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Development Committee

Take a Leadership Role in One of NYC’s Premiere Green Spaces

The Hudson River Park Friends Development Committee is a group of influential and energetic community members whose work is critical to the success of HRPK Friends’ fundraising strategy. Made up of both Board Members and Non-Board Members, the Development Committee plays a key role in connecting HRPK Friends with new audiences.

Development Committee members are important partners in helping sustain Hudson River Park on a daily basis, providing or securing significant funding to benefit the Park. This growing and evolving committee also spearheads several community-building events and activations that raises funds and awareness, keeping the Park beautiful, safe, green, clean and growing.

Engage Your Unique Skills and Interests

The Development Committee is made up of a series of Affinity Groups, who focus on specific fundraising projects and engaging new donor audiences based on areas of particular interests. This means that as a Committee member, you can harness your unique skillsets and experience and focus your energy on what you’re passionate about in the Park. You can learn more about existing Affinity Groups below, but we’re always growing and interested in hearing your ideas.

Interested in learning more? Please reach out to Toby Pearce, Chief Development Officer at [email protected].

Affinity Groups

Ballet Hispanico performs at the Hudson River Dance Festival at Pier 63Arts & Culture
Donor Track
Hudson River Park is home to a wonderful array of free cultural programs every year, as well as public art installations all across our four+ miles. Our Arts & Culture Affinity Group works to support these offerings, further establish HRPK as a NYC cultural destination and build a community of Park supporters engaged in the arts.
The orange team at the HRPK Games wish each other good luckSports & Athletics
Donor Track
Hudson River Park features more ways to get active on land and water than any other park in NYC. Our Sports & Athletics Affinity Group creates opportunities for the Park’s active athletic community to get involved.

 

Environmental Stewardship
Donor Track
Hudson River Park is not only a tree canopy and green space capable of absorbing rainwater and runoff. It’s also a 400-acre Estuarine Sanctuary and an innovator in urban sustainability practices. These efforts have grown to include two Park-wide initiatives focused on composting and plastics reduction. Our Environmental Stewardship Affinity creates opportunities for the Park community to enhance sustainability efforts and ecological abundance.

 

Member Benefits

  •         Make a real difference
  •         Develop your own leadership skills by learning from your peers
  •         Establish and grow your network
  •         Boost Your public profile
  •         Participate in select Park volunteer, cultivation, and fundraising events

Development Committee Members

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Greg Wasserman†
Head of Climate Innovation Fund, Wellington Management
Environmental Sustainability Leader

Sarah Lambert†
Owner, ShopLivete.com
Arts & Culture and Sports & Athletics Leader
ARTS & CULTURE

Aditi Banga†
Head of Innovation for Fashion and Beauty, Instagram/Meta

Juliana Beckel

Nicole Comotti
Executive Director, Faena Arts Inc.

Valerie Doherty

Kerianne Flynn

Erica Hess

Larry Keigwin, Chair
Artistic Director, KEIGWIN + COMPANY

Laura Krey
Studio Founder, Laura Krey Design

Scott M. Lawin
CEO/COO, Candy Digital

Jessica Ogilvie

Haley Schwartz



SPORTS & ATHLETICS

Valerie Doherty

David Hess

Morgan Johnson, Chair
Professional Coach, Own The Now

Michael J. Kuh
Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Brian Rowland
President, Specialty Lending Company

Jack Louis Smith
Investment Banking Vice President, Lazard

Emily Yoder†
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Strategic Relationships, Blackstone

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Emily Dougherty, Co-Chair

Lenore Vassil, Co-Chair

OTHER

Cathy Blaney†
Partnership Development, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Krista Nickols
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, SERHANT.

Martha Stewart†
Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Daniel J. Williams†
Managing Director, Citi Private Bank



† Member of Hudson River Park Friends Board of Directors