Before retirement, Rick Higgins was President of Norstar Development USA, a developer of market rate and affordable housing. Before that, he served as New York State Housing Commissioner from 1988-1990, and has worked as a partner and associate at several New York law firms.
A graduate of the University of Michigan and the Columbia School of Law, Rick has served on the boards of numerous not-for-profit organizations, and was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Fordham University.
He is keenly interested in land preservation in Saratoga County, especially the Palmertown Range and the trails to be developed there.