Our People

Meet the Team

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ADMINISTRATION & OFFICE

Stephen Searl
Executive Director
ssearl@sylvestermanor.org

ADMINISTRATION & OFFICE

Tracy McCarthy
Director of Operations
tmccarthy@sylvestermanor.org

ADMINISTRATION & OFFICE

Virginia Gerardi
Office/Facilities Support & Preservation Associate
vgerardi@sylvestermanor.org

development

Alyse Clark
Development Associate/Database Manager
amclark@sylvestermanor.org

history & heritage

Donnamarie Barnes
Director of History & Heritage
dbarnes@sylvestermanor.org

history & heritage

Alice Clark
History & Heritage Associate & Events Planner
aclark@sylvestermanor.org

historic preservation

Julia Brennan
Capital Projects Coordinator
jbrennan@sylvestermanor.org

historic preservation

Eden Sherrod
History & Heritage Assistant
esherrod@sylvestermanor.org

grounds & sustainability

Gunnar Wisseman
Groundskeeper

grounds & sustainability

Stewart Mackie
Assistance Groundskeeper
smackie@sylvestermanor.org

grounds & sustainability

Sara Gordon
Senior Planner
sgordon@sylvestermanor.org

education

Hannah Gray
Summer Youth Program Director
hgray@sylvestermanor.org

farm & farmstand

Arielle Gardner
Farm Manager
agardner@sylvestermanor.org

farm & farmstand

Jennifer Ernst
Farmstand Manager
farmstand@sylvestermanor.org

Board of Trustees

Ingrid Bateman
Education Committee

Kathleen DeRose
Secretary
Executive Committee
Finance & Audit Committee
Governance Committee

Steven Eisenstadt

Sarah Fairbairn
Chair, Farm Committee

Cynthia Flynt
Executive Committee
Chair, Farm Committee

Kathleen R. Gerard
Executive Committee
Chair, Buildings & Grounds Committee

Rhonda Greene
History & Heritage Committee

Steve Houston
Finance & Audit Committee

Kareen Laton
Governance Committee

Thomas Misson
Building & Grounds Committee
Finance & Audit Committee
Governance Committee

Eben Fiske Ostby
Founding Trustee

James Preston
Treasurer
Executive Committee
Finance & Audit Committee

Marc Robert
President
Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
Executive Committee

Karolann Rubin
Chair, Farm to Table
Education Committee

Elly Karp Wong
Vice President
Chair, Education Committee
Executive Committee