26 Oct. 2025

News Release

Holly Steps In as Interim Director of KinoSaito

Verplanck, NY – Holly S. Hobart is stepping in as Interim Director of KinoSaito after having served as an Advisory Board member for two years. She is a New York State licensed attorney and public defender. She has over two decades of experience in criminal justice and international human rights work, and she has lived abroad in several countries including Japan, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia and Myanmar. Holly is half-Japanese and had a close relationship with Kikuo Saito from her first days in New York. She is excited to join the KinoSaito team and put her operations and project management skills to work to support all of the Center’s amazing programs. Please drop in and say hello!