Staff

Artistic Director Davis McCallum
dmccallum (at) hvshakespeare.org

Managing Director Kendra Ekelund
kekelund (at) hvshakespeare.org

Listed alphabetically by last name.

Director of Marketing Elli Hobson
ehobbs (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

Finance Associate Yolanda Medina
ymedina (at) hvshakespeare.org

Executive Assistant Julia Ohara
johara (at) hvshakespeare.org

Development Manager Samir Patel
spatel (at) hvshakespeare.org

Controller Linda Patterson
lpatterson (at) hvshakespeare.org

Interim Director of Development Stephanie Paul
spaul (at) hvshakespeare.org

General Manager Lana Russell
lrussell (at) hvshakespeare.org

Davis McCallum

Artistic Director

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

Kendra Ekelund

Managing Director

Kendra joins the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival following her most recent post as General Manager of the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY, where she managed the organization’s finances,…

Elli Hobson

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Director of Marketing and Communications

Elli returns to HVSF for the 2024 season having thoroughly enjoyed a Marketing Internship with us in 2019. Elli is passionate about watching short funny videos on her cell phone…

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…

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…

Julia Ohara

Executive Assistant

Julia was raised in the Hudson Valley and has an affinity for the land, culture, and arts present here. She has been working in non-profit arts and education for ten…

Samir Patel

Development Manager

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

General Manager

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…

Stephanie Paul

Interim Director of Development

Stephanie Paul is stepping out of retirement to serve as the Interim Development Director at HVSF, bringing with her an impressive background in nonprofit leadership and development. With over 20…