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Larry Caruso, President
Lawrence (Larry) Caruso was born in New York City. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Union College in Schenectady, NY and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. He has worked as a Human resources professional his entire career first as a consultant at PWC, followed by time at what is now Kraft Foods Group. He then spent 15 years at General Re Corp which is a Berkshire Hathaway Company and concluded his career at GE where he worked at GE Capital, GE Headquarters and finally at GE Appliances in Louisville where he retired in 2013. Larry has served on the Board of Jobs for America’s Graduates since 2004 and is currently the Board Chair of its affiliate Jobs for Kentucky’s Graduates. JAG is a drop-out prevention and job/life skills training program for at risk youth. He is on the Board of the Lincoln Foundation as well as the Bart Adaptive Sports Center in Vermont where is he also volunteers to help disabled kids learn to ski and enjoy the outdoors. Larry is married to Gail with 3 children. He enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, skiing, biking, yoga and theater. Larry and his wife Gail reside in Southport, CT and Dorset, VT and are passionate about enhancing education opportunities for at risk youth. |
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Steve Kerstein, Vice President
Steven Kerstein is a retired businessman residing in both Westchester County, New York and on Stratton Mountain in Vermont. Steve spends the vast majority of the winter and much of the summer and early fall in Vermont. Since retirement in 2010, Steve has been active in the Stratton community. In addition to being a member of the Bart Center Board, Steve is currently the President of the Stratton Foundation, which he has been involved with since 2010, having served as Treasurer prior to becoming President in 2016. Steve has also served as the Treasurer and board member of the Stratton Trailblazers from 2012-2017, was on the Stratton Mountain Club Advisory Board from 2012-2018, having served as Board Chair from 2013-2018, and is a Board member and the Treasurer of the Stratton Family Fund. Steve is married to his high school sweetheart, Diane Kerstein, who is a part- time pediatric cardiologist in Westchester County, New York. Steve and Diane have two adult children, Jason and Emily. |
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Laura Heinel, Treasurer
Laura and her husband, Jim, have lived in South Dorset since 1985, when they built their family home. While working as a bookkeeper or as a server in the local restaurants, Laura continued to be involved in volunteer work of one sort or the other, generally, with a program that impacted children or those around us - The Bromley Outing Club, JISP, and the Dorset School Board while her children were growing up; then literacy, hospice, and cancer related programs after being diagnosed with cancer in the 90's. Now retired, Laura is involved with the Manchester Historical Society & the Bart Center. In 2014 Laura & Jim became host parents to international students from Long Trail School. Over six years time they have had the privilege of hosting nine different students from three different countries. They are still close to many of the students who are now members of their extended family. |
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Robin Hogen, Secretary
Robin grew up skiing at Bromley – back when all of the lifts were J-Bars. He skied competitively at Andover and Yale and - fast forward - now enjoys skiing with his four grandchildren. After retiring from a career in communications and public affairs, Robin and his wife now spit their time between their beach house in South Norwalk, Connecticut and a ski house in Bondville. Sharing the joy of skiing with people with disabilities has brought new meaning to the sport for Robin. There is nothing he likes to do more than follow Betsy down the mountain - and try to keep up with her! When he is not skiing, Robin enjoys sailing, cycling, kayaking, windsurfing, and playing tennis and golf. He is a Fellow of Branford College and serves on the Board of Discovering Amistad and the Yale Club of New York City. |
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Mason Daring
Mason Daring is a film composer based in Marblehead Massachusetts, and Pawlet, Vermont. He has composed music for over 75 feature films, working with such directors and producers as John Sayles (Eight Men Out, Passionfish, Matewan, and Lone Star), Wes Craven (Music of the Heart), Tom Hanks( Earth to the Moon), Tony Goldwyn (Walk on the Moon,) and Matt Williams ( Where the Heart Is). In addition to dramatic scoring, Mason Daring has written scores for dozens of documentaries, including Frontline and Nova.. As the proprietor of Daring Records, he has produced such well known artists as Butch Thompson, Jeanie Stahl (with whom he has performed nationally for over forty years), Duke Levine, and Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick. He grew up learning to ski at Bromley, and has been a part of the BART program for five years, and served on the board for the last two. |
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Bob Gibbons
