⬩ Officers & Board of Trustees ⬩


  • As McDonald’s Global Chief Impact Officer, Jon Banner is leading the effort to harness the unmatched scale and reach of McDonald’s to drive purposeful change around the world. The Global Impact team – which integrates the company’s Government Relations, Public Policy, Sustainability, Communications, and Global Security teams, as well as Ronald McDonald House Charities - works together to build trust among stakeholders and bring the company’s purpose, To Feed and Foster Communities, to life. With presence in nearly 40,000 local communities across 100+ countries, McDonald’s is uniquely positioned to spur positive action in four key areas of focus: food quality and sourcing, our planet, community connection, and jobs, inclusion and empowerment.

    Jon joined McDonald’s from PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President, Communications and President, PepsiCo Foundation. During this time, he co-created the company’s sustainability vision, PepsiCo Positive (pep+), which links the business with the future of the planet and people through positive agriculture, positive value chain and positive choices. As President of PepsiCo Foundation, he revitalized the foundation strategy through new partnerships and investments to alleviate hunger, provide access to safe water, and drive economic empowerment around the globe.

    Prior to PepsiCo, Jon spent more than two decades with Disney/ABC, traveling the world as the Executive Producer on some of the most influential news programs, including “World News Tonight” and “This Week,” winning numerous Emmy Awards for groundbreaking coverage.

    Jon is a graduate of Boston University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies.


  • Susan is Global Chair and Chief Creative Officer of FCB Global, one of the most recognized creative agencies in the world. She is one of the industry's leading creatives and an important voice representing women. As the first female chairperson of The One Club for Creativity, Susan champions rising creative talent and advocates for industry diversity and inclusion. Upon arriving at FCB in 2016, she reignited the network by pushing for better work. At Cannes Lions 2020/2021, FCB had its strongest performance and was named Global Network of the Year. Susan was also appointed president of the Titanium Jury at the 2020/2021 Festival. Honors include a spot-on Advertising Age’s “100 Most Influential Women” list and Business Insider’s “Most Creative Women in Advertising” list. She was also named a Matrix Awards honoree by New York Women in Communications and was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement and The North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame.

    Prior to joining FCB, Susan spent twenty four years at BBDO and was previously CCO of Leo Burnett USA. Allstate’s "Mayhem" campaign and P&G’s anti-bullying initiative "Mean Stinks" for Secret are among her acclaimed efforts. She reinvented the iconic M&M’s characters, helped turn Cingular Wireless from a small challenger brand into a category leader which merged with ATT in 2006, and created award-winning work for clients including Bank of America, FedEx, Gillette, Lowe’s, PepsiCo, Pizza Hut and Visa.

    Susan also sits on The Carolina Performing Arts board at University of North Carolina, continues to serve on the board of The One Club for Creativity, and recently joined the board of JAR, The John A. Reisenbach Foundation. She and her husband, Joseph, reside in Millbrook.


  • Peter has an extensive consumer products background, both in managing and investing in growth businesses, primarily in the Over-The-Counter Drug (OTC) and Personal Care industries. Currently, he is an Operating Partner at Juggernaut Capital Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm primarily investing in consumer product and service companies. In addition to his position at Juggernaut, Peter serves as Executive Chairman of two early-stage OTC companies – Eli Personal Care which markets the SoCozy brand of children’s hair care and Lia Diagnostics which is developing a totally flushable pregnancy test. In addition, he is a member of the Board of the company which sells and markets Hanks’s Root Beer, a leading line of craft sodas in the mid-Atlantic area.

    In 2012, Peter co-founded Yellow Wood Partners, a private equity group also focused on the consumer packaged goods industry. Among Yellow Wood’s investments, Parfums de Coeur (a/k/a “PDC Brands”) was a major operating and financial success, built on a combination of strong organic growth and several strategic add-on acquisitions.

