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

Julian Blackmore

Ulster Park / Ulster County

With a passion for story telling, and a knack for groove-orientated, ear-wormy soundtracks, I’ll work with you to make the project you’ve worked so hard to create, sound the very best it can be.

Luis Rosado

High Falls / Ulster County

I use traditional construction methods to create both traditional, and non-traditional heirloom quality furniture and home goods from locally harvested wood. My shop is located in High Falls, New York Instagram.com/rosado.works

Work-based learning coordinator at Ulster BOCES

Brooke Lane

Kingston / Ulster County

Interior designer in Kingston, NY. Specializing in paint color selection, selection of finishes, furniture arrangement and styling.

Christopher Nostrand

Ulster Park / Ulster County

Chris Nostrand owns Nostrand Productions LLC, is an independent award-winning filmmaker and part-time faculty at both Marist College and SUNY Orange's film and TV production departments with a Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College.

A freelance graphic designer, presentation designer and photographer with over 20 years of experience. Worked on print and digital projects for the retail and corporate media entertainment companies.

Kevin Leipheimer

Saugerties / Ulster County

Owner of Always Already Films, a post-production studio located in Saugerties, NY.

I teach Graphic Visual Art and Multimedia and Ulster BOCES

Jesse Brown

Rosendale / Ulster County

With over 20 years of media production and storytelling expertise, Jesse deeply believes in the power of place. He couldn’t be more excited to be building HUDSY in the same place where he grew up.

I am a commercial portrait photographer, with a strong emphasis on advertising and editorial image creation. We work at helping clients create lasting portraits that showcase their best qualities.

I’m Alexander Peraza and I am a 3D designer and fabricator. Currently, I am completing my graduate studies in Digital Design and Fabrication and working as a 3D Printer technician and CAD designer at the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center.

Taylor Stone

New Paltz / Ulster County

Hi there! I'm Taylor Stone, I'm a junior at SUNY New Paltz. BFA in Graphic Design with a minor in Digital Design and Fabrication. I have a passion for anything to do with birds and I also run my own small business where I design and produce clothing designs.

Hudson Valley Additive Manufacturing Center

New Paltz / Ulster County

The HVAMC provides expert advice on 3D printing process and materials and designing for additive manufacturing to the Hudson Valley business community. Our state-of-the-art 3D printers are available for the community to print on.

Robby Abaya

Kingston / Ulster County

I grew up making skate videos with my friends in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had a video production company through college where I studied Computer Science and got into computer graphics. One of the reasons I love filmmaking is that it is so collaborative.

Erica Fkiaras

New Paltz / Ulster County

Local bookkeeper/accountant bringing financial clarity to creative entrepreneurs. I'm a certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor and have tips and tricks to help your business become more profitable. My hobbies include art history, photography, community building.

Taylor Dederick

Saugerties / Ulster County

Local creator & founder of Unless Media, a creative marketing studio in the #Catskills guiding small local businesses and brands to thrive with strategic digital marketing.

Terri McAleer Photography

Saugerties / Ulster County

I have always had a love for photography since my dad handed me a camera at the age of 5, while sitting on his shoulders at a Jets concert at the Dutchess County fair. I love photographing everything from animals, families, weddings, events & sports.

If you’re not having fun, you’re not marketing well. Supporting small businesses with smart marketing is what I love to do. And I built a business doing it!

Riotworks

Marlboro / Ulster County

Riotworks is a custom design, development, and manufacturing company in the Hudson Valley. From signage to event assets to techy mechanical prototyping - 1 item or 10,000, Riotworks can get it done.

Jess Maiuro

New Paltz / Ulster County

A multi-hyphenate creative & marketing professional, Jess has carved out a tailor-made career path that ranges from content creator to senior copywriter, actress on Netflix & voice behind brands like Amex, ShopRite, AndNorth, Niche Modern & Brooke Lane Design.

Sheila Gilday

Gardiner / Ulster County

Tactile and digital creative who specializes in branding, graphic and website design that will ask to pet your dog.

Carl Welden

Rosendale / Ulster County

Production sound mixer and VO artist Carl Welden is a longtime veteran of theater, radio, TV, film and live event production. Whether onstage, backstage, in studios, or on location, Carl is grateful he can make a living with microphones throughout our region

Chris Rahm

Kingston / Ulster County

Director, cinematographer and editor working on documentary films - mostly focused on stories related to environmental, agricultural and labor issues. Founding partner of Hudson Valley based film production company, Northguild.