Two Queensbury High School seniors joined regional business, government and community leaders Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Warren County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Annual Luncheon, held at the Carriage House at Fort William Henry in Lake George.
Mason Ball and Riley Nissinoff, members of the QHS Business and Marketing Honor Society, were selected by Queensbury's business teachers to represent the school. Their tickets were donated by area businesses that value the voice of the high school generation in conversations about the region's future. The students were accompanied by business teachers Kelly Close and Sarah Hogan-Gauci and were joined by former Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan.
This year's theme, “Talent. Innovation. Place. Building Communities Where Talent Thrives,” focused on how communities attract and keep a strong workforce. Keynote speaker Patience Fairbrother Wallace, senior vice president of Talent Attraction at Development Counsellors International, spoke about why people choose where to live and what makes a place worth calling home. Students also heard from EDC Warren County President and CEO Jim Siplon and regional leaders Melanie Fronhofer Weber (g)row, David Duggal (EnterpriseWeb) and Phil Casabona (LARAC).
“Events like this show our students that their ideas matter to the people shaping our region's future,” said QHS business teacher Kelly Close. “Mason and Riley came away eager to think about the role they can play in building a community where young people want to plant roots.”