Board of Trustees
The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley is governed by a Board of Trustees that includes local leaders in business, philanthropy and our community. Each is dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organization, while targeting meaningful investments to meet the needs of the community. In addition, the Foundations is supported by local advisory boards in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster counties.
Ahsan & Associates, PLLC
Vassar College
Ashley Alleyne, MPS
Go Beyond Greatness, Inc.
Darrelyn A. Brennan, CFP
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.
Robert J. Cotter
IBM Retiree
Malia K. Du Mont
Bard College
John Finch
Ulster Savings Bank
Phillips Oppenheim
Frances Barney Knutsen, CFA
BNY Retiree
Melissa A. Manna-Williams, Esq.
Cohen, Soloway & Wooldridge,
Melanie Matero
Community Volunteer
McCormick Management
Rebecca J. Reynolds, CPA, MBA
CPA, RBT
Margaret Rubin, Esq.
Community Volunteer
Myrna Sameth
Community Volunteer
Mary Etta Schneider
Historic Hugeunot Street
Rendesia Scott
SUNY New Paltz
Chip Simon, CFP
Community Volunteer
Karen Unger
Community Volunteer
OFFICERS
Chair
Robert J. Cotter
Vice Chair
Frances Knutsen, CPA
Secretary
Melanie Matero
Treasurer
Edward L. McCormick
DUTCHESS COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
G. Angela Henry – Co-Chair
Karen Unger – Co-Chair
Yu-Shin Chen
Pamela Governale
Sandra Jackson
Anita Jones
Susan Kavy
Maureen Lashlee
Gaye Mallet
Gina McCann
Ed McCormick
John Nelson
Jorge Luis Paniagua Valle
Isabella Paquette
Phil Rosenbloom
Trish Santini
Rendesia Scott
Charles “Chip” Simon, CFP
Paul Stoddard
Toby Usnik
Gabriela Vega-Matthews
Ayoka Wiles
Lisa Wilson
Francine Wizner
PUTNAM COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Robert J. Cotter – Chair
T. Jefferson Cunningham III
Peter Hofmann, M.D.
Tatiana Kaletsch
Kathy Kahng
Kenneth Kearney
Kiko Lattu
Frank E. Lucente, M.D.
Melanie Matero
Friedrike Merck
Frederick Osborn III
Nathaniel S. Prentice
Lisa Hunter Rasic
ULSTER COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Frances Barney Knutsen – Chair
Ashley Alleyne, MPS
Rev. Modele Clark
Samara Daly
John Finch
Johann Huleatt
Nica Lalli
Thomas J. Murphy
Marianne Murray
Julie Stoil-Fernandez
