Madison Curry
Volunteer Coordinator
Madison graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting. She spent 12 years in New York pursuing acting until a detour to her hometown of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina led her to opening her own neighborhood café, Il Posto. In 2017, Madison and her husband and their 3 cats moved back to the Northeast where she began a career in voiceover. In 2022, they bought a little house in Red Hook Village where they now call home.
Leslie Pulver
Executive Chef
Leslie has been preparing meals for Red Hook Responds’ meal service activities since RHR was formed in 2020. Leslie is a native of Red Hook who has 33 years of experience in the food service industry. She is proud to serve the Red Hook community through Red Hook Responds where she enjoys making delicious creations from local and donated foods.
Bianca Verrilli
Executive Director
Bianca, Red Hook Responds’ Executive Director, is a Red Hook native that is passionate about supporting her local community and helping those most in need. She has significant experience working with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, both internationally and locally, to achieve operational excellence through administrative and financial management, business process improvement, and fundraising.
Board of Directors
Dan Budd Founding Board Member
Stephen Cohen
Amy Hass
John Horiszny President
Michael McCrudden
Laura Ramsey Treasurer
Nevill Smythe Secretary
Dan Budd
Founding Board Member
After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America and spending the next 23 years creating desserts in some of the world’s finest hotels in America & France, Dan Budd established Taste Budd’s Cafe in the heart of Red Hook in 2000. When the pandemic hit, Dan co-founded RHR with friend and Taste Budd’s employee Chris Donohue in 2020. In January 2021, Dutchess County awarded Dan with its Frontline Award, recognizing his selfless efforts to help his community in unprecedented times.
Suzanna Hermans
Operations Supervisor
Suzanna Hermans is a Dutchess County native and Red Hook resident since 2007. She is a second-generation bookseller and the co-owner of Oblong Books in Millerton & Rhinebeck. She’s also served on the Board of the Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce, and was a Hudson Valley Magazine Top Women in Business honoree. Since 2020, Suzanna has been a key player in making Red Hook Responds run smoothly and effectively.
Alex Wolf
Operations Supervisor
Alex Wolf has been a Red Hook resident for several years. He believes that our community, and the people in it, is what makes the place special — and that Red Hook Responds is an incredible manifestation of that community, with neighbors helping neighbors in times of need. RHR has helped Alex meet and volunteer with other community members, and he’s so thankful for the opportunities RHR provides to give back.