Lee Bailey
Lee Bailey and his wife, Dr. Linda Rosenstock and their sons, Adam and Matthew (along with their wives/significant others) have been coming to Upper Saranac Lake for 25 years and bought a camp on Bartlett Carry Road in 2008. Lee first set his eyes on Upper Saranac Lake in 1959 canoeing with his parents from Fish Creek to the carry. Lee headed a private equity firm that invested in renewable power and clean fuel companies. During the balance of the year, Lee resides with his family in Pacific Palisades, CA and is active in the Los Angeles Venture Community and is a coach for new CEOs. Lee is a former trustee for St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY (which he attended) and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY.
Jim Bodnar
Jim and his wife, Anne, has been spending their summers with their two daughters at Bartlett’s Carry since 1983. Jim is an architect who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill for 17 years before establishing his own private practice in 1990. Jim was a Fellow and served as a Trustee of the American Academy in Rome. He was also the Chairman of the Sculpture Center in New York, and Chairman of the Design Review Board in Miami Beach.
Robert Koegel
Robert has been visiting Upper Saranac Lake since 1964, when he first gazed upon Ampersand Mountain from the Forestcraft dock. In 1981, he purchased part of the camp on Gilpin Bay, where he continues to spend summers with his wife, Mary, along with family and friends. A graduate of Williams College and Fordham Law School, Robert has 47 years of experience in environmental and municipal law and now serves as the Town Attorney for Pittsford, New York. An avid hiker, paddler, and dedicated steward of the Adirondacks, he is passionate about preserving the natural beauty of Upper Saranac watershed.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) McLanahan
Elizabeth recently retired from the Federal government after nearly three decades of negotiating international ocean and science agreements, and leading bilateral relations between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and countries around the world. Her parents purchased Camp of the Winds in the north basin of Upper Saranac in 1985, being drawn by her dad’s childhood ties attending the North Country School and working on the High Peaks trail crew. Throughout the summer, Elizabeth can be found hiking, swimming, and sailing with her family on the lake or exploring remote Adirondack ponds by Hornbeck. Although Elizabeth also resides in Washington, D.C., her heart and environmental commitment remain in the Adirondacks where she serves on the Boards of the Adirondack Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Chapter.
Ray Moats
Ray and his wife Tami first came to the Adirondacks in 1999. They spent summers on Lake Placid at their camp with their 3 children for 15 years. In 2014 they purchased Camp Chapel View on Upper Saranac Lake. Now the adult children, along with their young grandchildren, all look forward to summer vacations enjoying the beauty and serenity USL. Ray is a retired real estate developer of Active Adult Communities in central Florida. Tami maintains an active real estate sales team on the Panhandle Coast of Florida. Ray has served on several nonprofit boards.
Alexander Packard
Zander is the founder of the boutique executive coaching firm Reflection Advisory. He previously held leadership roles at a variety of companies in the healthcare services, business information, and education technology sectors. Zander lives with his wife, Alison, and their three college-age children, Caleb, Avery, and Rowan in suburban Boston. Zander’s parents bought a camp in Little Square Bay in 1966 and he has enjoyed spending some or all of every summer at the lake with his extended family in the decades since.
James A. Schoff
Born and raised in upstate New York, Jim Schoff and his wife Anne have always loved the Adirondacks. In 1987, Jim purchased Wenonah Lodge on Upper Saranac Lake. Jim and Anne are seasonal residents at Wenonah and enjoy sharing the camp with their 3 children and 9 grandchildren. Jim retired from Developer Diversified Realty Corporation in 2010 where he served as Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the CEO. Jim and Anne are both actively involved the various Adirondack organizations such as The Wild Center, AdkAction.org and Pendragon Theatre.
Mike Short
Mike is recently retired after 30 years in the beer business. He founded Hunterdon Brewing Company, a state-wide craft beer distributor, in New Jersey, and then went on to work for both Dogfish Head Brewing Company and The Boston Beer Company. Mike lives in Bloomingdale NY with his wife Gail. They have four children, Madeline, Freddy, Issy, and Lucy. Mike has spent every summer, and as much time as possible, at his family’s house next to the old Saranac Inn. Mike is a third-generation owner and loves fishing, hiking, sailing with the fourth-generation.
Tom Swayne
It was pure luck that brought Tom Swayne and family to Upper Saranac Lake in 1986. While staying in a rental cottage owned by the Packard family, Tom and his wife Susie were instantly smitten by the spectacular beauty of the Adirondack landscape. So much so, they purchased a parcel of lakefront land within that very first week. Once their beloved camp, Bungalow Bay, was completed, it quickly became a cherished gathering place—welcoming friends and family through every season since 1990. Today, their three grown children, now with families of their own, continue to treasure time spent together at the lake.
Tom built a distinguished career as a corporate banker with JP Morgan Chase, working primarily in New York with an eight-year stint in London. When invited to join the Upper Saranac Foundation board, he readily accepted and has proudly been at the helm for many years, helping to guide the organization through steady growth and a commitment to conservation.
Pam Werner
Pam and her husband Doug have been coming to Upper Saranac Lake since 1976 to visit Doug’s parents, who lived part time on Bungalow Bay since 1970. After his parents gifted the camp to them in 2012, they renovated it and now spend their summers on the lake welcoming their two daughters, grandchildren and friends who come to visit. The remainder of the year they reside in San Diego, California. Pam spent nearly twenty years as a fundraiser for healthcare organizations, retiring from City of Hope, where she was the Associate Vice President of National Philanthropy. Pam is a member of the San Diego Maritime Museum Board as well as being involved in organizations which support both undergraduate college students and PhD STEM scholars.
Ross S. Whaley
Ross lived on Upper Saranac Lake for 36 years part time at first and then full time from 2003 to 2024. His heart is still on the lake and his mind in the Adirondacks where he served as Chairman of the Adirondack Park Agency, on the Board of the Wild Center, and Senior Advisor to the Adirondack Landowners Assoc.
Barry Wolfe
Barry and his wife, Margie, have been long-time visitors to the area. They purchased their camp in 2016. Barry, a CPA, has 38 years of financial management experience, including 31 years at Goldman Sachs. He is an avid hiker/backpacker, photographer and paddler. He also served as Treasurer for the Appalachian Mountain Club, NY/NJ chapter.