Hudson Valley Shakespeare Appoints Laura Steinberger as Director of Finance
Tom O’Connor Consulting Group (TOCG) is pleased to announce that Laura Steinberger (she/her) has been appointed Director of Finance by Hudson Valley Shakespeare (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kendra Ekelund, Managing Director) in Garrison, New York following our extensive national search led by Brenna Thomas, Search Consultant.
Laura Steinberger brings deep experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic financial management, and business operations, with a career spanning the arts, education, technology, and finance sectors.
Most recently, Laura served as Managing Director at ArtsRock, where she oversaw financial systems, budgeting, and organizational strategy to transform community impact and long-term stability. Prior to that, Laura held the role of Chief Operating Officer at the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation, where she led strategic financial planning, managed its successful merger with another nonprofit, and guided the organization through the pandemic by rapidly implementing virtual programs that expanded national reach and improved financial sustainability.
Earlier, Laura built a successful career in investment research at Neuberger Berman, focusing on long-term investing in media, telecom and technology. She began her professional journey in the tech sector in Paris, managing cross-cultural teams and global operations during periods of rapid growth.
Laura earned an MBA in Finance and a BA in Art History and French from Columbia University. She brings to Hudson Valley Shakespeare a deep belief in the power of the arts to connect and inspire, along with a passion for building resilient, mission-driven organizations.
“We are thrilled to welcome Laura to our team at this pivotal time in Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s history,” said Managing Director Kendra Ekelund. “Laura’s breadth and wealth of experience from nonprofit financial strategy to Wall Street, paired with her deep commitment to fostering mission-driven organizations make her the perfect fit for our growing team. As we embark on the exciting next chapter of our story, including the development of our permanent home here at HVS, Laura’s expertise will be essential in ensuring that our vision for artistic excellence, community engagement, and both environmental and financial sustainability continues to flourish. We look forward to all that we will accomplish together.”
“At this transformational moment with the new HVS campus rising from the Hudson Valley landscape, I’m excited to join the team to help steward the organization’s financial resources in support of bold storytelling, vibrant community-building, and a lasting connection to this singular setting.” said Steinberger.
“I am really thrilled for Hudson Valley Shakespeare and the addition of Laura Steinberger to their team,” commented TOCG Search Consultant Brenna Thomas. “Laura arrives with a wide range of experiences to draw on, an inquisitive, kind, and thoughtful nature, and a commitment to ensuring strong financial strategy for nonprofits in the region. This will be a great step forward for HVS.”
About Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Located eighty minutes north of Manhattan, Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVS) is a professional non-profit theater company that presents a rotating repertory season of both Shakespeare and more contemporary plays and musicals in an open-air theater overlooking the Hudson River. Founded in 1987, HVS’s critically acclaimed body of work is forged from the most essential of elements – actors, audience, language, and landscape. The company’s spectacular 98-acre campus serves as a vibrant hub for the local community, a cultural and educational anchor for the region, and a national model for environmental sustainability in the performing arts. It encompasses publicly accessible spaces where visitors can picnic and walk, rehearsal studios and production shops where artists carry out creative work, and also houses a successful for-profit restaurant and event space, called The Garrison, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the non-profit theater company. After 38 years of performing in a seasonal tent, in the summer of 2026, HVS will welcome audiences to its first-ever permanent home – the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, designed by the celebrated architecture firm Studio Gang. Protected from the elements but open to the landscape, the Scripps Theater Center will be the first purpose-built LEED Platinum theater in the United States.
About Tom O’Connor Consulting Group
Tom O’Connor Consulting Group (TOCG) is a NYC-based consultancy that supports arts institutions and leaders with two integrated services: organizational strategy and executive search. Consulting specialties include marketing, strategy, assessment, and organizational development. Founded in 2015, TOCG is a fully remote company with team members spanning the country and the globe.
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