Anne Bailey
Anne Bailey, President is co-owner of Bailey Pottery Equipment, an international pottery supply company located in Kingston, NY. She is a founding member of MAD and currently serves on the boards of Bardavon/UPAC and the Kingston Arts Commission. Trained as an artist at the University of Westminster in London, she has worked in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY and the Los Angeles Folk Art Museum.
Margaret S. Inge
Margaret S. Inge, Vice-President is Development Director of TRANSART, the region’s first institution dedicated to the arts and culture of African Americans in their 400 year history in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Maggie is an award-winning newspaper columnist, former network television executive and owner of her own management consulting firm. She has nurtured several emerging not-for-profit organizations.
Richard Frumess
Richard Frumess, Treasurer is a manufacturer of artist paints and founder of R&F Handmade Paints in Midtown Kingston. He is a founding member of MAD and the Kingston Arts Commission and is a Board member of Harambee. He sees MAD’s purpose as using the arts to bring together Kingston’s artists, businesses, and residents to work toward a common goal of creating an enriched and affordable community.
Neville Bean
Neville Bean, Secretary is an independent Art Director with a background in branding, design and project development. She works with clients to build a creative bridge from vision to execution, providing the design needs for the project. Whether it is a physical prototype, or a multimedia digital presentation, the emphasis is on the ART of the idea and the STORY that propels the BRAND. She chairs the Advocacy Committee.
Jason Mones
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Jason Mones, Executive At Large is an educator and artist living in Kingston. Having worked as a professor at various colleges in the northeast, Jason has an extensive background in teaching the visual arts to people of all ages. He has a passion for providing creative opportunities to Kingston’s underserved communities through fostering active engagement in the arts. Jason is a member of the executive and treasury committees.
Essie Elizabeth Baker
Essie Elizabeth Baker has been a presence in Kingston NY since 1980 and is the recipient of the Ben Wigfall award for her service and engagement in the community. She is one of four generations presently residing here in Kingston, her family dates back 5 plus generations. Presently on the Board for Midtown Arts District and Midtown Rising organization, working hard at making a difference in the community in which she was raised. Liz’s most joyous moments are spent with family and friends as well as in service to this community.
As director and owner of Broadway Arts Gallery in Midtown Kingston, Liz has worked hard to make available to all – a safe space and platform for creatives and community for over 4 years. She recently expanded the business by adding a juice bar with the goal to promote healthy eating.
Nina Dawson
Nina Dawson – Christina Dawson has served as an Alderwoman for Ward 4 in Kingston, NY and most recently as the Director of the Youth Bureau and Director of Human Rights for Ulster County. Nina, as she is known, is a passionate advocate for social justice and prison reform and has been an advisor to many community initiatives including My Brothers Keeper (MBK) and the Kingston Police Commission. Ms. Dawson studied at the University of Albany and was born and raised in Kingston.
Frank Waters
Frank Waters is an artist, a dedicated father, husband and member of the Kingston community. He has a passion for entrepreneurship, marketing and simply bringing people together. Waters is Executive Director of Kingston Midtown Rising. His notable projects include Black History Month Kingston and MyKingstonKids, a nonprofit organization that focuses on producing and promoting events, activities and content for families. Waters is vice-president of Harambee and a board member of the Successful River Cities Coalition.
Lauree Ostrofsky
Lauree Ostrofsky helps women make career and business leaps. She is an author, speaker, coach and hugger with a client roster that includes executives at IBM, Microsoft, Liz Claiborne, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the Girl Scouts of the USA. In 2014, she founded Hudson Valley Women in Business, the largest community of women business owners with 3,200 members and growing. Find out more about her writing, speaking and hugging at SimplyLeap.com, and her business community at HVWiB.com.
Chris O’Neal
Chris O’Neal was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He works in a range of media, from drawing and painting to poster and website design. You can see more of his work at www.chrisoneal.com. Chris lives and works in Kingston, New York.
