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

Erin Koschei

Poughkeepsie / Dutchess County

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

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.

Dennis Rush

Staatsburg / Dutchess County

Poet and visual artist in Staatsburg, New York.

Lou Paris

Kingston / Ulster County

I'm a entrepreneur based out of Kingston NY, running a wedding DJ business and a software company for the event industry.

Matthew Dorcas

Middletown / Orange County

https://capacitymarketinginc.com

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.

Shauna Keating

Kingston / Ulster County

design systems & a11y specialist, design professor

designer, developer, maker

I provide small to medium-sized businesses with software consulting and application development expertise in a wide variety of areas.

Local intelligence source for Rhinebeck area. At your service.

Susan Horner

Kingston / Ulster County

Local, in-house graphic designer who loves the Hudson Valley. I'm also a rabid dog rescuer. Looking for fellow creatives to push adoptable dogs on.

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

Claudio Marinesco

Highland / Ulster County

Editorial and commercial photographer based in the Hudson Valley. Over thirty years experience, specializing in fashion and celebrity photography. Clients include ad agencies, magazines, publishing companies, celebrities, and TV shows.

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

Casey Morris

Highland / Ulster County

I'm a brand identity designer, director specializing in site-specific theater, & lifelong Upstate New Yorker. Through my branding studio, Callback Design, I help businesses identify their distinct stories and communicate them to build loyalty & trust.