Brooke Pickering-Cole

Brooke Pickering-Cole currently serves as Senior Advisor for External Relations and Special Projects at Hudson Valley Farm Hub since April 2024. Prior roles at the same organization include Interim Director and Director from June 2017 to April 2024, as well as Associate Director of Community Relations for both the Local Economies Project and Hudson Valley Farm Hub from October 2013 to April 2024. Brooke previously held positions in local government as Town Councilperson and Town Supervisor for the Town of Marbletown, NY, from 2005 to January 2016, and served as Administrator for the Rondout Valley Business Association from January 2008 to January 2009. Between 1993 and 2007, Brooke owned and operated Brooke Pickering Moroccan Rugs, specializing as a dealer, collector, and author of Moroccan and North African rugs and textiles. Early career experience includes serving as Regional Director for World Learning, Inc. from April 1987 to April 1992. Education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College.