Ryland Hilbert
Board Member (On Sabbatical)
Ryland Hilbert’s family has been part of the Hamptons community for nearly 400 years.
Ryland has spent his entire career in fashion in New York, Los Angeles, Sag Harbor and Southampton. He was instrumental in the early success of the pop culture brand Love Shack Fancy, where he orchestrated the opening of their first store in the Hamptons. Ryland also played a pivotal role in the success of the woman’s fashion brand Organic by John Patrick. Before that, he helped expand the apothecary brand Malin + Goetz throughout the New York market. He has also worked for Marder’s in Bridgehampton, New York.
In 2019 Ryland decided to parlay his decade-long passion for fashion and retail into his own business by creating a stunning luxury experience for men-Ryland Life Equipment. Founded in a 200-year-old former watchmaker’s store, Ryland launched the brand and quickly expanded to an adjacent iconic building at 155 Main Street in Sag Harbor. The store was acknowledged in Vogue, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times for its unique curatorial perspective.
Ryland is also the Founder of the luxury fashion brand Hank Perfect Cashmere. He leads a team of designers and artisans to create a range of beautiful, hand-made Mongolian cashmere clothing and accessories.
Ryland received his Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Marketing, and Communications from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and has lived in Southampton, New York City, Los Angeles, and Bangkok. He resides in Bridgehampton with his partner Brad and their two dogs, Hank and Charlie. Ryland is currently on Board Sabbatical for 2026.
Ryland Hilbert
Board Member (On Sabbatical)
Ryland Hilbert’s family has been part of the Hamptons community for nearly 400 years.
Ryland has spent his entire career in fashion in New York, Los Angeles, Sag Harbor and Southampton. He was instrumental in the early success of the pop culture brand Love Shack Fancy, where he orchestrated the opening of their first store in the Hamptons. Ryland also played a pivotal role in the success of the woman’s fashion brand Organic by John Patrick. Before that, he helped expand the apothecary brand Malin + Goetz throughout the New York market. He has also worked for Marder’s in Bridgehampton, New York.
In 2019 Ryland decided to parlay his decade-long passion for fashion and retail into his own business by creating a stunning luxury experience for men-Ryland Life Equipment. Founded in a 200-year-old former watchmaker’s store, Ryland launched the brand and quickly expanded to an adjacent iconic building at 155 Main Street in Sag Harbor. The store was acknowledged in Vogue, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times for its unique curatorial perspective.
Ryland is also the Founder of the luxury fashion brand Hank Perfect Cashmere. He leads a team of designers and artisans to create a range of beautiful, hand-made Mongolian cashmere clothing and accessories.
Ryland received his Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Marketing, and Communications from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and has lived in Southampton, New York City, Los Angeles, and Bangkok. He resides in Bridgehampton with his partner Brad and their two dogs, Hank and Charlie. Ryland is currently on Board Sabbatical for 2026.
Board Member (On Sabbatical)
Ayse Manyas Kenmore
Board Member Emerita
Ayse is a devoted philanthropist, having served on the boards of political, social service, human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations – ranging from Design Industries Foundations Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), The National Aids Memorial, San Francisco Aids Foundation, The S.F. Main Library and a Presidential Appointment to the Board of the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, Continuum HIV Day Services as well as, An Uncommon Legacy Foundation.
Ayse was born in Ankara, Turkey and now resides in East Hampton. Ayse has extensive marketing and management experience. She received a BA from Connecticut College and MBA from Stanford University and began her professional career at Condé Nast. Together with the late Robert Kenmore, she founded Equivest Partners Inc., a private merchant-banking firm. Kenmore is an avid art collector with a passion for contemporary photographs, Orientalist and Ottoman art and textiles.
Ayse Manyas Kenmore has been a board member since February 2011.
Ayse Manyas Kenmore
Board Member Emerita
Ayse is a devoted philanthropist, having served on the boards of political, social service, human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations – ranging from Design Industries Foundations Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), The National Aids Memorial, San Francisco Aids Foundation, The S.F. Main Library and a Presidential Appointment to the Board of the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, Continuum HIV Day Services as well as, An Uncommon Legacy Foundation.
Ayse was born in Ankara, Turkey and now resides in East Hampton. Ayse has extensive marketing and management experience. She received a BA from Connecticut College and MBA from Stanford University and began her professional career at Condé Nast. Together with the late Robert Kenmore, she founded Equivest Partners Inc., a private merchant-banking firm. Kenmore is an avid art collector with a passion for contemporary photographs, Orientalist and Ottoman art and textiles.
Ayse Manyas Kenmore has been a board member since February 2011.
Board Member Emerita
