Craig Snyder leverages his 15+ years of experience in the event technology space to create better experiences for events, fans, and artists alike. He recently joined RFID/cashless event technology leader Intellitix as Director of Sales and is excited to bring their technology to his network. Previously, he ran the sales team at Lyte where he worked with brands such as Live Nation, AEG, Goldenvoice, Danny Wimmer Presents, ReedPOP, Newport Folk Fest, and Madison House to grow their market share coverage to 43% of North American events.
During his time at ReverbNation (now Bandlab) he built artist discovery programs that created performance slots at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Firefly and others. As head of partnerships at digital agency Vervelife, he worked with Live Nation, Music Today, Billboard, and Shazam to integrate streaming music and downloads add-ons into e-commerce experiences. He received his rock n’ roll masters degree while working with Little Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band/the Sopranos) producing radio shows on SiriusXM and managing his live events division for Underground Garage. Currently, he’s also on the board of O+ Festival, an organization that hosts a 3-day festival in NY where performing artists receive complimentary healthcare. One of his focuses is to turn O+ into a 365-day clinic where artists can receive care year round.
When he’s not working, you’ll likely find him on the ice playing with his beer-league hockey team and dreaming about his future retirement job driving a Zamboni.
Originally from Portland OR, Don received his BFA and MFA from the California College of the Arts in Oakland CA in printmaking and sculpture. After this he taught printmaking and drawing in Victoria BC at the University of Victoria, and then went on to Santa Barbara where he taught at UCSB of Creative Studies, made sculptures, and had three solo shows in NYC. He relocated to NY and landed a teaching job at Sarah Lawrence in the early 1980s. He chose to build a house and settle in High Falls and worked for Jeryl Parker, making copper etchings which were the biggest in the world at that time. Don and Jeryl printed for artists like Julian Schnabel, Donald Sultan, and David Salle. He has experience selling art at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and Don has been a generous supporter of O+ since it started.
Jicky Schnee is a multidisciplinary artist working in both the visual and performing arts. In 2017, she established The Stable Gallery in Lake Hill, NY to provide an artist-run, supportive exhibition platform in Woodstock, NY.
Schnee first came to know O+ as a festival alum in 2018. Her visual installation was shown alongside a performance of the one act autographic play The Four Sisters; The Eye, the Ear, the Brain and the Mouth. Schnee received her degrees in Fine Arts and Art History, BA and Pre-med, BSc. from Rice University and she studied drama at the British American Drama Academy in England. Jicky Schnee comes from a large family of doctors and looks forward to working with O+ to continue to bring quality health-care to artists and to grow the organization in ways that allow O+ to expand that access.
Diane Eber is an accomplished producer and curator with a passion for bringing life-changing artistic experiences to audiences around the world. With an impressive background in the music industry, Diane has worked with Warner Music Group, International Music Network, and curated performing arts programming at MASS MoCA, where she has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible in the intersection of visual art and performance. Diane recently ended a long tenure with BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, New York City’s longest-running performing arts festival, most recently occupying the role of Executive Producer & Artistic Director there.
As a tastemaker with an eye for finding talent before the rest of the world, Diane is an outside-the-box thinker who is passionate about creating new opportunities for artists to reach new audiences. She believes that producing goes beyond what happens onstage, and has conceptualized and actualized the first-ever Community Care position at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, moving health and wellness from a passive afterthought to a proactive approach.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Diane launched the Auditory After Hours series at MASS MoCA, providing a much-needed outlet for artists and audiences alike. She also served as the Interim Executive Director at GlobalFEST, where she was instrumental in launching their first-ever Tiny Desk partnership with NPR. After over a decade at BRIC, COVID lead Eber, and her family, up the Hudson Valley to Kingston. In the fall of 2023, Eber took the role of Executive Director at The Egg: Center for the Performing Arts in Albany, NY. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for bringing the best in music and performance to audiences everywhere, Diane Eber is a force to be reckoned with in the worlds of producing and curation.
Omari Washington identified his purpose in 2004, during a backpacking & paddling trip above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Hiking across the melting permafrost, Omari witnessed the significant changes already taking place. Moreover, he knew that many marginalized communities would be disproportionately affected by our inaction. After returning from that trip, Omari received a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Green Mountain College in Vermont and a Masters in Sustainable Environmental Systems from Pratt Institute. He has led hikes in urban parks, managed diverse teams of environmental educators, built school gardens, developed curricula, and helped plant 1,000,000 trees in New York City. The focus of all of this work has been to engage and empower youth in developing deep connections to nature, centered around their own unique experiences. Omari currently serves as Executive Director of Wild Earth, a 501(c)(3) that leads transformative nature immersion experiences that cultivate character, confidence, passion and perseverance in New York’s youth. His commitment to equitable access, shared leadership, empowerment and sustainable practices for a more just future are guiding values that he brings to the O+ Board.
A family doctor with over 20 years of experience and many interests, Dr. Carpenter got her BA in Russian Studies from Brown University before graduating summa cum laude from SUNY-Downstate Medical School. She completed her family practice residency at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Before settling in the Hudson Valley, Dr. Carpenter lived and worked in Lawrence, Kansas, Wairoa, New Zealand and Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in reproductive health as well as palliative care. Her passion for global health led her to start Go Doc Go in 2013, a not for profit focused on preventing cervical cancer around the world. Together with other volunteer doctors, Go Doc Go has established programs in Senegal, Ethiopia, Haiti and The Gambia. Dr. Carpenter is also the medical director for ACT Access, a group fighting for reproductive care access everywhere.
Pierre M. LaRamée has more than 30 years’ experience in NGO programming and administration with overlapping expertise in academic research, policy analysis/advocacy, strategic communications and publishing, and resource development. Building on a career in the fields of women’s rights and global public health, he co-founded – Re: Generation — Population, Development and Reproductive Health Consultants, LLC. He serves on the Board of Action Canada for Sexual Rights and Health (formerly Planned Parenthood) and the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA).
Tracy Pollock is an experienced arts administrator and development professional, with a background in non-profit museums and higher education. She spent over a decade at the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, serving as the Director of Administration and Development. Currently, she is pursuing an Executive MPA with a focus on non-profit management and leadership at New York University.
Originally from Dallas, TX, Tracy moved to the Hudson Valley in 2003 to attend Bard College, where she studied art history and gender and sexuality studies. She also holds a MA in art history and museum studies from Tufts University. Tracy is dedicated to supporting artists and is excited to join O+ in its mission to help artists access health care, create community, and share their work. In addition to O+, Tracy serves on the Alumni/ae Board of Governors of Bard College.
Since visiting Kingston for the first time in 2013 while Gaia was painting the monumental mural on the back wall of the former BSP Michael has become an honorary Kingstonian.
As an independent wealth manager and father of a world renown muralist (and O+ alumnus) Gaia, Michael has focused on the areas of fundraising and art in his six year tenure on the board.
In addition to volunteering for O+ Michael has generously donated his time for many years to Housing Works and Holy Name Medical Center.