    Previously, Peter co-founded Blacksmith Brands, Inc. in April of 2009 and became the Company’s Chairman and CEO. Blacksmith was created by purchasing a package of well-known brands from J&J (Efferdent Denture Cleanser, Luden’s Cough Lozenges, PediaCare Pediatric Cough/Cold Remedies and Nasalcrom Allergy Spray). In this role, he led the creation of the Company’s sales, marketing, and operations capabilities as they transitioned a group of “orphan” brands into a successful stand-alone company which was later sold producing an attractive financial return to its investors.

    In 2001, Peter founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. He was instrumental in building Prestige Brands, starting with the initial acquisition of a small portfolio of OTC and Household brands in 2001, acquiring numerous additional brands and ultimately culminating with a successful initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PBH) in 2005. During his seven years at Prestige, Peter delivered strong financial gains for two different private equity owners.

    Prior to joining Prestige Brands, Peter worked the majority of his career at Block Drug Company where he served in various roles, eventually becoming the only non-family Member of the Office of Chief Executive. During his 20+ years at Block Drug, the company grew revenues from less than $50 million to $1 billion and established major world-wide consumer franchises such as Sensodyne Toothpaste and Polident Denture Cleanser. Block was sold to GSK in 2001.

    Peter received an A.B. from Brown University. He and his wife Diana Wheeler currently reside in the Hudson Valley.


  • Hospitality has been a major aspect of Cathy’s professional and personal life, having worked alongside her husband, Peter, for many years at Morrell & Company Wine Emporium in Manhattan and, from 1995 to 2009, as business manager and senior event planner at a boutique corporate catering and event planning company. Prior to that, she was Development Coordinator for the not-for-profit Eugene O’Neill Theater where she pursued funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources for the various O’Neill programs.  

    In 2010, Cathy launched American Friends of the Chatelet Theater, a membership organization designed to promote cultural exchange between the Paris-based Chatelet Theatre and American audiences. In 2016, she became involved with the Millbrook Literary Festival, which successfully applied for not-for-profit status, thereby enabling the Festival to seek the support of Arts Mid-Hudson and other sponsors. She is an avid cook, keen on sourcing fresh local ingredients and entertaining friends and winemakers from around the world in her Millbrook home.  


  • As President, Tom oversees all aspects of the business of Stonewood Farm, including strategic and financial decision-making and community outreach.

    Tom has been in executive leadership at Common Spirit Health (formerly Catholic Health Initiatives), a national, not-for-profit healthcare organization based in Chicago, Illinois, for 18 years. Common Spirit is one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States, with more than 1,000 care sites in 21 states coast to coast. During this time, he has been involved in all of Common Spirit’s major decisions, including acquisitions and divestitures, and directs its $150 million Grant Program that aims to create healthy communities through innovative programs that address social determinants of health.

    Tom also oversees the strategic and financial operations of two affiliate organizations, St. Joseph’s Children (Albuquerque, New Mexico) and St. Joseph Children’s Health (Lancaster, Pennsylvania).

    In 2013, Tom founded Stonewood Farm with Ken Holzberg. He is also a member of the Millbrook Garden Club.


  • As Secretary/Treasurer, Ken oversees all aspects of the business of Stonewood Farm. He is responsible for all community outreach, employment, financial and insurance matters.

    Ken practiced law for 13 years at the Boston law firm, Hale and Dorr, and then at several national and international corporations including The Travelers Realty Investment Company and The TJX Companies. His areas of practice included real estate, environmental and bankruptcy matters, and his clients were both for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations. Early in his career, his pro bono representation of the Pine Street Inn, now the largest homeless services provider in New England, and the AIDS Action Committee were touchstones to his commitment to community service.

    In 2013, after retiring from law, Ken founded Stonewood Farm with Tom Kopfensteiner. He has served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Washington and the Board of the Millbrook/Town of Washington Business Association, chairing the subcommittee that oversees the Millbrook Farmers Market. Ken is also a member of the Northeast Dutchess Fund Committee of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.