SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the addition of David Heidecorn, senior advisor to L Catterton Real Estate, to its board of directors. 

L Catterton Real Estate is headquartered in New York City.

ANCA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that works to promote economic development across a 14-county region of Northern New York, with a focus on entrepreneurship, local agriculture, and clean energy. Since 1955, ANCA has leveraged the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars into key sectors that drive sustainable local economic development. 

Heidecorn joins the organization’s board as it deals with issues that include the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, local food-system resilience, a transition to a clean-energy economy, and the “creation and retention” of new and existing businesses in the region. 

The ANCA board of directors elected Heidecorn at its quarterly meeting in December 2020. 

“We are thrilled to have David on the board. He brings broad economic development and oversight experience to our deliberations and is excited about ANCA’s mission and work,” Kate Fish, executive director of ANCA, said in a statement. “David’s participation on the board and staff committees that move our programs forward will be so helpful.” 

Fish said Heidecorn has already helped in the planning and implementation of new projects, including an upcoming partnership with a Virginia–based community development financial institution (CDFI), to offer low-interest loans to regional farmers. 

“ANCA continues to push the envelope in the world of local and regional economic development,” Heidecorn said. “I’ve admired the board and staff’s focus on important issues like diversity and equity and their commitment to addressing the longstanding challenges rural communities face. I’m proud to support this team as we take on big issues like access to capital, business retention and job growth in ANCA’s focus areas of entrepreneurship, local food, and clean energy.” 

Heidecorn has more than 30 years of professional finance and operations experience including 20 years as L Catterton chief risk officer. He also held senior positions at Alarmguard Holdings, Inc., Nantucket Holding Company, and GE Capital. 

He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lehigh University and an MBA in finance degree from Columbia Business School. 

Heidecorn lives in Westchester County and spends time at his new home in Lake Placid, ANCA said.