WHO WE ARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alison Castle
President, co-founder
Educated at Columbia and NYU in philosophy, photography, and film, Alison has worked primarily as a book editor and author for the past two decades. Her books include The Stanley Kubrick Archives, Saturday Night Live: The Book, The Complete Jacques Tati, and Marc Newson: Works. She is also a contributor to publications including Gagosian Quarterly, The Road Rat, Chaos 69, and Vogue. Aside from photography and film, Alison is passionate about furniture and design. Preserving and promoting her father's legacy is now her main focus.
Kathrine Page
Secretary
Kathrine is the former Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Contemporary​ museum in Wilmington. Prior to her curatorial position, she served as president of the board at the Delaware Contemporary. She is currently project director at John William Gallery in Wilmington.
Kathrine's enduring relationship with Nancy and Wendell Castle spans decades, having showcased the Jurs-Castle family's work at the Davison Gallery in Rochester, NY, The Delaware Contemporary, and Nancy’s work at Spencer Hill Gallery in Corning, NY. As a proud contributor to the Wendell Castle Project board, Kathrine maintains her deep commitment to the Castle legacy championing their artistic vision, firmly believing in the transformative power of art as catalyst for community engagement, dialogue, and discovery.
Marc Benda
Marc Benda was born in 1976 in Zurich, Switzerland. He studied at Sotheby’s Institute in London (1996-97) and economics and business at Hochschule St. Gallen (1997-2002). In 2002, he began working with Barry Friedman in New York, where he built a pioneering program of internationally renowned designers. The two co-founded Friedman Benda in 2007, specializing in contemporary and post-war design. The gallery’s collaboration with Wendell Castle dates back to 2006, with regular exhibitions both at the gallery and in institutional settings.
Roger Wall
Roger has a long history in the furniture and design business, dating back to 1990 when he began working in sales at Knoll. Since 1994 he has been the president of Spinneybeck / FilzFelt, a division of MillerKnoll. An avid collector and champion of craft and design furniture, Roger also sits on the boards of the Harry Bertoia Foundation as well as Spinneybeck/Knoll nonprofits in North America, Ireland, and China.
VOLUNTEERS
Ken Page
Director
Ken Page is someone who knows how to get things done. He retired as an Engineering Program Director having managed space telescope, automation, and chemical facility projects and operations over a 40-year career. For 25 years, Ken has been an avid furniture maker and admirer of Wendell Castle having met Wendell and Nancy through his wife, Kathrine. Ken volunteered to serve as the interim director of the Wendell Castle Workshop with the objective of establishing a sustainably operating school, in line with Wendell’s spirit.
Co-founder
Nancy Jurs
Director
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