The Sing Sing Prison Museum is a not-for-profit organization. The current board of trustees are:
Robert W. Elliott (President) serves as a consultant to organizations in developing solutions to operational, economic, community and environmental issues. He has broad leadership experience in government and offers his expertise to untold numbers of non-profit boards in the Hudson Valley and beyond. Previously, he was NYS Deputy Secretary of State and currently is Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester, Chair of the Hudson River Foundation and President of the SS Columbia Project.
Stephanie Lynn (Vice President) Stephanie Lynn is a founder of Ossining MATTERS Educational Foundation and a member of Jacob Burns Film Center's Partners in Education Committee. She has a strong interest in children's books and previously published one for use by the Brooklyn DA's office for children who must go to court.
Sean Pica (Secretary) is the Executive Director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, a nonprofit that provides college education, life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women to help them make a positive impact on their own lives, their families and communities. Sean earned a Master of Professional Studies from the New York Theological Seminary, a Master of Social Work degree from Hunter College and is currently pursuing his MBA at Mercy College.
Abigail Lewis (Treasurer) is a strategy and operations leader who has held a variety of roles in IBM, including Director of Strategy, IBM Research; Director Partnerships, IBM Watson Health; Program Director, IBM On Demand Innovation Services. She began her career at Greater Boston Elderly Legal. She has a J.D. from Fordham Law School and a BA from NYU. She has raised two children in Ossining and coached AYSO girls soccer.
Elias Alcantara is the founder and CEO of Bronx Element Strategies (BESt), a social impact and justice strategy consulting firm that advises organizations across the country on how to build sustainable social justice reform. He is a Fellow at Columbia University’s Center for Justice and served five years in the Obama White House in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He is a graduate of Lehman College of the City University of New York.
Ronnine Bartley has long been dedicated to serving the needs of children, both as a teacher and as a school administrator. She received a BA degree in Psychology, with a minor in Education from York College, and received an MA degree in School Administration and Supervision from Touro College. Ronnine has personal experience with the criminal justice system as a family member of an incarcerated individual, and values initiatives that support rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
Gale Epstein is co-founder, President and Creative Director of Hanky Panky Ltd., an upscale intimate apparel brand that is designed and manufactured locally and distributed world-wide. A resident of the Hudson Valley, she also serves on the board of directors at Glynwood and Topfield Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Cold Spring. Gale is a life-long supporter of social, environmental, and animal rights issues. She studied at Washington University and Parsons School of Design.
J. Philip Faranda is broker and owner of J. Philip Real Estate, headquartered in the Town of Ossining. A native of Ossining himself, his 4 children all currently attend Ossining Schools. Phil graduated from Villanova University with a BA in English. He is a past Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service President, was a member of the Ossining Downtown Redevelopment Working Committee, and also serves on the Ossining Historical Preservation Committee.
Cecilia Gutierrez is the president of the Ossining Rotary Club, and the original founder of the Ossining Hispanic Coalition, an advocacy group for Ossining day laborers. For 33 years she worked as chef and house manager for David Rockefeller at his family estate in Pocantico Hills. She has studied with world class chefs in Euro-Toques, an organization committed to healthy and organic diet. She earned a BS in Business Management from Mercy College.
Robin Melén is a program officer at the Westchester Community Foundation. Since 2002, she has been a tutor in the Marymount Manhattan College program at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, and she’s a former board member with Rehabilitation Through the Arts. She is passionate about changing the conversation around incarceration, rehabilitation, and re-entry. For most of her career she was an editor for local and national news and sports publications. She earned her master’s degree from Manhattanville College.
Lithgow Osborne is the great-grandson of Thomas Mott Osborne, the eminent penal reformer and warden of Sing-Sing from 1914-16, and a member of the board of the Osborne Association for the past 25 years. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the New York School for Interior Design, his career has been in the antiques and design fields. He is now Community Liaison for Magazzino, a private collection of Italian art located in Cold Spring.
Susanne Pandich is Manager, Public Programs for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund at the Pocantico Center in Pocantico Hills. Prior to joining the Fund, Ms. Pandich was director of two National Trust for Historic Preservation properties, Filoli in Woodside, CA and Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. Ms. Pandich holds a BA from Wheaton College and a MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s School of Architecture.
Rochelle Udell is a Creative Marketing Consultant. She held executive positions at Conde Nast Publications, including Art Director of Vogue, Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, Founder and President of CondeNet, Epicurious, WWD.com. She was SVP, Creative Director at Revlon, Chico’sFAS and Founder of CRK (Calvin Klein Advertising Agency.) At her induction into the Art Director's Hall Of Fame, she was introduced as "a creative director whose mission is to change the world by changing how we see it.”
Dana White has served as Ossining Village Historian since January 1, 2015. She is also a freelance writer and editor, contributing to Westchester Magazine, among others. A collector of Sing Sing memorabilia, Dana frequently gives presentations on Sing Sing Prison and other aspects of Ossining history. She is a Trustee of the Ossining Historical Society Museum and is a member of both the Downtown Revitalization Working Committee and the Ossining Historic Preservation Commission.
Dana Levenberg (Ex Officio) is the Supervisor of the Town of Ossining who became involved with the Sing Sing Prison Museum while serving as Chief of Staff in the Ossining office of Assemblywoman Sandy Galef. She has been instrumental in working with State agencies to obtain grants for the Museum, as well as to get the Museum recognized as a priority project by the Regional Economic Development Council.
Victoria Gearity (Ex Officio) is the Mayor of the Village of Ossining. Beyond her work for the Village, Victoria is mother to two young sons in the Ossining Schools, and wife to a local business owner. Her pathway to politics was through environmentalism. Encouraging a healthy balance of economic development, sustainability, and the needs of her diverse community, are guiding principles for her service as Mayor.
