V for Vitality

 
A CELEBRATION OF OLANA. Sara Griffen,the Executive Director of the Olana Partnership shares her love and passion for the home of the eminent Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church. Olana is considered one of the most important artistic residences in the United States, and is a landmark of picturesque landscape gardening with a Persian-inspired house at its summit, embracing unrivaled panoramic view of the vast Hudson Valley in NY State. Ms. Griffith talks about The Olana Partnership 2013 Frederic E. Church Award Gala to be held on Thursday, May 23 at the New York Public Library. This year’s Gala will celebrate the Extraordinary American Landscape honoring two outstanding individuals who each are transforming the perception of American art.
About Susan Brender

Susan Brender has 20 years experience as a television producer with diversified broadcasting experience in the Political, Entertainment, Legal, and Business arenas. She is the recipient of the ACE Award for (Best Program in an Educational Series): Teenagers: Drinking and Driving “A Killer.”

As a producer on CNBC, The Charles Grodin Show, Susan was the driving force behind a critically acclaimed series that examined the inequities in the justice system. Her other network cable producing experience includes Pozner/Donahue, and Gerry Spence Shows. At MSNBC, Susan lent her producing expertise to a variety of talk programming with leading newsmakers. She also produced business news segments for the top-rated, nationally syndicated business news program, The Wall Street Journal Report.

In the field of documentary film, Susan worked with the accomplished independent documentary makers, DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegeduson a project about the youngest person on death row.

Susan became involved in the “Dot.Com” world in 2001 where she became Vice- President and Director of the Women's Channel for Stellar Networks, a Seattle based Company. Today Susan's interests lie in the Arts and Health arena. She is currently working in communications and development for non-profits dedicated to arts and education and arts and health.

Susan is also the Host of V for Vitality on WomensRadio. V for Vitality features interviews with artists discussing how the arts play a vital role in maintaining youth and vitality. This show will discuss the fundamental importance of the arts in the mind-body-spirit relationship as a health strategy.