Supporting Creative Learning.
Jennifer Hammoud
President
Diane Kantaros
Vice President
Andrew Schulkind
Treasurer
Deirdre D'Albertis
Secretary
Nathaniel Charny
Board Member
Stephen Jenkins
Board Member
Thomas McKibbin-Vaughan
Board Member
Laura Schulkind
Board Member
Dean Vallas
Board Member
Ali Hammoud
Chair, Fundraising
Julia Spiegel
Founder
Dean Vallas, Board Member, Ex Officio
Exhibits his artwork in New York City and national galleries with work on display in private and corporate collections. Dean also served as General Manager and Vice President for LeSportsac overseeing brand growth and distribution. As COO at LeSportsac, he modernized inventory control and data processing systems.
Dean is in his third term as Trustee of the Rhinebeck Central School District Board of Education. In New York City, Dean served on the advisory board for the Early Childhood Center of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Dean and his wife, Debra Pemstein, have two teenage daughters.