Robert W. Elliott (President) serves as a consultant to organizations in developing solutions to operational, economic, community and environmental issues. He has broad leadership experience in government and offers his expertise to untold numbers of non-profit boards in the Hudson Valley and beyond. Previously, he was NYS Deputy Secretary of State and currently is Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester, Chair of the Hudson River Foundation and President of the SS Columbia Project.
Stephanie Lynn (Vice President) Stephanie Lynn is a founder of Ossining MATTERS Educational Foundation and a member of Jacob Burns Film Center's Partners in Education Committee. She has a strong interest in children's books and previously published one for use by the Brooklyn DA's office for children who must go to court.
Sean Pica (Secretary) is the Executive Director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, a nonprofit that provides college education, life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women to help them make a positive impact on their own lives, their families and communities. Sean earned a Master of Professional Studies from the New York Theological Seminary, a Master of Social Work degree from Hunter College and is currently pursuing his MBA at Mercy College.
Abigail Lewis (Treasurer) is a strategy and operations leader who has held a variety of roles in IBM, including Director of Strategy, IBM Research; Director Partnerships, IBM Watson Health; Program Director, IBM On Demand Innovation Services. She began her career at Greater Boston Elderly Legal. She has a J.D. from Fordham Law School and a BA from NYU. She has raised two children in Ossining and coached AYSO girls soccer.
Elias Alcantara is the founder and CEO of Bronx Element Strategies (BESt), a social impact and justice strategy consulting firm that advises organizations across the country on how to build sustainable social justice reform. He is a Fellow at Columbia University’s Center for Justice and served five years in the Obama White House in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He is a graduate of Lehman College of the City University of New York.
Ronnine Bartley has long been dedicated to serving the needs of children, both as a teacher and as a school administrator. She received a BA degree in Psychology, with a minor in Education from York College, and received an MA degree in School Administration and Supervision from Touro College. Ronnine has personal experience with the criminal justice system as a family member of an incarcerated individual, and values initiatives that support rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
Gale Epstein is co-founder, President and Creative Director of Hanky Panky Ltd., an upscale intimate apparel brand that is designed and manufactured locally and distributed world-wide. A resident of the Hudson Valley, she also serves on the board of directors at Glynwood and Topfield Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Cold Spring. Gale is a life-long supporter of social, environmental, and animal rights issues. She studied at Washington University and Parsons School of Design.
J. Philip Faranda is broker and owner of J. Philip Real Estate, headquartered in the Town of Ossining. A native of Ossining himself, his 4 children all currently attend Ossining Schools. Phil graduated from Villanova University with a BA in English. He is a past Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service President, was a member of the Ossining Downtown Redevelopment Working Committee, and also serves on the Ossining Historical Preservation Committee.
Cecilia Gutierrez is the president of the Ossining Rotary Club, and the original founder of the Ossining Hispanic Coalition, an advocacy group for Ossining day laborers. For 33 years she worked as chef and house manager for David Rockefeller at his family estate in Pocantico Hills. She has studied with world class chefs in Euro-Toques, an organization committed to healthy and organic diet. She earned a BS in Business Management from Mercy College.
Robin Melén is a program officer at the Westchester Community Foundation. Since 2002, she has been a tutor in the Marymount Manhattan College program at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, and she’s a former board member with Rehabilitation Through the Arts. She is passionate about changing the conversation around incarceration, rehabilitation, and re-entry. For most of her career she was an editor for local and national news and sports publications. She earned her master’s degree from Manhattanville College.
Lithgow Osborne is the great-grandson of Thomas Mott Osborne, the eminent penal reformer and warden of Sing-Sing from 1914-16, and a member of the board of the Osborne Association for the past 25 years. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the New York School for Interior Design, his career has been in the antiques and design fields. He is now Community Liaison for Magazzino, a private collection of Italian art located in Cold Spring.
Susanne Pandich is Manager, Public Programs for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund at the Pocantico Center in Pocantico Hills. Prior to joining the Fund, Ms. Pandich was director of two National Trust for Historic Preservation properties, Filoli in Woodside, CA and Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. Ms. Pandich holds a BA from Wheaton College and a MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s School of Architecture.
Rochelle Udell is a Creative Marketing Consultant. She held executive positions at Conde Nast Publications, including Art Director of Vogue, Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, Founder and President of CondeNet, Epicurious, WWD.com. She was SVP, Creative Director at Revlon, Chico’sFAS and Founder of CRK (Calvin Klein Advertising Agency.) At her induction into the Art Director's Hall Of Fame, she was introduced as "a creative director whose mission is to change the world by changing how we see it.”
Dana White has served as Ossining Village Historian since January 1, 2015. She is also a freelance writer and editor, contributing to Westchester Magazine, among others. A collector of Sing Sing memorabilia, Dana frequently gives presentations on Sing Sing Prison and other aspects of Ossining history. She is a Trustee of the Ossining Historical Society Museum and is a member of both the Downtown Revitalization Working Committee and the Ossining Historic Preservation Commission.
Dana Levenberg (Ex Officio) is the Supervisor of the Town of Ossining who became involved with the Sing Sing Prison Museum while serving as Chief of Staff in the Ossining office of Assemblywoman Sandy Galef. She has been instrumental in working with State agencies to obtain grants for the Museum, as well as to get the Museum recognized as a priority project by the Regional Economic Development Council.
Victoria Gearity (Ex Officio) is the Mayor of the Village of Ossining. Beyond her work for the Village, Victoria is mother to two young sons in the Ossining Schools, and wife to a local business owner. Her pathway to politics was through environmentalism. Encouraging a healthy balance of economic development, sustainability, and the needs of her diverse community, are guiding principles for her service as Mayor.
