Board of Directors

ORDA Board of Directors

The ORDA board meets several times a year.  Please visit the Board Meetings page under “Media” to learn more.

Our board members are:

  • Joe Martens, Board Chair
  • Bill Beaney, Town of North Elba Representative
  • Gigi Loizzo, Ulster County
  • Billy Jones, Assembly Representative
  • Hope Knight, Empire State Development (Designee- Steve Hunt)
  • Kathy Moser, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Designee- Chris Pushkarsh)
  • Jennifer Holderied, Town of North Elba Representative
  • Betty Little, Warren County
  • Art Lussi, Town of North Elba Representative
  • Diane Munro, Delaware County
  • Amanda Lefton, Department of Environmental Conservation (Designee- Joe Zalewski)
  • Elinor Tatum, Senate Representative

Committees

The membership of the following committees was approved by the Board of Directors with Resolution #565 on September 19, 2025:

Executive Committee:
Joe Martens – Chair
Betty Little
Art Lussi
Diane Munro

Audit Committee:
Billy Jones – Chair
Bill Beaney
Elinor Tatum
Jenn Holderied
Joe Martens
Joe Zalewski

Governance Committee:
Chris Pushkarsh – Chair
Steve Hunt
Art Lussi
Joe Martens