Beacon resident tapped to lead  Philipstown nonprofit

Semra Ercin
Ercin

Semra Ercin, a Beacon school board member and development director for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, will become the Philipstown Behavioral Health Hub’s next executive director, the organization announced Wednesday (July 10). 

Ercin will succeed interim director Chris Owens on Aug. 5. He took the position when Laurie Sigalos departed last summer. Ercin also directed development for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and has worked with the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Music School. 

The nonprofit hub, which opened on Stone Street in Cold Spring in 2019, provides access to behavioral health and addiction resources.

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