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Board Chair - Pamela Muller
Pamela Muller has a diverse and extensive professional background. Early in her career, she served as a casting director for BBDO and an associate in the 19th Century painting department at Sotheby's. She then moved on to expand her knowledge of business, working in various aspects of real estate finance and development. She served as the Vice President and Director of Marketing for Sterling Equities, a conglomerate whose assets include real estate investment funds, the New York Mets, and Sports NY.
After her wide-ranging career in real estate investments, serving in an executive function in the realms of finance, asset management, leasing and development, Pamela left the corporate world in 2007to establish NouvelleView, a luxury moving consultancy located in New York City.
Pamela received a Bachelors Degree in English from Dunbarton College and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Fordham University. She is currently completing her Masters in Landscape Design at Columbia University.
Professional affiliations include membership in National Association of Professional Organizers [NAPO] and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers [APLD].
Elizabeth Marquis
Elizabeth Crehan is currently a teacher of young children with special needs in language and communication. She is a career changer with 20-plus years working in advertising and marketing with Fortune 500 companies such as Bristol Myers, General Foods, Unilever and Interpublic. She is passionate about advocating for young children and believes that bringing arts to New York City public school children is imperative for their growth and development.
Dorothy Devlin
Dorothy began her communications career in 1978 at Bloomingdale's Public Relations department. As Special Events Coordinator she was responsible for planning and executing store-wide events and wrote the Chairman of the Board's speeches. In 1980, she joined Jim Sant' Andrea Inc. as an Account Executive and within one year was quickly promoted to Vice President.
In 1986, because of her extraordinary success, leadership ability, and powerful presentation skills, Dorothy was recruited by Aniforms as Vice President of Client Services. Two years later she joined Gindick Productions as Executive Vice President and remained there until she created DEVLINHAIR Productions, Inc. in 1990. The company has become one of the premier production company's known for producing flawless large-scale events. Dorothy's unstoppable commitment to client service, her passion for extraordinary creativity and a keen understanding of clients' needs have contributed to the outstanding growth of DEVLINHAIR Productions, Inc., a company that generates repeat business from Fortune 100 companies.
Dorothy holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Dunbarton College, and a degree in Special Education from Hofstra University. She is also a member of the Women's President Organization.
Rella Stuart-Hunt Wurmfeld
Rella Stuart-Hunt Wurmfeld was born in England. A painter and educator, with a
BA in Art History and an MA in Art and Art Education from Hunter College, she
ran the art program at P.S. 234 downtown for 18 years, during which time she was
a mentor for art teacher interns throughout the city. She was instrumental in
organizing the creation of a children's garden for the school, and was a
presenter at many arts conferences on the subject of curriculum development in
art, visual perception and design. Rella is now the Assistant Director of All
Souls School. She is married and has two children.
Stuart Katz
Stuart is an advisor dedicated to providing advice and capital to investment funds and financial institutions. Previously, Stuart was a Managing Director at Goldman , Sachs & Co. where he was employed for 15 years. As a senior professional in their merchant banking division, he focused on equity and debt opportunities as part of growth capital, leveraged buyout and minority investments in various sectors including financial institutions, industrials and media. He was elected a board member of various public and private companies.
Peige Katz
Peige Katz, is the Head of Legal and Regulatory Services at Oakpoint Advisors. Previously, she structured and developed equity financial products at banks such as Morgan Stanley, Societe Generale, and Bank of America. Peige earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an AB from Brown University. Peige serves as an advisor to the Asia Society, a leading policy, business, and arts organization chaired by Brown alumnus Richard Holbrooke. Currently, Peige serves as a trustee of Brown University and she is a member of the Brown University Women's Leadership Council.
Heidi Dien Ludwig
Heidi is a Facilitator for New Vision’s. She currently provides leadership and professional development to schools. She previously provided expert guidance to schools under the New Century High School Initiative. Heidi has served as the Local Instructional Superintendent in Region 2 and as the Middle School Liaison to the New York City Department of Education. Her career in public education spans thirty-seven years as a teacher and administrator and includes extensive experience as a trainer, facilitator and author. Ms. Ludwig was named Title I Distinguished Educator in 1998. She holds an M.A. in Educational Psychology from New York University and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration & Leadership.
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