The homegrown community for Hudson Valley creatives, professionals, and businesses.

Jordan Koschei

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

I build and run ConnectHV. On the side, I interview interesting people at Creative Hudson Valley and write about software with a sense of place at Digital Terroir. By day, I'm a product designer at Okta.

Erin Koschei

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

B2B Healthcare Content Creation | Social Media Strategy & Planning | Digital Marketing

Dennis Rush

Staatsburg / Dutchess County

Poet and visual artist in Staatsburg, New York.

I am a long time Hudson Valley resident, ecosystem builder and startup and small business supporter. I am currently providing coaching for startup founders and consulting as a fractional embedded COO for Small and medium sized businesses.

Local intelligence source for Rhinebeck area. At your service.

Scott Tillitt

Beacon / Dutchess County

Founder of Beahive. Connector — of dots and people. Strategist, publicist, marketer, social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and writer with 25+ years in various culture-shaping worlds before applying my corporate skills to social impact.

Helen Tyliszczak

Wappingers Falls / Dutchess County

Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, just purchased my first home in Wappingers

Jonathan Duncan

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

Lived in the HV on and off since 2009, classically trained violinist and musical artist - looking for opportunities to connect with other creatives as well as networking.

Derek Enos

Beacon / Dutchess County

Software engineer, maker, and humanist - working to build new digital and physical capabilities in Beacon.

Chris Fontakis

Beacon / Dutchess County

Founded Serious Comedy Theatre in Beacon, NY. He coaches, teaches ands perform improv, stand up, acting & sketch comedy.

Giorgio Baravalle

Millbrook / Dutchess County

Art Director

Beckie Hermans

Pleasant Valley / Dutchess County

Intuitive Branding & Web Design | Tender-hearted brand-envisioner with 10+ years of experience seeking the dreamy, bold, magic, and weird. Let’s revel in the alchemy of birthing something from nothing, together.

Bradley Delmar

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

an artist with a focus on graphic design and photography, especially related to sports and communication

Jared Schafer

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

Digital illustrator | motion designer | 3D animator | all-around graphic artist ---- Director of Motion Graphics at Upside Collective

Collin David

Pleasant Valley / Dutchess County

C. David is a writer and artist living in the Hudson Valley, NY. He loves pinball, Wazmo Nariz, Rem Lezar, MODOK, pogs, VHS, Ultra Monsters, 80s horror, and is secretly very enthusiastic about everything else not listed here.

David Cruz

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

Food Truck and Eatery serving Mexican fusion foods. Located at Eastdale Village and our food truck travels around the Hudson Valley.

Josh McKible

Beacon / Dutchess County

Hi, I’m Josh McKible, illustrator, animator and graphic designer, doing business as MCKIBILLO since 2004. Originally inspired by badly designed inflight air safety manuals, I’ve been making the world a safer place through clear, concise imagery ever since.

Amanda Repp. RA

Lagrangeville / Dutchess County

* Founder and Principal Architect at Studio Repp Architecture, pllc | Comfortable Contemporary * Certified Passive House Builder * Instructor at SUNY DCC | Architecture and Construction Management

Larry Reader

Beacon / Dutchess County

Seeking meaning in making. Carpenter, technologist, collaborator at studiocolab.net

Stephen Green

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

Hi, I’m Stephen Green. You can find me living and working in Poughkeepsie. I’m a designer with a focus on ethical, and inclusive design. My current field is in GovTech, previously edTech and b2c. Always open to coffee chats online or in person.

Caitlinn Mahar-Daniels

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

I was born on a dirt road in Texas, but raised in Beacon, NY, and now reside in Poughkeepsie, NY. I have been obsessed with photography since childhood. I have been a full time wedding photographer and business owner since 2011. Fun fact-I ride motorcycles.