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All About Us
Martha-Lee Owen, Broker/Owner
After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, she participated in and
worked for multi-cultural and international educational programs for
seventeen years. These included Crossroads Africa, American Field
Service, Head Start, Chinatown Planning Council (NYC), and California
public schools.
Martha Lee is past president of the Essex County Real Estate Board and past
member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Adirondack Board . She
holds the GRI and CBR designations in Real Estate. She likes the variety
and challenge of the real estate business and feels fortunate to be doing
work which takes her outdoors and allows her to explore the region's
communities and by-ways, working with many interesting people. She is
eager to do her best for the customers, clients and staff of Adirondack
Realty. Some of her outside interests include African Art, figure
skating, land use and social policy, genealogy and gardening.
She is married to Frank Owen, an artist and teacher. They have a
daughter, Kate,who is the original creator of the Adirondack Realty Web Site,
and a beautiful granddaughter, Alejandra Zoe.
Adrian Edmonds, Founder
In 1936 Adrian became a licensed real estate broker and operated the
company until Martha Lee became Broker Owner.
Adrian served the community as volunteer fireman, Justice of the
Peace, town councilman, assessor, master of Adirondack Masonic Lodge 602
and as deacon and treasurer of the Congregational Church.
Adrian enjoyed developing and selling the lands he purchased and recording
colorful incidents of local oral history, excerpts of which can be found
in this website. His dream of writing a book of some of his memories was realized when his book,
"Recollections of an Adirondacker" was published and a book signing was held at the Keene Valley
Library in February 2005.
Chuck Gillman, Associate Broker
Chuck was born in Jay, but moved to Keene Valley at an early age.
After High School he was drafted, attended Officer Candidate School,
received a commission and learned to fly both fixed wing and rotary aircraft.
He served as an aviator and aviation specialist in the US Army for 20 years,
graduating from Command and General Staff College and completing tours in Korea,
Vietnam, and Germany.
After the Army, he returned to Keene where he operated a business
focusing on the security needs of residential and commercial property owners.
Chuck is married to the former Joan Roy. Together they have two
sons, David and Paul, and eight grandchildren.
Chuck enjoys golf and hunting. He grows some of the biggest and
best tomatoes in the High Peaks Region and has the awards to show
for it!!
William McHone, Associate Broker
While completing his undergraduate work at UVM in Burlington, Vermont, William was hired as a computer programmer for IBM in nearby Essex Junction. For the next 18 years he designed and implemented leading edge software systems, taught programming classes and held various staff positions. He began graduate courses in computer science
at UVM and is a graduate of IBM's prestigious Systems Research Institute. In 1987 he moved to NYC to join Morgan Stanley and work on automated trading systems. He remained in NYC at various financial firms over the next 12 years.
William has always been fascinated by the history of the Lake Champlain Valley. He would join his aunt on archeological digs and listen to stories passed down by ancestors that first came to the area during the French & Indian War in the mid 18th century. The war he fights today is to maintain a single digit golf handicap and to qualify
for NYSGA events. He settled in Westport because it has the finest and most challenging championship golf course in the Adirondack Park, the Westport CC.
The Westport Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Champlain Regional Marketing Committee and NYSGA GHIN representative are all important uses of William's time and commitment to the area. William puts technology to work with his approach to Marketing Solutions for Buyers and Sellers of real estate.
Look for properties that say, Marketed by Wm.
Jodi Downs, Rental Agent and Licensed Sales Person
In early 1993 she decided to get her real estate license and work as
the Rental Agent for Adirondack Realty. Jodi has been the
organizer of a highly acclaimed Arts and Antiques Show in Keene Valley
for the past eleven years.
Jodi enjoys the rental business. She is well versed about the community
and surrounding areas. She can help people choose your hike or your
most challenging golf course. She knows where the great swimming
holes are and which craft fairs are the best to attend. She loves
meeting people and works constantly to exceed peoples
expectations so that they will be pleased with their rental
experience.
Bob Tupper, Licensed Salesperson
Wendy Sheasby, Licensed Salesperson
Kathy Yaniro, Office Coordinator
Elizabeth Preston, Secretary/Receptionist
Kate Edmonds Owen, Web and Advertising Design
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