As the Hangar’s Business Assistant and Office Manager, Denise interacts with the Hangar’s corporate sponsors, sells playbill advertisements, does bookkeeping, answers the phone, serves as the liaison between the staff and Board of Trustees, and manages employment contracts. Denise has lived in Ithaca since 1989 with her husband, Joe, but her connection to the area goes back to the late 1970s. New to the non-profit world, she joined the Hangar staff in 2010 after many years working in the corporate software world, and hasn’t looked back. Outside the office, Denise makes wine with her husband, gardens, and studies her family’s genealogy.