Bob began his career as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley nearly 30 years ago after graduating from the University of Richmond in Virginia. Along with his two partners, Bob founded the Fulcrum New York Group at Morgan Stanley to harness the full resources of the firm. As a Senior Portfolio Manager and Family Wealth Advisor, Bob works with high net worth families to develop, implement and monitor tailored investment strategies designed to achieve a client’s goals. Bob grew up skiing at Bromley and his family has owned a home in Bromley Village for about 40 years. He is married to his high school sweetheart and lives with his two children in his hometown in Connecticut. Bob has served as a coach in both little league baseball and youth soccer for his two children. He supports many local charities and is an active member of the New Canaan Exchange Club where he serves on the Grants and Donations Committee. Additionally, Bob is a strong supporter of the University of Richmond and serves on the Alumni Recruitment Committee, the College Fair Committee and previously served on the 25th Reunion Committee. Bob’s first year at the Bart Center was the winter 2016/2017. He and his two children volunteer as Ski Instructors for the Bart Center. |
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James Young
James and his wife Sara live in Weston Vermont and are loyal Bromley skiers. James is an attorney with offices in Londonderry and Ludlow Vermont. |
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Peggy Challe
Peggy founded Carter Holland Recruitment in 1998, a boutique consulting company that services the Asset Management community. Before that, she spent six years at Shearson Lehman Brothers in Human Resources. In 1991, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin. Peggy grew up skiing in Vermont with her childhood best friend and next-door neighbor, Bart Ruggiere. She loves the work the Bart Center has done thus far and is excited to be a part of it moving forward. When she is not skiing, Peggy loves to run and participates in races all over Fairfield County, CT. She also loves to hike and spend time with family and friends. She lives in New Canaan, CT, with her family, but has long loved Vermont. |
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Jim Lawler
Jim has over 30 years of experience in alternative and traditional asset management, with roles encompassing sales, marketing, trading, client relationship, investment and product development. Jim has served on the Board of Directors of the TS Alliance and the TS Alliance Endowment Fund and Abilis Inc. He currently sits on the board of directors of the Glenn Howatt Foundation, and Twin Meadows, Inc (dedicated to building accessible playgrounds for handicapped children). Jim is an alumni of Portsmouth Abbey and New York University. He resides in North Stamford CT with his wife and three children and is an active member of the community. He is an avid outdoorsman and an accomplished sailor and competitive sailboat racer. |
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Daniel Mon
Dan is a Senior Director in global equity research at Nuveen, a TIAA company. Over his career in investment management, Dan has served as an investment analyst and portfolio manager for investment funds such as Citadel and Hoplite Capital Management, among others. He began his career in global equity research at Citigroup in New York and London in 2003. He is currently a trustee of Chatham Day School where he serves as Treasurer and Head of the Finance Committee, having previously served on the Strategic Planning Committee and the Head of School Search Committee. Dan graduated with a degree in History and Philosophy from Boston College. He resides in New Jersey with his wife, Kristin, and his three daughters. He has volunteered at the Bart Center since 2019. In addition to the Bart Center, he volunteers as a coach for TOPSoccer. Dan was inspired to volunteer at the Bart Center by the amazing experience of his youngest daughter and the dedicated volunteers of the program from whom he has learned so much. |
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Donna Kane
Donna came to know the Bart Center as the parent of a special needs son, and is proud to support the Center’s mission of inclusion. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in Politics, Donna has enjoyed a successful career as an actress and singer on Broadway, across the US, Canada, and Europe. She produced and hosted the “Broadway Loves Shriners Hospitals for Children” annual benefit concerts in NYC, established the National Dance Ambassador program and served on the Board of the Pediatric Spine Foundation. She has volunteered for numerous projects supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Disability Pride NYC, and was a one-to-one visiting partner at the North Jersey Developmental Center. In Vermont, Donna served as the founding Executive Director for Derry Arts Company, a non-profit dedicated to providing performing arts and education and opportunities to local youth of all abilities and has enjoyed volunteering to coach cheer and dance teams. She and her husband have loved raising their three children in beautiful Peru, VT. |
