Board of Directors

CHRIS ASWAD

Chris Aswad is the founder of Insight By Design, a boutique consumer insights and marketing consulting firm based in NYC. He founded the company in 2011 after spending 10+ years in the advertising and market research industry, including time spent at Sony Music Entertainment where he helped build a global insight lab to promote artists ranging from Paul Simon and Rod Stewart to Beyoncé and Kelly Clarkson. Chris has grown his agency into the successful brand it is today by delighting client teams at leading brands including Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, Bloomberg Media, Vistaprint, Ocean Spray, Ralph Lauren and many more. He is respected in the industry as an expert in insight-driven innovation and in helping organizations integrate the voice of the consumer into all aspects of their business. Chris earned a Master's degree in Applied Communication Research from Boston University and has worked closely with the University's Communication Research Center. An avid home cook, entertainer and traveler, he's happiest in the kitchen preparing great meals for friends and family or planning an upcoming adventure. Chris lives with his husband in NYC and Greenwood Lake, NY where they love spending time on the water and hiking around the Hudson Valley with their lovable but very high maintenance Shiba Inu / Pomeranian mix dog, Jasper.

JENNIFER MOSIER

Jennifer Mosier (MFA: USC, Directing; SAG-AFTRA) is co-founder of Synecdoche Works, an arts nonprofit focused on new play development. A Magician Member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, she was most recently the Executive Producer on Kanishk Pandey‘s play The Fate of the Online Cow, is a co-founder of Old Bat Films, and is Co-Executive Producer on AUTONOMOUS, a short in currently in post-production for Pet Havoc Productions. She has served on the faculties at UC Santa Barbara, CSU San Bernardino, and Northern Arizona University, and was published in The Journal of American Culture (“Hold Your Horses, the Elephants are Coming!”) prior to her departure from academia.

MICHAEL KUSHNER

Michael Kushner is NYC’s leading multi-hyphenate and one of the most sought after theatre photographers for headshots, portraits and backstage photography. Michael is the Executive Producer of the EMMY Nominated series Indoor Boys. His book, How to Be a Multi-Hyphenate in the Theatre Business: Conversations, Advice, and Tips from Dear Multi-Hyphenate, was released in the Spring of 2023 and published by Routledge Publishing of the Taylor & Francis Group. Michael has recently joined the board of the new regional theatre, Core Theatre Group, based in Warwick, NY. In true multi-hyphenate form, Michael served as the Director of Programming for The Green Room 42, providing the space with sold out programming post pandemic. Film: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Performance: On the Town at Barrington Stage (Pre Broadway, Directed by John Rando), Much Ado About Nothing at Barrington Stage (Directed by Julie Boyd), Sons on the Prophet at GableStage (Directed by Joe Adler). He is the creator of his one man show, Moo With Me (Directed by Max Crumm). In June of 2021, Michael’s one person musical cabaret Michael Kushner Sings His Hits for Pride was part of 54 Below’s reopening programming as the industry opens after the CoVid-19 pandemic. Photography: Featured in The NYTimes, Vogue, The Tony Awards, Playbill, Women's Wear Daily, and more. Creator of The Dressing Room Project. Michael has photographed Hillary Clinton, Tom Hanks, Patti LuPone, Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews, and many more notable artists. Producing: Emmy Nominated web series, Indoor Boys, created by Wes Taylor and Alex Wyse, XaveMePlease, starring Isaac Powell, (Frameline43 Festival in San Fran). Michael is one of the founding members of Musical Theatre Factory, currently in residency with Playwrights Horizons, and was awarded the first ever MTF Builder Award. Michael produced and directed (as well as performed in) the sold out evening of 54 Celebrates Mel Brooks, starring Richard Kind, Veanne Cox, and more. During CoVid-19, Michael has stayed active in the theatre community by serving as Director of Photography and producing virtual events such as Moments in the Woods (A Virtual Gala for the HFWAA featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award), Betsy Wolfe’s A Pants Optional Holiday, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play featuring The Skivvies with Laguna Playhouse, and Leslie Kritzer’s Holiday Show for The Actors’ Home. Active participant with Covenant House. In 2020, Michael served as 2020 KeyNote speaker for Florida Thespians. Michael was recently awarded the 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Ithaca College. Michael teaches theatre business to the advanced NYU performance students at The Lee Strasberg Institute. www.dearmultihyphenate.comorwww.michaelkushnerphotography.com. Podcasts: Dear Multi-Hyphenate. Michael is about to release another book, soon to be announced. Proud AEA Member. Ithaca College BFA Musical Theatre. Repped by the fabulous Dave and Mel at EDGE Entertainment. @themichaelkushner on IG.

KIMBERLY GABELMANN

Kimberly Gabelmann is an entrepreneur, business consultant, and author of Conscious Fork: Nourishing the Mind, Body, & Soil, a book she wrote, designed, and self-published through her own venture, Conscious Fork Publishing. As an entrepreneur, she has launched several sustainable food and wellness initiatives, primarily in the Lower Hudson Valley. She holds certifications as a New York State real estate salesperson and as a Holistic Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

Kimberly's corporate career is in national media and advertising sales, where she was Senior Vice President of Branded Entertainment, Partnerships, & Sponsorships at Sundance Channel and AMC Networks. Prior to that, she was the Director of New Business Development at MTV Networks and an Account Executive at Comedy Central. She began her career as a Media Buyer at Foote, Cone, & Belding and TN Media advertising agencies. Kimberly splits her time between New York City and Warwick, NY, where she lives with her partner, Joe Irace, a local architect, and their two chihuahuas, Lois and Clark.