Our Mission

Our Vision

For our Veterans and their Families to be Secure, Productive and Confident

​Homeward Bound Adirondacks Board of Directors

Mark Moeller
​​Board President

Mark lives in Tupper Lake, NY. He is an executive with Community Bank, NA.  Mark served as an Army officer on active duty from 1981 until 2001 in armor and cavalry units retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is a graduate of Clarkson University, the University of New Hampshire and the US Army Command and General Staff College.

Robert Ross
Vice President​

​Robert is the CEO of St. Josephs Addition and Treatment Recovery Centers in Saranac Lake.  He has over 40 years of experience in the field of healthcare management and has provided management consultation services to healthcare providers and private companies in the U.S. and abroad, including development and implementation. Ross has served as Executive Deputy Director of New York State's Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse and Deputy Director for New York City's Bureau of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

David Aldrich
Board Treasurer

David Aldrich retired in 2013 as Executive Director of the Harrietstown Housing Authority. Previous experience includes Director of Engineering at Lewis County Community Hospital and Facilities Manager at Albany Medical Center.  David’s Father served in the Marines during World War II, his Father-in-Law served in the 10th Mountain Division in World War II with multiple cousins and Uncles serving in all branches of the service. David served in the Navy, Submarine Service from 1966 to 1970.  Since his retirement, his volunteer activities include Board service on Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, Homeward Bound Adirondacks and the Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club. David is an avid long-distance motorcyclist including a trip to Alaska and back to Lake Placid in 2012.  David lives with his wife, Chandler Ralph, and their 3 beloved dogs in Lake Placid, NY and Gansevoort, NY.

​Stephen M. Erman
Secretary

Steve Erman is a regional development consultant.  He was Economic Advisor to the NYS Adirondack Park Agency from 1982 to 2010.  After leaving State service, Steve served three terms as President of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), a 14 County economic development organization.  He was a management consultant in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Adirondacks.  His consulting work included projects related to military base and defense plant closures.  Steve served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1969-1975. (364th General Hospital, Albany).   He lives in Saranac Lake with his wife, Margot Gold.  Steve and Margot have two grown children, Molly who lives in New York City, and Sam who lives in Portland, Oregon.

Kathleen Chace
Board Member

​Kathleen is the daughter of LT. Commander JF Chace UDT # 22 and granddaughter of Dr. Arthur F. Chace who was a colleague of Dr. Trudeau at the turn of the 20th century. She has been a resident of Lake Placid for 14 years. She has been active on the Board of Lake Placid Center for Arts and was the Co-founder of Tri Lakes Youth Lacrosse with her husband since 2001.  She has been a Real Estate broker for more than 25 years.

Major General (Retired) Robert John Kasulke MD MPA FACS

​​A 1996 graduate of the Army War College, Robert serves as the intermediary between the Surgeon General of the Army and the 27,500 medical members of the eastern U.S. Army Reserve.  His expertise is in health care policy and cost analysis. He practiced with the Saranac Lake Surgical Group from 1983-89 and now practices vascular and general surgery in Adams and Carthage, NY.

 

                             

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