RESIDENTS UNITE
Our Leadership Council
An extraordinary team of leaders from across sectors — nonprofits, local government, schools, higher education, faith-based organizations, philanthropy, business, and healthcare — united by their love for Poughkeepsie.
Hon. Yvonne Flowers
City of Poughkeepsie
Mayor
Hon. Sue Serino
Dutchess County
County Executive
Rob Watson
Harvard EdRedesign
Executive Director
Hon. Da'Ron Wilson
City of Poughkeepsie
Chairman, Poughkeepsie Common Council
Livia Santiago-Rosado, MD
Dutchess County Department of Health
Commissioner
Dr. Peter Jordan
Dutchess Community College
President
Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt
The Art Effect
Executive Director
Robert Wright
Nubian Directions II
President
Leah Feldman
Family Services
CEO
Frank Castella
Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director, CEO
Tamoya Norwood
PCSD Parent
Community Parent
Dr. Yvonne Palmer
Poughkeepsie City School District
Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services and Family and Community Engagement
Eleanor Chiarenza
Poughkeepsie City School District
Board Member
Dr. Felicia Watson
Poughkeepsie Housing Authority
Commissioner
Cristin McPeake
Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley
Vice President, Programs
Gabriela Vega-Matthews
Casa Comunitaria de Recursos
Founder/Executive Director
Madeline Henriquez
Day One Early Learning Community
Executive Director
Melissa Clark
United Way of Dutchess-Orange
Vice President of Community Impact
Greg Mott
Poughkeepsie City School District
Superintendent of Schools
Hon. Rob Rolison
NYS Senate
NYS Senator
Andrea Reynolds
Dyson Foundation
President and CEO
James Watson
Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet
Co-Founder
Karmen Smallwood
Dutchess County
Assistant Commissioner of Youth Services
Dr. Darrell Wheeler
SUNY New Paltz
President
L'Quette Taylor
Community Matters 2
Founder, Executive Director
Katrina Gobins
Ampact
Executive Director of New York Programs
Sally Cross
SJ Consulting
Principal
Stacey MacDonald
City of Poughkeepsie
Assistant to the Mayor; Community Youth Advocate
Wesley Dixon
Vassar College
Deputy to the President
Bob Creedon
Poughkeepsie City School District
Board President
Kimberly Popken
Poughkeepsie Teachers' Association
President
Karen Williams
City of Poughkeepsie
Director, Department of Youth Services
Fred Herbst
Dutchess Community College
Associate Dean of Instruction and Learning
Gerry Laybourne
Day One Early Learning Community
Co-Founder
Jeff Sasson
Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
Executive Director
Tom Lawrence
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Director
