Our Team
Sullivan Renaissance is a program of The Gerry Foundation. It works collaboratively with several institutions and agencies including the partners listed below.
Sandra Gerry's Vision
“My thoughts turned almost immediately to Sullivan County- why couldn’t we do something like that here?”
Sandra Gerry Chair, Sullivan Renaissance
“I sincerely believe Sullivan Renaissance to be the single most important program ever undertaken in the history of Sullivan County.”
John Conway Sullivan County Historian
Our Team
This year Sullivan Renaissance is inviting volunteers and sponsors to join with us to celebrate ten years of enhancing the appearance of Sullivan County and building a sense of pride and community spirit.
Gerry Foundation
Established by Alan Gerry in 1996, The Gerry Foundation is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of life of Sullivan County and the surrounding area through economic and community development and the support of education, culture, music and the arts. As a vehicle to help energize the economy of Sullivan County, the foundation acquired the site of the original Woodstock Festival the same year.
The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York. Preserving the original Woodstock Festival field and approximately 1,700 surrounding acres, the multi-venue performing arts includes under roof cover a 4,800 seat summer pavilion with space on an adjacent lawn for an additional 12,000 patrons. The Bethel Woods campus also includes restrooms and concessions buildings, two covered open-air Adirondack-type buildings to accommodate crafts fairs, farmer markets, and other outdoor events, an open-air 1000 seat amphitheater for the performing arts, and a 40,000 square foot Interpretative Center building housing an Events Gallery for private and community events such as conferences, weddings, etc.
The Museum at Bethel Woods opened to the public in June 2008 that highlights the events of mid-20th century from the late 1950s through the 1969 Woodstock Festival and the legacy of this time, together with sufficient space to display visiting and temporary exhibits, as well as classrooms. Bethel Woods is committed to building its status as a must-see, state-of the art, cultural destination for the performing arts and education for visitors from around the region, the country, and the world.
The Beaverkill Foundation
The Beaverkill Foundation works to improve the quality of life in Sullivan County, including economic, social and beautification issues.
Sullivan County Center for Workforce Development
The mission of the Center for Workforce Development is to build a high-quality local workforce as a critical part of a stable economy.
There are several avenues that must be pursued in order to generate a strong workforce within Sullivan County. These include:
- Linking the youth of the county with jobs of tomorrow;
- Protecting and enforcing workers' rights;
- Assisting former welfare recipients in their transition to work;
- Identifying or creating employment opportunities for the disabled;
- Processing unemployment claims; and
- Ensuring workers' compensation claims are paid in accordance with existing laws.
Sullivan County Division of Public Works and Solid Waste
The Sullivan County Division of Public Works and Solid Waste provides a wide range of essential services to county residents and visitors. More than 200 staff in the division’s 15 departments design, maintain and repair roads and bridges, plow snow, operate and maintain county buildings and parks, as well as fuel, maintain and repair the county’s vehicle fleet.
The division also operates the Sullivan County Sanitary Landfill, transfer stations, recycling program and sponsors county cleanup initiatives. DPW maintains and operates the Sullivan County International Airport and provides Weights and Measures services to insure sale quantity accuracy within the county
Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management
The mission of the Division of Planning & Environmental Management is to facilitate the design and implementation of effective projects and programs designed to improve the economy, environment and physical infrastructure of the county.
This mission is addressed by providing quality technical assistance to local municipalities, agencies, not-for-profits and community groups in land use, economic development, housing, farmland protection, and environmental protection. In addition, the division offers research and analytical capabilities to assist the county manager, legislature, municipal officials and other county departments in making policy decisions.