We are deeply grateful to our Board of Directors, who help us achieve our mission through their passion for our artistic work, dedicated service, tireless advocacy, and committed financial support. To learn more about Board Membership, please contact Martha Pearson, Director of Development on email or 845-809-4339.
Board
Pepper Evans
President
Pepper Evans has been a board member of Hudson Valley Shakespeare since 2017. She spent nearly 20 years as a senior marketing executive at American Express, Capital One and UnitedHealth…
James Stanford
Vice President
Since 2014, James Stanford has been a Founder and Managing Director of Fitzroy Health, a New York-based health tech venture firm. He is also a board member of several private…
Edward B. Whitney
Secretary
Ned Whitney joined the Hudson Valley Shakespeare board in 2015. A retired investment banker, Ned spent 33 years at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. and successor companies, where he was…
Heather Hopkins
Treasurer
Heather Hopkins has been a board member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare since 2013. She is the Chief Financial Officer for Clarion Partners, where she is responsible for all portfolio…
Robin Shelby Arditi
President Emerita
Robin Arditi was a corporate and securities lawyer with the New York law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton until 1987. From 1987-1996 she was with Credit Suisse First Boston, where…
Raoul Bhavnani
Board Member
Raoul Bhavnani is Chief Communications Officer at Betterment, based in New York. At Betterment, he leads all external and internal communications activities and is a member of the firm’s Executive Team.…
Mary Elizabeth Bunzel
Board Member
Mary Elizabeth Bunzel is a former journalist who worked for newspapers and magazines around the world including The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Daily…
Luis Castro
Board Member
Luis is an independent producer and consultant whose mission is to fuse storytelling and social impact. He brings stories by women and diverse creators to multiple platforms and advises entertainment…
Michael Emerson
Board Member
Michael Emerson made his New York stage debut playing “Oscar Wilde” in GROSS INDECENCY at the Minetta Lane. He later reprised the role in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He…
Heidi Ettinger
Board Member
Heidi Ettinger is a graduate of Occidental College and the Yale School of Drama who has worked in New York City as a theatrical set designer and producer for many…
Marie Fabian
Board Member
Marie is Director of The Brick Church School, a preschool in Manhattan, and has over 30 years of experience as an early childhood educator and administrator. She received her BA…
Randy Florke
Board Member
Randy Florke is a Cold Spring resident, Real Estate Broker, interior designer, and owner of The Rural Connection. He has a real estate office in Greenwich Village and honed his…
Sandra Goldmark
Board Member
Sandra Goldmark joined the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Board in 2020. Sandra is the Director for Campus Sustainability and Climate Action and an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Barnard College,…
Steven L. Holley
Board Member
Steven Holley is a member of S&C’s Litigation Group. His practice focuses on antitrust counseling and litigation, but also includes bankruptcy, securities and tax litigation, as well as complex commercial…
Patricia King
Board Member & Marit and Lars Kulleseid Award Recipient
Patricia King was, for ten years, the CEO of a successful direct marketing firm, and for twenty-five years, a management consultant to Fortune Fifty companies. She is the author of…
Daniel J. Kramer
Board Member
Daniel Kramer is co-chair of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He has handled complex litigations for some of…
Chip Loewenson
Board Member
Chip Loewenson is a partner in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster LLP. He was a member of the NY State Ethics Commission from 2001-2007 and served as…
Michael Lombardi
Board Member
Michael had a 25-year career in the media industry, where he held senior finance positions at ESPN, Madison Square Garden, NBC, and Showtime Networks. For the next 15 years he…
Frederic C. Rich
Board Member
Frederic C. Rich was for many years a partner of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York, where he was co-head of the corporate practice and head of the Global…
Byron Stinson
Board Member
Byron Stinson is the founder-president of Hudson Financial Group, Inc., a Garrison-based financial advisory firm, and its SEC-registered affiliate, Hudson Portfolio Management, LLC, whose clients include private individuals, families and…
Sarena Straus
Board Member
Sarena Straus is a writer and attorney. She specializes in work as an outside general counsel with a focus on supporting small to mid-sized companies and startups. Sarena has written…
Lauri Washington Sawyer
Board Member
Lauri Washington Sawyer is an attorney with Jones Day in New York City, with a focus on the litigation of financial products, derivatives and international disputes. Prior to joining Jones…
Laura Jean Wilson
Board Member
Laura Jean Wilson joined the HVS Board in 2007. As a member of the board of Faith at Work (a liberal ecumenical national Christian organization), for over 20 years she…
Christine Wong Lent
Board Member
Christine Wong Lent was involved with Sales as Vice President of Sure Fit, Inc and Senior Account Executive at Coach Leatherware. She was also a Buyer at B. Altman &…
Advisory Board
Lee Balter
Sarah Griffin Banker
Nancy Meiselas Berner
Mary Beth Cresci
Patrick J. Driscoll, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Flinn
Don Foster, Ph.D.
Sarah Geer
Peter Gergely, M.D.
Jerry Gretzinger
Marit Kulleseid
Susan Landstreet
Melissa Stern Lourie
Carol Marquand
Belle Blanchard Newton
Anne Todd Osborn
Katharine Plummer
Sheila Rauch
Betsy Simons
Kristin Sorenson
Jennifer Stebbins
Carolyn Clark Tenney
Terrence O’Brien, Founding Artistic Director