March 21st Meeting with Ben Deeb

Benjamin Deeb has committed his life to changing the culture of corrections and instituting change for incarcerated individuals.  His passion follows 24 years of active addiction, 10 years of which were spent in and out of jails and prisons.  A Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) and a Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC), Ben works for the Prevention Council/Healing Springs Recovery Center as Staff Supervisor and in the Saratoga County jail leading the Incarcerated Peer Recovery Initiative supporting individuals seeking recovery.  He also sits on the board for Recovery Advocacy In

September21st Meeting with Speaker Donald Simmons

For the past 30 years Don has started, led, and sold numerous businesses. In 2007, Don learned of an international fund focused on economic and social development throughout the poorest regions of the world. Since that time, Don has been passionate about helping Christian investors to better understand their stewardship role to capitalize great commission companies and to support sustainable holistic transformational impact through business. Don is the accidental author of “The Steward Investor: Investing God’s Resources for Eternal Impact.”


June 8th Meeting with Speaker Todd Agans, 
Vice President of Finance for The Barton Group

Todd began his career in 1992 as a financial analyst with KeyBank’s parent company, KeyCorp.  In 2000, after moving up the Northway to Queensbury from the Capital District, Todd joined the Finance Department at The Barton Group, which is headquartered in Glens Falls.  He currently serves as Vice President of Finance for Barton and is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day accounting and reporting.  Todd has found it a privilege to work in the greater Glens Falls community over the past two decades.  Todd is involved with several charitable organizations throughout the greater Glens Fal

BREAKFAST March 16, 2023 With Speaker Jamie Munyon

Jamie Munyon has served in program leadership and development at the Open Door Mission in Glens Falls for several years and in July of 2022 stepped into the role of Executive Director. A co-author of the Mission’s Life Path Program, he has worked to serve the community’s most vulnerable individuals by emphasizing a personal growth and development organizational model and, most importantly, a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ

Chris Gibson ADK CBMC Session Overview

On June 17, 2021, Chris Gibson, President of Siena College, an American patriot and decorated war veteran, and a true believer in Christ, shared his life testimony with 74 guys who attended the Adirondack Christian Business Men’s Connection at the Queensbury Hotel.  A man’s man with a great sense of humor, Chris spoke of growing up in an Irish Catholic family of modest means but rich in love and discipline.  He highlighted the need for men to live God-centered lives with a deep commitment to be the best husband and father possible.  Challenging the men in attendance, Chris outlined the need

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Let it Snow!

Please be advised that the Adirondack CBMC breakfast meeting will be held as planned on Thursday, December 17, 2020.  Safe travels and we look forward to connecting.

Adirondack CBMC Renews this October!

Dear Adirondack CBMC Supporter:

The leadership of Adirondack CBMC is pleased to announce that a breakfast meeting has been scheduled for 7:00 am, Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Queensbury Hotel located at 88 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY.

This invitation highlights our guest speaker, Mr. Jim Hammond, President & CEO of Gospel Volunteers, Inc., which includes Camp-of-the-Woods, a Christian Family resort located in Speculator, NY.

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March 19th Breakfast Canceled

As the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve daily, we are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of you, your families and the local communities in which you live.  Specifically, the leadership team of CBMC, Michael Bittel, Bill Batkay, Rich Jenks, Ryan Haig, Todd Agans and Nate Olson, has made the decision to cancel the next breakfast scheduled for March 19th.  Although we are certainly disappointed, we seek to model a spirit NOT of fear, but rather of care and concern.  We pray th

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Aan important lesson shared by Paul Harding

Has the question “what does it cost to fly 100 of your family and friends to Orlando or to book a one-way flight to Europe for your honeymoon” crossed your mind?  Admittedly, it has mine and then I’m reminded of the absolute irrelevance of the answer.  And therein lies an important lesson shared by Paul Harding, Managing Partner of Martin Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, to the seventy men who attended Adirondack CBMC on Thursday, June 20th.  Despite having the financial wherewithal to accomplish such feats, it could not and did not save a failing marriage.  A marriage marred by unintended negl

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