Our team

After spending decades in Northern Westchester, Ellen’s life and work have come full circle.  Her career began as a clothing designer with years spent creating art to wear garments, antique wedding dresses and special occasion collections.  When her daughters were young, Ellen had a studio in Katonah where she gained a true sense of belonging in this community.  As her life path unfolded, Ellen became a licensed Art Therapist, committed to using the creative process to help people explore their personal issues and gain a stronger sense of self.

She has worked in many environments, but the common thread woven throughout her experiences is Ellen’s love for helping women build confidence and beauty through developing their sense of style.

Ellen is so happy to return to Katonah and to have found a home at Catheine H.

Bonnie is a native New Yorker who has been a member of the Katonah community for the last twenty two years.  After living and working in New York City for fifteen years, what attracted her to Katonah was the combination of sophistication and natural beauty.

This is also what attracted Bonnie to Catherine H.  After moving here from the city, she changed careers from retail sales at Bergdorf Goodman to teaching, while raising her two children.  The early part of her day is spent teaching preschoolers with developmental delays and a number of afternoons and Saturdays, she an integral part of the Catherine H. team. “ I feel extremely lucky to have two very different careers that I have a passion for.”

Karen has a broad base of experience within the luxury fashion ad home
furnishings industries. She honed her fashion skills at L’Armoire, Barney’s, Henry Lehr, Joan and David, and Ann Taylor. Her home furnishing experience includes Cadeaux, Button and Peacock & Beale. She is passionate about developing client relationships and understanding her clients’ individualized needs. Karen is currently at the Catherine H. Westport store and resides in Rowayton, CT.

Whether sailing bareboat in the pacific NW or BVI, or hiking in Utah or New Hampshire, my travel wardrobe always includes flexible fashionable clothes from Catherine H. At the store, my role of taking care of back office responsibilities is made a lot more fun with Catherine and her crew.

Penny began her career as an assistant buyer of better dresses, then buyer of plus size sportswear for Allied stores in N.Y.C. Opportunity knocked, and she was recruited to open a plus size and maternity division for an existing junior import company. Focusing on merchandising, sales and developing private label product, she travelled to Europe, and Asia, finding inspiration and translating the latest trends for retailers including Macy’s, Kohl’s, JC Penney and Walmart.

Penny has always had a passion for beautiful and stylish clothing and for looking her best. Her taste level and eye for fashion is what drives her. Excited to find Catherine H. as a customer, she imagined herself one day becoming part of the team that helped her discover her personal style. It is a gift to now work at Catherine H., and to be around wonderful women, fabulous clothes and to help other women develop their sense of style and self-assurance.

Aysegul is originally from Istanbul, Turkey. She received her Phd in Marketing from Marmara University, and was a full-time faculty member when lived in Istanbul. After moving to New York, Aysegul continued to teach at the college level as an adjunct faculty member.

When she joined the Catherine H team in 2019, Aysegul immediately fell in love with the ambiance of the store. The store’s priority is clients  happiness and satisfaction matches Aysegul’s favorite research topic in marketing. She is delighted to be a part of this this talented, bright,  and inspirational team.

Ashley is a North Salem native, and has always loved the small town charm that Northern Westchester has to offer. Ashley has dedicated most of her young life to styling others, ensuring that every client leaves with a smile on their face, is her goal. Ashley has worked her way up in fashion, learning the inner workings of thebusiness at Theory, and now, she will be running HIM by Catherine H., right here in Katonah.

Born and raised in Brazil, Daniela’s discerning eye and love for fashion was developed at an early  age. She believes that looking one’s best and dressing well builds confidence and can positively impact every aspect of one’s life.

Daniela treats every customer as a member of her family. She takes time to identify their tastes, activities, body type and desired image, in order to tailor a look for each of her client’s needs. Daniela fell in love with Catherine’s tremendous talent and passion for helping every women look and feel their best, and feels honored to have the opportunity to work at Catherine H. Daniela is married and is the proud mother of two beautiful, active young boys, Ryan and Conner. She has a great spirit of adventure, has travelled to 38 States in the US, and is looking forward to seeing all 50 States. Daniela looks forward to discussing fashion trends and helping you become the best version of yourself.

After earning a retail/marketing degree from Syracuse University, Hildi started her career in the executive training program at Gimbels NYC and later moved on to Bergdorf Goodman, buying designer sportswear. From there she moved to a specialized buying office and was a buyer for women’s sportswear for more than 130 upscale specialty stores throughout the country. In this position, she utilized her marketing skills by strategically buying for each store individually.

There, she developed a special buying incentive private label program, creating exclusive sportswear items only available to a specific group of stores. After many years of working, Hildi settled down with her husband, Mark, in Connecticut, and raised two amazing boys. Still keeping her love for retail close to her heart, she volunteered at her boy’s school store, which led to a buying position in which she bought everything from office supplies to specialized gift items as well as logo sportswear and uniforms.

Now that her boys are grown up and living in NYC, working at Catherine H is a perfect fit. Hildi appreciates being among Catherine’s tasteful and beautiful selection of women’s clothing, but what she loves most about working in the store is the camaraderie between Catherine, her exceptional staff and her amazing customers.

Marsha has been at Catherine H. since 2010, when she was swept away by the first Catherine H. boutique in Milford, CT. She was drawn to Catherine’s artistry, approach to fashion, and sense of style. Since then, Marsha has experienced many collections, and lived the evolution of Catherine H. For her, working alongside Catherine has been an enriching personal adventure, and a true education in styling and fashion merchandising.

One of Marsha’s favorite things about Catherine H., is the art of collaboration and creation. Marsha believes that beauty has nothing to do with perfection, and finds true pleasure in finding beauty and inspiration in the unexpected. Today, Marsha works behind the scenes from home, while caring for her 5 year-old son. She is responsible for the images and digital creative content for Catherine H., in addition to managing the social media platforms, public relations, and website content.

I lived in Los Angeles and New York City doing fashion buying and merchandising before returning to Connecticut to open my own women’s stores, Parker East & Co. in Bethel, Ridgefield, and Katonah , NY .

I had a store in Ridgefield for 17 years before retiring to do a four year retail project in Kennebunkport, Maine.  Upon returning to Connecticut, I landed at Catherine H. Yay!!!