President, Chair

Andrew Weinstein has hiked and canoed in the Catskill region since he was a boy and, beginning in 2007, he and his wife and two children have found beauty in Jeffersonville away from their New York City home.

Andrew earned a BA from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

A professor of art history at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, and an adjunct professor for the Cooper Union and for Duke University, Andrew is also a writer of personal essays with special attention to nature and history.

Vice President, Trustee

Lauren Seikaly is the owner and founder of several small businesses in Jeffersonville – Tavern on Main, 52 & Vine Wine & Spirits, Jeffersonville Bake Shop, Winkelried Biergarten, The Vintage House, and Sprinkles Ice Cream.

Originally from Arlington, Virginia, Lauren is a graduate of the University of Virginia where she received a BA in Drama. In 1998, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in Theater. For 15 years, she performed on stage, screen, and on television. And many of those years were spent producing and performing in an all-female improv show, Naked in a Fishbowl.

In 2013 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a year of treatment, she turned her time and attention toward non-profit work. In 2016, she and her family moved to Granada, Spain for 6 months. It was upon her return to the States in June of that year that she was struck with the need to try to help out Main Street in Jeffersonville. One business quickly grew into six and the past four years have been among her most rewarding to date.

Vice Chair

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Secretary

Lynn Reno studied Recreation Therapy and Theater at SUNY New Paltz and Mastered in Health Services Administration at The New School, NY. She works with Mental Health America Dutchess and is also a local musician. Lynn loves a serene walk along a creek or kayaking at sunset and lives with her husband Gary and 2 cats in Jeffersonville, NY. She hopes to help preserve the Lake Jefferson watershed for future generations.

Treasurer

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Trustee

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Trustee

Noam Freedman and his family have owned homes in Jeffersonville for the past 35 years, starting with a stately Victorian in the "Beechwoods", and the last 19 years on Lake Jefferson with his wife Annie and son Michael. A lifelong naturalist, and outdoorsman, Noam has been recreationally, and competitively, fishing in the region for over 50 years. He also served as the President of 1st Bassmasters of Sullivan County for a decade.

Noam has extensive administrative and management experience and was self-employed starting in 1986.

For 10 years he was owner/operator of 2 Copy/Print shops and then opened The Firestore in New York City in 1991, which he operated until 2015. In addition to still running The Firestore's website, Noam is a Site Supervisor with Mulligan Security.

Trustee

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