ADVISORY BOARD
Bill Lee joined Cushman and Wakefield’s Manhattan Office in 2009 as an associate director. Mr. Lee is recognized as an entrenched, prolific, and accessible component of the commercial real estate landscape and well known by many in the industry. Highly respected by his peers, Mr. Lee specializes in providing first hand insight for tenants he represents, while also focusing on point of service trust for acquisition, disposition and emerging industry specific companies.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kristin Sheffield-Whitehead, President (Attorney) is a California-raised, New York City litigator with a passion for the arts, especially as they relate to personal story-telling and the impact of a person’s story on those who act as an audience to its telling. She and her husband, Eric Whitehead, have several projects in the works—each with the ultimate goal of facilitating artistic story-telling—including their own production company and, of course, actively supporting other artists, including those in ADC.
Eric Whitehead, Vice-President (Actor) is extremely excited to be joining the board of ADC with his incredible wife, Kristin Sheffield-Whitehead, and to help guide the company into amazing new territory. As a former ADC dancer, he truly believes in the power of ADC to change people’s lives through authentic artistry and through creating social awareness of significant human experiences and events. Eric is a New York based actor who works professionally in theater, film, and television. www.ericwilliamwhitehead.com
Kayla Carpenter (bio coming soon)
Cassandra DiPietro (Professional Model) is a Ford Model since 2005 and Marymount Manhattan College Graduate. She double majored in Sociology and Theater and now lives in Long Island where her husband is a New York Islander Professional Hockey player. She is starting a Foundation for him, works with the New York Islanders Children’s Foundation and is also currently a spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League. She is very passionate about the Arts, Dance specifically, and hopes to bring another perspective to the company.
Jessica L. Morales (Freelance Artist/Choreographer & Dance Educator) is currenty on staff at the New School of Dance Arts, and Road Recovery as an instructor and choreographer. She was a member of Amalgamate Dance Company and the Dance Theater Company. Jes performed works by Linda Mensch as part of Elise Long’s “Saraswati Project” for Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors summer festival. She also danced in “Eyes to See” at the Times Center in Manhattan. Jessica’s choreography has been shown at Project Dance NY spring events in 2007,2008, 2009 & 2010. She has also choreographed for various local school productions including Mary Help of Christian’s “Cinderella” and Nyack Middle School’s “Willy Wonka.”She is a scholarship recipient and graduate of Hofstra University. She holds a BA in creative studies. While at Hofstra Jes had the opportunity to dance the works of José Limón, Anna Sokolow, and Robin Becker as well as the premieres of “Moon Dog” by Karla Wolfangle and “Girl in a Red Dress” by Amy Marshall. Her passion is to use dance as a vehicle to teach people about healthy relationships.