Matt has lived and worked in the greater community since 1995, and has participated in many aspects of initiative and cultural life in our area, including Board membership and administrative work for Camphill Copake, as well as participation in several study groups, festival events, and other community gatherings over the years. His heartfelt wish in serving on the Board is to further the anthroposophical impulse in our community as well as to the Society worldwide.

Karine grew up in southern Texas, her admiration of the Great Oak and the dainty moss that lives within the tree was her entry into the mysteries beyond the material. Karine was attracted to Harlemville originally to obtain raw milk for her growing family when she visited her sister Upstate. Her love of Biodynamic food, Waldorf education and the mountains brought her permanently to the area in 2013. She currently has a small farm with Jersey cows, chickens, goats and a Clydesdale, this lifestyle balanced with part-time work in the field of technology gives her the energy and time to participate in the varied and plentiful community life surrounding Harlemville. I'm honored to serve on the Board and cooperatively take part in carrying the Branch forward in a grounded and renewing way.

Marc enjoys a career in software development and technical writing, having published over 250 articles on software development and four e-books. Marc has blogged about Goethean Conversation as described by Marjorie Spock and in general the spiritual concepts described by Rudolf Steiner as well as developing an experiential workshop on the practice of Goethean Conversation. He has recently published the book The Living Three-ness of Social Life: Bringing us into the context of the 21st century, this book revisits the collection of Dr. Rudolf Steiner’s books, essays, and lectures on the fundamental concepts of the social organism.