ELDRED, N.Y. — Catskills Pride has added five members to its Board of Directors, bringing experience in media, higher education, nonprofit advocacy, and community engagement to the organization.
The new board members, effective Sept. 9, are Dan Koday, Doug Ray, Sarah Halpern, Lucas Sifuentes and Lynn Morales-Croker.
Koday will serve as vice president. The travel and lifestyle journalist and content consultant has held leadership roles at Time Inc. and Teen Vogue and has worked to advance LGBTQ+ representation in media. He splits his time between the New York City area and Narrowsburg.
Ray, the new treasurer, has more than 30 years of media and advertising leadership experience, including nearly 20 years at Carat and dentsu. He founded Ray Media Advisory and has served on the boards of Bideawee and Effie Worldwide.
Halpern, who will serve as secretary, is a freelance social media and content strategist and fourth-generation Livingston Manor resident. Sifuentes has worked in higher education for 25 years and is dean and chief enrollment officer at the City University of New York. He has lived in Sullivan County for five years.
Morales-Croker is a human services professional with experience in nonprofit work, advocacy, youth development and community engagement. She received the 2026 Distinguished Service Award from the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce.
Sifuentes has been a higher education leader for 25 years in private and public university settings, focusing on expanding access to higher education. He serves as dean and chief enrollment officer at the City University of New York and has called Sullivan County home for five years.
Catskills Pride President Omar Osbourne said in a media release, “As Catskills Pride continues to grow, having board members with this range of experience, from media and higher education to nonprofit advocacy, positions us well for the work ahead. We’re grateful for the dedication of our continuing board members, and for the contributions of those who served before them in building the foundation we stand on today.”
The five join continuing board members Osbourne, Sam Mullins and Frank Guzmán.
Catskills Pride has operated for 19 years. Its programs include the annual Pride Gala and Awards celebration, the Lifesavers Program, and a scholarship for the arts at the Forestburgh Playhouse.