News And Views :: July 2024

NSAA board chair Chip Seamans.With the retirement and impending departure of president and CEO Kelly Pawlak, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) is looking for a new leader. And Windham Mountain Club (N.Y.) president Chip Seamans, as the new chair of the NSAA board, will play a key role in both selecting a new NSAA CEO and helping said leader chart a path forward for the organization. SAM, in the persons of publisher Olivia Rowan and contributor Rick Kahl, Zoomed with Seamans to get his take on where NSAA is headed. 

SAM: How do you view the roles of the NSAA board and the chair, in particular, since that’s now who you are?