Kristan Keck

Board Member

Kristan Keck and her partner Chef Wm. Kirby Farmer are the proprietors of Wm. Farmer and Sons Boarding and Barroom. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Kristan began her career as a community organizer in the small city of Villarrica, Paraguay. Relocating to New York following her years abroad, Kristan cam to the hospitality industry following a decade-long career as a producer in commercial, TV and film production. When they were based in NYC, the Hudson Valley was a weekend home before they moved to Columbia County full-time to raise their son and renovate the historic 19th century Front Street buildings that form their beautiful, bustling guesthouse and restaurant.