Executive Staff

Executive Director - Christine Hein
Deputy Director - Heidi Hill-Haddard

People’s Place 2025 Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is an entirely volunteer group that serves to set policy and direction, provide fiscal management, and ensure The People's Place has the resources necessary to operate and thrive. The People's Place Board of Directors meets on the second Monday of every other month at 5:30pm at 17 St. James Street, Kingston.

Officers

Eleni Loizou – President
Restauranteur, Deitz Stadium Diner

Crystal Jacob – Vice President
AVP Training Officer, Ulster Savings Bank

Adam Korol – Treasurer
CPA; Ribeye Media, Inc.

Aparna Sampat-Wilde – Secretary
Private Practice Psychologist

Board Members

Jamie Anson
Director of Events and
Corporate Relations
Walkway Over the Hudson

Jonathan Beever
Owner/President
PuroClean Professional Restoration

John DeForest
Account Executive
RSS Agency

Regina Fitzpatrick
Attorney
O’Connor & Partners

Carl Harris
Contractor
Retired NYS Parks

Maureen (Mo) Keegan
Attorney
Basch, Keegan, & Spada, LLC

Joshua Leonard
Filmmaker, Actor,
Writer, Producer

James Malcom
Retired
North Atlantic State Regional Council of Carpenters

Rick Negron
Officer
Kingston Police Department

Eddie Parker
Retired Correctional Officer

Tom Scaglione
VP Government and Community Relations
WMC Health

Judith Turkel
Board Member
Of Counsel Attorney

People’s Place 2025 Community Board

As ambassadors, the Community Board members will serve to educate the public on programming and services provided by People’s Place. We will work to develop events that fund the programming offered to address our community’s most essential needs. Through these actions, we will achieve the core mission of feeding and clothing individuals while providing hope, support and assistance with life events.