With state funding, Adirondack Diversity Initiative hires first director

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative, a collaboration of
groups focused on making the Adirondack Park more inclusive, finally has a
director.

Nicole Hylton-Patterson, of the Bronx, is taking the helm starting Dec. 2
and will be based out of the Adirondack North Country Association’s Saranac
Lake office, according to a news release.

Hylton-Patterson is the acting director of the Westchester County college’s
social justice center. She said he is excited to take on the role.