Mission

The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill (ERVK) is a non-governmental, nonpartisan, non-profit organization that operates from Mrs. Roosevelt's home and retreat in Hyde Park, NY. ERVK is dedicated to preserving Mrs. Roosevelt's home as a living memorial and a center for dialogue and change through programs related to her humanitarian concerns.

Board of Directors

Mary L. Moody, Chair
Kip O'Neill, First Vice Chair
Cora Mallory-Davis, Second Vice Chair
Lorraine Roberts, Treasurer

Mary Jane Von Allmen, Secretary

Lark-Marie Anton
Jane P. Plakias
Anthony V. Campilii
Wendy Roosevelt
Felice Gaer
Elayne Seaman, Past Chair
Meera T. Gandhi
Frances Taft
Diana S. Goldin
Marie N. Tarver
Thad S. Jones
JoAnne Myers
Lewis C. Kirschner
Mark A. VanderHeyden
Susan Marshall LaPine
Mary Jane Von Allmen
Judith A. Lewittes
Lillian S. Weigert
Pamela Conrad Rosenberg
E. Mary McGowan


ERVK Staff


Mona Burkard, Director of Administration

Cathy Collins, Ph. D, Executive Director

Jennifer M. Triplett, GLW Director

Nilda Rodriguez-Noone, Development Assistant


Susan Houston-Marks, Director of Finance
Arlene Gould, Diversity Program, Business Liaison