Joe Williams, who splits his time between Brooklyn, NY and Saranac Lake, was a longtime camper and staff member at Floodwood Mountain Reservation, where he frequently led Boy Scout treks past (and sometimes stopping at) Eagle Island. Joe currently leads the Walton Education Coalition, an education policy advocacy organization and founded the political group Democrats for Education Reform. He spent the bulk of his career working as an award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Milwaukee Sentinel. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, hiking, and loudly cheering on the Marquette University basketball team.