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of the recent past, and modern Italian architecture. Meredith currently serves on the Board of Directors of
Docomomo US and is a former board member of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). She is the author
of “Public Sculpture in New Jersey; Monuments to Collective Identity.”

Eugene Carr, Chief Innovation Officer of Patron Technology, is an entrepreneur who has been a visionary
in bringing Internet-based technology solutions to arts and cultural organizations since the early days of the
consumer web. Eugene’s first technology company in 1995 was the groundbreaking national arts listing site
Culturefinder.com, funded by AOL Ventures and Comcast.

Fred Cerullo is President/CEO of the Grand Central Partnership (GCP) and a Commissioner on the New York
City Planning Commission.
Over the course of his career, Cerullo has been an elected and an appointed official, as well as a board
member of many non-profit organizations. Cerullo began his career as Counsel to the Minority Leader of the
New York City Council. He became one of the youngest ever New York City Councilmembers, winning his first of
four consecutive elections to the New York City Council representing the South Shore and portions of the Mid-
Island communities of Staten Island, while also holding the position of City Council Minority Leader.
Cerullo became one of the youngest ever New York City Commissioners when he was tapped to run the New
York City Department of Consumer Affairs and later became the City Commissioner of Finance, after running
both agencies simultaneously for six months.
Cerullo served on the Mayoral Transition teams of Rudolph W. Giuliani and Michael R. Bloomberg as well as
serving on the Mayor’s Committee on Appointments. Prior to his appointment to City Planning, Cerullo was
a Member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board for more than four years, having the distinction of
being the first Board Member to have participated in the landmark campaign finance program.
Presently, Fred serves on the Boards of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, the Staten Island
Foundation, The Maritime Museum, the American Museum of Natural History Planetarium Authority, the St.
George Theatre Restoration, Inc. and St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association. He is also a Board
Member of the NYC BID Association and is an active member of numerous organizations citywide.
Cerullo, who resides in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, was born in Brooklyn, New York and
raised in Great Kills, Staten Island, and is a graduate of the New York City public school system. He received
bachelor’s degrees in English and American Studies from St. John’s University. A member of the bar in New York,
New Jersey, California, and Washington D.C., he earned his law degree from St. John’s University School of
Law. He has received numerous awards over the years, including the St. John’s University Pietas Medal and the
Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal. He also received the President’s Medal from both St. John’s University
and the City University of New York College of Staten Island. Most recently Fred was named one of New York
City’s “50 Over 50” by City & State Magazine, and also landed in the Top Ten of Staten Island’s Most Powerful
People by the same publication.
Fred Cerullo is a member of SAG/AFTRA appearing in daytime dramas, films, movies made-for-television and
cable, and has had starring roles in numerous stage productions.

Tom Clareson is Project Director of the Performing Arts Readiness project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation to help performing arts organizations nationwide learn how to protect their assets, sustain
operations, and be prepared for emergencies. He also serves as Senior Consultant for Digital &
Preservation Services at LYRASIS, consulting and teaching on preservation, disaster preparedness, digitization,
digital preservation, special collections/archives, remote storage, funding, strategic planning, and advocacy
for libraries, archives, and museums.

Chris Collier is with Renew Theaters, Inc. a nonprofit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt, management company. Renew
was created to allow the same management team to operate multiple theaters, while allowing each theater
to maintain its own separate, local identity. Renew makes no profit — it is a “pass through” company that
supplies the services at cost. Renew currently operates four Pennsylvania/New Jersey movie theaters: the
County Theater in Doylestown, PA (since 1993), the Ambler Theater in Ambler, PA (since 2003), the Hiway
Theater in Jenkintown, PA (since 2013) and the Princeton Garden Theatre in Princeton, NJ (since 2014). We
also helped reopen the Bryn Mawr Film Institute in 2005 and ran its movie operations until 2009. Each of our
theaters is a separate, 501c3 tax-exempt corporation. Each theater has its own local Board of Directors and
its own separate finances. Renew manages each theater according to each individual mission to: Exhibit art,
independent and world films; Educate the community about the film and media arts; Serve as a community
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