Jason K. Demarest, AIA
Principal Architect

Mr. Demarest is a licensed and registered architect in New York State and has his own architectural practice. He has worked on projects in the Central NY community for the past 14 years. Jason has done construction management on several past projects. His firm has a LEED accredited person on staff. Jason has a real-world philosophy, derived from his hands-on construction experience and his education at RPI. This is evidenced by good working relationships with the local contractors & municipalities. His approach has a strong technical and engineering basis blended with the traditional design aspects of scale, proportion, and aesthetics found in the architectural profession. Jason's primary areas of interest include sustainable land use planning and architectural design, alternative energy, synergetics & tensegrity structures, alternative transportation systems, and affordable housing.

Select recent projects include:

• Tierney-Walter Addition & Major Renovaton- 2009
• Architecture Technology Corporation Office Building - 2008
• Cedar Creek Affordable Housing Development - 2008
• Morning View Housing Development, Syracuse, NY- 2007
• Ithaca Shopping Plaza Renovation

Jerry Dietz/CSP Management
Project Manager

Jerry Dietz has owned and operated C.S.P. Management for 19 years. The company has overseen the renovation and/or restoration of many properties over that time. Notable renovations include: 108 W. Buffalo St.; 504 University Ave.; The historic Stone Building in Dryden (8 - 10 W. Main St.) and 430 W. State St (the new Mama Goose location).

History and Services: C.S.P. Management (formerly Cayuga Sunset Properties) is a full service property management firm which was started by Jerry Dietz in 1990. They presently manage apartment units in the Ithaca, Trumansburg, Dryden, Cortland & surrounding areas. CSP serves a broad spectrum of the rental population (i.e. students, professionals, low income families, etc.) and are well versed in the workings of related housing agencies including the Ithaca City Building Department.

Construction/Maintenance Crew: The maintenance staff consists of ten year round full time employees. Additional summer staff is hired according to project needs. The full time staff is capable of handling most plumbing, electrical and other maintenance issues that arise. However, when city codes require that licensed individuals do the work they typically have used HSC Associates or Donohue Halverson Plumbing and Heating and Pleasant Valley Electrical Contractors for these services. All staff members are equipped with cellular phones and drive vehicles owned and outfitted by C.S.P. Management.

 

Karen Lee, AIA
Consultant

Karen Lee's firm, Lee + Associates Architects, has provided architectural services for many small theatres in the greater New York City area. Services include: feasibility studies, financial studies, and complete designs. Past Clients include the Riant Theatre, Victoria Theatre, Vital Theatre, Pregones Theatre, Chattaqua Opera House, Teatro Circulo, IATI, and Choices Theatre Company.

Recent highlights include: winning the 2007 A.R.T/ New York Local Hero Award for their work with the Riant Theatre. The firm designed the Riant Cultural Center which included 3 theatres: black box, 125 seat venue, and 300 seat theatre, all necessary support spaces, Green room, rehearsal spaces, and rental studios. For the Pregones Theatre in the Bronx, Lee+AA recently completed a project very similar to the Kitchen Theatre’s new venue. This project rehabilitated a warehouse to accommodate a new 110 seat theatre and support spaces on the main floor, and added a floor above for rehearsal spaces and offices.

Ms. Lee was trained by Mitchell Kurtz, a well known small theatre architect in New York City. He was a former actor-turned-architect. Ms. Lee is also an active board member for Fourth Arts Block (FAB), the newly designated East Fourth Street Cultural District in Manhattan that houses 20 theatres in one block.

Campaign Co-Chairs

Percy Browning	Campaign Co-Chair Director Emeritus, Kitchen Theatre Company
Greg Hartz	Campaign Co-Chair President and CEO, Tompkins Trust Company
	Percy Browning	Greg Hartz

Cabinet Members

Fran Benedict	Executive Vice President, Tompkins Trust Company, retired
Michelle Benedict-Jones	Senior Vice President, Tompkins Trust Company
Jim Bouderau	General Manager, Hilton Garden Inn
Mary Pat Dolan	Commissioner, County Department of Social Services, retired
Kathy Garner	Bereavement Chaplain & Clergy Outreach, Hospice & Palliative Care, Tompkins Co.
Carl Gortzig	Professor Emeritus of Horticulture, Cornell University; Elizabeth Newman Wild Director Emeritus, Cornell Plantations, Cornell University
Howard Hartnett	Vice President and Regional Manager, M&T Bank
Jan Hertel	Executive Director, Cayuga Medical Center Foundation
Rachel Lampert	Artistic Director, Kitchen Theatre Company
Jim Mazza	Assistant Vice President, College Alumni Affairs and Development, Cornell University
Sylvia Miller	President, KTC Board of Directors, retired professional fund raiser
Risa Mish	Director, Leadership Skills Program, JGSM, Cornell University
Stephen Nunley	Managing Director, Kitchen Theatre Company
Carol Travis	Teacher, Transcendental Meditation
Carol True-Palmer	Major Gifts Officer, Alumni Affairs & Development, Cornell University
Tanya Vanasse	Marketing Manager, Healthcare & Continuing Care Markets, CBORD
	Campaign Cabinet members Stephen Nunley (KTC Managing Director), Sylvia Miller, Rachel Lampert (KTC Artistic Director), and Carol True-Palmer with Jerry Dietz, Construction Manager