Our Staff & Board of Directors

The Malone Chamber can sit a 15 person Board of Directors as well as an Executive Secretary who runs day-to-day operations.

Our current Board is comprised of 13 directors.

Executive Board

​Mary Scharf
President
Dramatic Beads

The Chamber of Commerce creates an energy that vitalizes a community socially and economically.  I live in Malone because of its natural beauty, congenial citizens, and safe community. Malone is home in all four seasons and being on the Board supports this lifestyle for a better tomorrow.
Andrew Knowles
Vice President
NBT Bank

I feel it’s important to help the community in anyway I can and I feel the best way to do that is to offer my voice and experience to the Malone Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber provides our local businesses great networking opportunities.  We all can learn from each other’s experience and offer advice for one another whether we’re in the same business or not.
Tim Lamay Jr.
​Secretary
UVM Alice Hyde Medical Center

​Tim is a Malone native. Born and raised in the community, his passion for the success of local businesses has always shone through. His experience in digital marketing and community/economic development has brought him to the board of directors for the Malone Chamber of Commerce. 

Board of Directors

Bruce A Monette III
Brand Ambassador
Titus Mountain 
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Donna Rovito
Serendipity Salon & Day Spa

I love my hometown.  I want others growing up here to love it. Love and Interest = Growth
Mark Wells
 Mark Wells, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Three Buckets Wealth Management
A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Alexandra Sprague
Elementary Special Ed Teacher

 
​Sarah E. Richards Biography
 
Sarah Richards, who has an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Business Office Technology, is a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) through the NYS of Health Marketplace, holds a Narcan Certified Trainer of the Trainers, is a Notary Public and received all required hours to become a Credential Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T). She currently serves as the Associate Director of Residential Development at St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers Organization.  She has extensive experience working within a multitude of therapeutic environments with diverse populations including veterans and various other underserved populations. Her greatest passion is to develop treatment programs, which help bring healing to people who have been through a traumatic experience. She has helped clients, who include children, adults, and families, to find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships, so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole, and safe. She is a director with over five years supervisory experience. She has experience assisting with the creation and development of programs within the human services field, obtained NYS accreditations and subsequent maintenance of program standards and accreditations, and in the coordination of community resources to enhance therapeutic services and development of referral partnerships. She has experience with insurance providers, web-based programing, and electronic health records. Her experience in the implementation of the Sanctuary Model to create a trauma-informed community has been one of her utmost achievements. The Merkel Veterans Residence is the first OASAS licensed program to be certified in the Sanctuary Program. Additionally, the program is currently the only veteran’s specific program to be certified in the model. She is a lifelong resident of Malone and is committed to the future growth of her community. She has actively assisted at-risk populations with achieving housing and various other critical resources. She is an active member of supporting veterans within her community and has a heart for volunteering at activities and events within the community. She feels being a chamber board member is a great honor and responsibility. Since August 2021, her commitment to the Malone Chamber of Commerce has given her the opportunity to see her community in a new light and meet many new people. She wants to be a part of the change for the better good of Malone. 
​Barry Armstrong
​Foothills Art Society

I believe that, in order for our community to move forward, government agencies, schools, businesses, individuals, churches, civic and not for profit entities all have to work together.  I have personally seen the power of cooperation to accomplish tasks that were bigger than any of us.  I believe that, working together,  we can do the same on a larger scale to improve our economy, our community and our quality of life here in Malone, and the surrounding area. To work with like minded people is why I have chosen to join the Chamber of Commerce.
​Chamber Bio
Cheryl Jeror, CPA
Treasurer
 
Cheryl Jeror is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at the Hoffman Eells Group CPAs, P.C. in Malone, NY. Cheryl has been in the accounting field since 2012.  She completed her Bachelors of Science in Accounting with Cum Laude distinction.  In 2018 she obtained her CPA licensure through NYS department of Education. In 2020 she took the role of treasurer for the Malone Chamber Commerce where her goal is to help provide Malone businesses and community members with tools for success through education events and a spirit of community involvement through the many other various event she volunteers at.  She has also been apart of the St. Joseph’s Elementary School PTO and Davis Elementary SEP committee.  
Gary Brown
Northern Adirondack Realty

 

Staff

Kelly Lamay
Executive Secretary