Kristina von Trapp

Kristina was born and raised in Stowe, Vermont on her family’s property, von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort. She spent her last two years of high school at The Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts and graduated in 1988. She then attended University of Vermont, graduating in 1992, where she started teaching alpine skiing and fell in love with helping people have fun and enjoy the mountains. After college, her professional alpine ski instruction continued in Stowe and Perisher, Australia and then seven years full-time in Aspen, CO where her first child was born.

Kristina and her husband, Walter Frame moved back to Stowe in 2003 to raise their family and ultimately work full-time at Trapp Family Lodge. Currently their two daughters are 19 and 21. Growing up in the hospitality business has taught her about the value of hard work, warmth, and that everyone has their own story.

Besides downhill and cross-country skiing, she loves to hike, trail run, ride horses, read books and travel.

Kym Karath

Kym Karath, known internationally as ‘Gretl’ in The Sound of Music, is a co-founder of the Aurelia Foundation, with thanks to her son Eric who is the inspiration for her dedication to improving the lives of people with disabilities. He is the reason she “climbs every mountain”.

The mission of the Aurelia Foundation, which sponsors the Creative Steps Adult Day program, is to establish individualized day programs for persons with moderate to severe disabilities as they leave the school system and enter community life. The foundation was created specifically to complement state funding received by our clients, as government assistance is increasingly limited both in terms of funding and resources for community placements. With Creative Steps, the Aurelia Foundation offers their clients a safe, supportive environment where they continue to grow and thrive and learn skills necessary for greater independence and community engagement.

Oscar "Andy" Hammerstein III

Oscar “Andy” Hammerstein III studied landscape painting and ocular neurology at Hampshire College, graduating with a B.A. in fine arts in 1979. He furthered his art studies at the Art Students League, NYC; the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Mass.; the Parsons School of Design, NYC; and the Skowhegan School, E. Madison, Maine. He has worked on numerous TV, film and theatre projects and his paintings have exhibited widely. In 1997 he wrote and curated the exhibit, “Direct From Broadway, A 200-Year History of New York City Theatre,” for the Paine-Weber Gallery space, NYC. He has written many articles on the subject of NYC and its theatre and he has taught graduate level NYC theatre history and musical theatre history and libretto writing at Columbia University. He lectures frequently at universities, institutes, and theatrical and civic organizations on his family’s pivotal role in shaping the development of musical theatre and popular entertainment in this country from the 1860’s to the present. In 2010, he wrote The Hammersteins – A Musical Theatre Family, a multi-generational portrait of his family’s theatrical legacy.