Shale Hill Events was launched out of the need for elevated, high quality catering in the Hudson Valley. Our mission is to provide an event experience that is unforgettable both for the service and food, and that is seamless from the initial contact. And to provide end to end services from venue, planning and bar.

Shale Hill Events will bring that same love to both small parties and large scale events such as weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, and other large celebrations. We not only offer a unique experience in food and service, but also offer packages that pull together the various high quality businesses we own and partner with. This includes: private parties at the Dutch (a gastropub that specializes in local craft beer), intimate weddings at Millstream Woodstock, and unique venues such as Oz Farm, Opus 40 and others. We have also partnered with Jenny Oz who is a renowned Wedding Planner with an impressive hospitality resume.

MANAGING PARTNER

Dallas Gilpin CFA, MBA.

Prior to entering hospitality, Dallas worked on Wall Street for 13 years. In 2004 she left Goldman Sachs as a Portfolio Manager, after the birth of her first daughter. In 2008 Dallas and Ted purchased the Dutch after their move to upstate full time, and that was the beginning of her hospitality career. She grew the group from The Dutch to add and lead the other businesses. In addition, she is the mother of 4, and a founding member and Board Chair of the Saugerties Merchants Association. 

Event Coordinator:

Jenny Oz LeRoy

Jennifer Oz LeRoy has led a long and successful career in hospitality that started when she was just 16 years old and started working in the kitchen at her parents famed restaurant Tavern on the Green. over the next 8 years she would work every position in the back and front of the house to learn the business from the ground up. In 2001 she would take over Tavern on the Green from her father, Warner LeRoy. As acting C.E.O Jenny Oz oversaw 40 million dollars in hospitality revenue a year leading over 1000 employees at both Tavern on the Green and Russian Tea Room.

Jenny also successfully consulted on restaurant and hotel brand Gurney's Montauk which consists of 800 dining seats over 4 dining areas, 17 buildings on the 11 acres Montauk beach front property. With a great success rate consulting on properties in the Hamptons, Jenny Oz also opened and operated Capri Hotel with restaurant Beautique Southampton.

Some of Jenny Oz's past event clients have been: Jennifer Lopez, Real Housewives, F-1, VMA awards, James Bond Movie premiere, Boys and Girls Club, Neiman Marcus and many more.