Category: Bios
Sarah Fairbairn
Steven Eisenstadt
• President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Packing Corp., a family owned and operated business for over 70 years. Product line includes Sweet ‘n Low, Stevia In The Raw, Sugar In The Raw and Nu-Salt, among others.• Serves on several non-profit boards in positions involving finance, programming and governance, including the Center for Brooklyn […]
Kathleen DeRose
Paul Carberry
Ingrid Bateman
Matt Celona
Matt brings to Sylvester Manor a wealth of experience developing and managing community-based farms for Peconic Land Trust, Mass Audubon and D’Artagnan Farms Foundation. His reverence for nature guides his approach to farming, which emphasizes resource conservation and a receptivity to what the fields, animals and farmers have to say. Over the years, he has […]
Hannah Gray
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, Hannah traveled and worked throughout Europe. She later attended St. John’s University and obtained a master’s degree in childhood education with dual certification in teaching English to speakers of other languages. While studying at St. Johns, Hannah received a Fulbright scholarship and studied throughout Vietnam and Argentina Hannah […]
Stewart Mackie
Stewart joined Sylvester Manor in 2019, working with Gunnar Wisseman to maintain the grounds, house and landscape and assisting on the farm. Originally from the United Kingdom, Stewart lived in Manhattan for 10 years before relocating to Shelter Island full-time. He has a background in fitness, client relations and sales, with private and corporate experience […]
Gunnar Wisseman
Gunnar Wissemann started working at the Manor in 1975, when he was 14 years old, and now has been living and working on the grounds of Sylvester Manor for over 25 years. He was the Caretaker for Andrew and Alice Fiske and then, when the ownership of the property changed, became the head of Buildings […]