Galen Guengerich and his wife Holly Atkinson have been coming to Shelter Island for more than thirty years. They now live here full time. In addition to serving on the Sylvester Manor Board, Galen serves as chaplain of the Shelter Island Yacht Club. Galen is a senior research fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute […]
Residence: Shelter Island Currently a philanthropy and fundraising consultant with over 25 years of non-profit experience in the fields of education, the arts, history, health, foreign policy, the environment, wildlife conservation and women’s health and human rights. Formerly employed in a development capacity by the International Women’s Health Coalition in New York, the Carnegie […]
• 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
