Meet the Executive Committee
Stacey Bottoms, Associate Minister, Youth Director and Assistant Clerk, Beulah Baptist Church
Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, President of Vassar College
Paul Calogerakis, Chairman of the Board, Poughkeepsie Alliance
Frank Castella, Executive Director and CEO of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Donald P. Christian, President of SUNY New Paltz
Sally Cross, CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Gloria Cukar, Director of External Affairs, Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center
Brian Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of Family Services
Dr. Ellen Gambino, Acting President of Dutchess Community College
Jonathan Jacobson, New York State Assemblyman
Tom Lawrence, Director of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Geraldine Laybourne, Co-Founder of Day One Early Learning Community
Heather Martino, Poughkeepsie High School Special Education Teacher and Poughkeepsie Public School Teachers’ Association President
Timmian Massie, Senior Vice President for Marketing, Public Affairs and Government Relations at Nuvance Health
Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive
Jeannie Montano, President and CEO of the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region
Dr. Dennis Murray, President of Marist College
Tamoya Norwood, President of the PTA, Early Learning Center
Andrea Reynolds, President and CEO of the Dyson Foundation
Dr. Tim Ryan, President of the Culinary Institute of America
Sarah Salem, Councilmember-at Large of the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council
Sue Serino, New York State Senator
Karmen Smallwood, Dutchess County Assistant Commissioner Youth Services
Gabriela Vega-Matthews, Community Organizer and Advocate
Dr. Felicia Watson, President of the Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education
Robert Wright, President of Nubian Directions II Inc.
Members of the Executive Committee
Working Group Co-Chairs
Learn more about the Co-Chairs by clicking here.
Sad’e Sharas
PHS '07
Early Childhood Co-Chair
Dr. Julie Riess
Early Childhood Co-Chair
Mario Johnson
Out-of-School Enrichment and Learning Co-Chair
L'Quette Taylor
PHS '05
Out-of-School Enrichment and Learning Co-Chair
Call for Applications: Working Group Membership
The selection process of Working Group Members is currently in progress. The Cabinet is seeking applicants with subject matter expertise (including lived experience) in each Early Childhood and
Out-of-School Enrichment and Learning.
Applications are due Wednesday, February 17th at 12PM.