Names development, marketing execs
Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Philipstown announced on Feb. 7 it had hired Martha Pearson as director of development and Kirsty Gaukel as the director of marketing and communications.
Most recently, Pearson was the director of development at Boscobel House and Gardens for two years. Earlier, she held the position at the Irish Repertory Theatre and the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, both in New York City.
Gaukel most recently worked with the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston and was executive and programming director at the Denizen Theatre in New Paltz. She also worked in marketing for 59E59 Theaters in New York City and Actors Theatre of Louisville. She began her career at the Edinburgh Fringe and International festivals and other venues in her native Scotland.
