Staff

Artistic Director Davis McCallum
dmccallum (at) hvshakespeare.org

Interim Managing Director David Roberts
droberts (at) hvshakespeare.org

Listed alphabetically by last name.

Director of Marketing and Communications Emily Casey
ecasey (at) hvshakespeare.org

Director of Development Semra Ercin
sercin (at) hvshakespeare.org

General Manager Alma Malabanan-McGrath
amalabanan (at) hvshakespeare.org

Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education Sean McNall
smcnall (at) hvshakespeare.org

Director of Production Nora McNally-Reif
mcnallyreif (at) hvshakespeare.org

Development Associate Samir Patel
spatel (at) hvshakespeare.org

Controller Linda Patterson
lpatterson (at) hvshakespeare.org

Executive Assistant Lana Russell
lrussell (at) hvshakespeare.org

Davis McCallum

Artistic Director

Davis is in his seventh season as HVSF’s Artistic Director, and is honored to lead the company alongside Managing Director Kate Liberman. Under McCallum’s leadership, HVSF established HVStories, a multi-year…

David Roberts

Interim Managing Director

David J. Roberts currently serves as Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s Interim Managing Director. With over 20 years’ experience in the performing arts, David is a consultant with a background as…

Emily Casey

Director of Marketing and Communications

Emily joined HVSF in 2021 after serving as the Director of Marketing and Communications at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a nonprofit cultural arts center located in Sullivan County.…

Semra Ercin

Director of Development

Semra Ercin joined HVSF in 2021, moving to the Hudson Valley after over 20 years in New York City. As the Director of Development, she is responsible for planning and…

Alma Malabanan-McGrath

General Manager

Alma joined HVSF in 2021 after formerly serving as the General Manager for nearly four years at Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ. While there, during and outside of…

Yolanda Medina

Finance Associate

Yolanda is originally from the island of Puerto Rico. After coming stateside she grew up in the Bronx and attended Lehman College and Hostos Community College. She has held positions…

Sean McNall

Associate Artistic Director / Director of Education

Sean McNall is thrilled to return to Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, having played Romeo in 2001 just out of The Juilliard School of Drama. For the past twelve years he…

Nora McNally-Reif

Director of Production

Originally from Albany and raised in Takoma Park, MD, Nora has worked as a production manager in New York City since 2012. Nora is a graduate of Fordham University and…

Samir Patel

Development Associate

After living and working for over a decade in New York City, Samir moved to the Hudson Valley in the summer of 2020. He is excited to contribute his unique…

Linda Patterson

Controller

Linda has been working in the entertainment industry for over twenty-five years. Before joining HVSF in 2009, she worked as a Finance Manager and Coordinating Producer on dozens of critically…

Lana Russell

Executive Assistant

Lana Russell is a producer, director and arts administrator focusing on artistic programming, new play development and advocacy. She is committed to producing, reimagining and advocating for theater that is…