The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors: Ed Becker, DVM, Elizabeth Guest, and Elizabeth Meigher.
Ed Becker
Ed Becker, DVM, is a recently retired veterinarian who built and founded The Animal Hospital P.C. in Slingerlands, NY. Dr. Becker’s interest in wildlife rehabilitation began as a young veterinarian, treating wildlife when very few veterinarians were involved. For over 25 years Dr. Becker was the consulting veterinarian to the Endangered Species Unit of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. He was directly involved with Pete Nye and the bald eagle reintroduction program, as well as with Barb Loucks and the peregrine falcon program.
Dr. Becker was appointed to the Guilderland NY Conservation council in 1983 and then to the Planning Board in 1986. He served on the planning board for 19 consecutive years as vice chairman when the area was under intense developmental pressure. Dr. Becker also served on the Presidents Council at Cornell University, and was on the board of directors of the Capital District Animal Emergency Clinic for many years. He has a home on Sabbath Day Point and winters in Cape Haze, Florida.
Elizabeth Guest
Elizabeth Guest has been a lifetime summer resident of Silver Bay, a fact which greatly influenced and guided her path in life. In 2000, the Ms. Guest family gifted a conservation easement on their 59 acres to LGLC, a gift that resulted in their induction as a founding member into LGLC’s Apperson Society.
Ms. Guest graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY with a BA in business and math. A career at Sotheby’s auction house in New York City culminated in her position as an Impressionist and Modern paintings and sculpture expert and appraiser for the company. A natural career transition led to the field of interior design. Ms. Guest founded Elizabeth Guest Interiors LLC in 1996, with a primary focus on high-end residential design.
Ms. Guest has raised her three sons and a niece in Silver Bay every summer, continuing the tradition into the next generation of a deep and lasting love for this magnificent lake and its surrounding landscapes.
Elizabeth Meigher
Elizabeth Meigher was born in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1999 with a BA in English. After college she headed to Morgan Stanley, where she worked as a Sales Analyst for three years. In 2003 she followed her English major routes to Quest Media, where she began working for Quest, a lifestyle magazine that covers real estate, culture, history, nostalgia, entertainment, philanthropy, business and fashion. In 2005, Ms. Meigher founded Q Magazine, a quarterly publication focused on style and nostalgia.
Ms. Meigher took her first trip to Lake George when she was eight years old and has spent every summer since at her family home on Crown Island. She loves to swim, hike and sail and play with her English springer spaniel, “Tug.”