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The DDWC invites you to Troutbeck Patron - $150 For questions or reservations, Troutbeck is a beautiful and lush forty-three acre resort in the picturesque foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The grounds include towering 200 foot sycamore trees, a serene European setting and an intimate stone chapel. For much of the 19th Century, Troutbeck served as a home and meeting place for intellectuals. Emerson and Thoreau were guests of the Benton family, who started the local newspaper, literary and historical societies. About one hundred years ago, Joel and Amy Spingarn hosted the Amenia Conference, which laid the foundation for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People by persuading the followers of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington to create a unified movement to work for civil rights. Click here for directions and pictures of the site.
Kathleen Durham has served as the Executive Director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill since April 1, 2008. Kathleen graduated from Pepperdine Law School, Malibu, CA in 1984 and has practiced Business and Employment Law in California and New York. Kathleen also served as Director of Labor Relations for the U. S. Customs service and as Vice-President of Business & Economic Development for Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce in Savannah, Georgia and Director of Public Engagement for Savannah Public Schools. Kathleen is a motivational speaker and writer, whose column Work/Life is published in the Poughkeepsie Journal. She ran for Dutchess County Executive in 1996, an experience she calls both foolhardy and enlightening.
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