On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, the ATA unanimously voted to welcome Lena Lake to the Board of Directors.
Lake will be contributing her professional skills in accounting, tax preparation, information science and consulting to the ATA. She was born and raised in Russia but also speaks several more Slavic languages including Ukrainian and Polish. She is fluent in Czech.
When asked how she feels about being on accepted to the ATA, here is what she had to say:
“While the world mourned the loss of part of the Notre-Dame Cathedral today, I was accepted to the Albany-Tula Alliance. I’m hopeful that my love of history and architecture will continue to build and strengthen the ties between Russia and U.S. I bring a driven sense of commitment and devotion to the ATA mission that will help unify our differences.”