Editorial Board
The First Wilderness Story Collaboration brings together experts — authors, historians, and those with deep roots in western Warren County — with students and editors who research and write stories that support heritage tourism.
Sara Frankenfeld, Warren County GIS Administrator. Sara has 25 years of experience in Geographic Information Systems, most of them spent in the local government setting. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area but spent every summer of her childhood visiting her family's camp near Lake George. An innovator in GIS media, Sara is thrilled to be raising a family in Warren County and has happily called Glens Falls home for the past 23 years. She loves being able to dedicate her work time to helping improve quality of life for County residents and visitors.
Don Lehman, Warren County Director of Public Affairs. As Warren County's chief communications officer since March 2020, Don is responsible for a wide range of communications that support heritage tourism, including the county's social media channels. He previously worked for 26 years as a reporter/team leader for the Glens Falls Post-Star, covering crime, government and outdoor recreation. A graduate of Castleton University and resident of Queensbury, he is an avid fisherman, hiker, biker and paddler.
Dan Forbush, Founder and Editor, Cliff & Redfield Interactive. An ADK Winter 46er, Dan has a passion for mountains and Adirondack history. He also enjoys building content-creating communities in collaborative media. In 1992, he launched ProfNet as an email listserv to connect reporters with expert sources. Following a long career in academic public relations -- serving as chief communications officer for Syracuse University, University at Stony Brook, and Skidmore College -- he launched Cliff & Redfield Interactive in 2015 to produce collaborative communications that serve the public interest.
Bill Walker, Managing Director, Cliff & Redfield Interactive. Bill joined Dan at CRI in 2018, bringing more than 40 years of experience in higher education public relations. After serving for seven years as Skidmore’s chief communications officer, he went on to lead the communications and marketing programs at several universities, including vice presidencies at Dartmouth College, Rutgers University, the College of William & Mary, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and interim senior vice presidencies at the University of Arizona and Brandeis University. In 2018, he was recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education with its Lifetime Achievement Award.