobbies include hunting, fishing and Tae Kwon Do. In 1985 as a first-degree black belt Bill was NYS Senior Division champion in full contact competition. He later earned a ranking of fifth degree black belt.

In 2002 Bill retired from Bell & Howell as a field engineer and technical team leader. In that same year Bill and his wife, Joanne, moved to the place they love, Schroon Lake.

Bill served as president of ESSLA during its reorganization and helped it grow from a predominately social organization with a membership of about 70 to an award-winning conservationist organization with over 700 members. Bill considers serving on the ESSLA board once again a privilege he is looking forward to.

Carol Molino

Carol has been lucky to have been coming to Schroon Lake her whole life–from staying with relatives on Sand Point to summers at her parents’ camps on the East Shore to owning a townhouse at the Adirondack Lodges since 2004. Carol has passed the love of Schroon Lake onto her husband, Kent, and two children. Carol’s involvement in ESSLA has come full circle as her parents were on the board of ESSLA 25 years ago!

Bob Colegrove, President

Retired in 2009 after a 40 year career in banking and finance. Have owned a house on Schroon Lake since 2001 and currently lives here for 6 months and winter in South Carolina. Currently supervises the water testing activity for ESSLA and participates as a super scout.

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Jeanne Clement

Jeanne Clement and her husband, Jim, have been coming to beautiful Schroon Lake for over 40 years. They bought their home at Adirondack Lodges in 1991, and enjoy spending time here with their two daughters, two sons-in-law, and five grandchildren. They spend their winters in Fort Myers, Florida. Jeanne worked in Health Care, retiring in 2011, where she was EVP of Clinical Services Integrity and Quality for Alere. She is a Registered Nurse and has her Master of Public Health, Health Management and Policy, from New York Medical College. Hobbies include golfing, boating, Mahjongg, and many of the other activities that the Adirondacks have to offer!