Butternut Race Club
The Board of Directors
Jen Premisler
President
Jen grew up skiing in Butternut’s race program, teaching SkiWee, then coaching Development. She is a Senior Vice President at Mastercard in the product strategy team and has served in many capacities there including Assistant Corporate Secretary and Lead Finance Lawyer.
She’s passionate about BRC being a social community for race families and alumni. You can find her with her heels free heading up Cruiser/Freewheeler or having lunch with family and friends on the Cruiser deck.
Jess Musiak
President
Jess has been a member of the Butternut community for over 35 years. As a child, she learned to ski in SkiWee (now the Adventures Program) and then raced in Interclub and Tri-State. Later, she taught SkiWee and eventually coached Interclub. Jess has been on the BRC Board since 2017 and served as the President for many years.
Jess even met her husband, Bill, at the mountain and their two children learned to ski here as toddlers, and both raced Tri-State. When not skiing, Jess lives outside Boston and runs a consulting firm that focuses on clinical trials for medical devices.
Randi Lewis
Treasurer
Randi has been skiing at Butternut for almost 20 years. She has two children in the race program and has enjoyed watching them grow their skills and technique over the years. Most weekends you can find Randi in a double pom hat either snow shoeing up Cruiser or skiing down by the Triple! She and her family have become GB locals and love nothing more than a great winter in the Berkshires.
Randi works in Corporate Finance and Accounting in New York City and looks forward to achieving great things with the Race Club Board.
Sam Poor
Secretary/Clerk
Sam lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Olivia, and their three children. A life-long East Coast skier, he has been skiing at Butternut since 2013, usually in a green jacket. Away from the mountain, he manages Technology & Telecommunications partnerships at Vox Media, an independent media company based in Washington, DC, and New York.
Sam and his family are very grateful for the dedication of the Butternut Race Club and its board, as well as the wonderful coaches and instructors at Butternut, and very much look forward to being more involved in such a tremendous program.
Alexis Aoyama
Ali grew up in Western Massachusetts skiing at Butternut and Blandford. She lives in New York City with her husband Bryen and two daughters, Zoë and Malia. Since 2014, the Aoyama family has spent their winter weekends at Butternut – Zoë and Malia participated in the development and interclub programs, and for the past two years, they have loved being part of the tri-state team. Ali cherishes Butternut’s family atmosphere and the friendships that have developed over the years.
Ali is a senior administrator at an all-boys independent school. She looks forward to serving on the Butternut Race Club Board and supporting the incredible Butternut coaches.
Greg Knight
Director of Racing
Greg started skiing at the age of 3 and fell in love with the sport. He raced in Tri-State as a child and skied for his high school.
In college, he coached Interclub on weekends. Greg has coached Interclub and Tri-State from U12 through U18. Both of Greg’s kids have had successful ski careers and graduated through the Butternut Race Program. Greg also coaches the Lenox High School Ski Team.
When not on the mountain, Greg is an owner at Wheeler & Taylor Inc. in Great Barrington. He loves the family atmosphere and lifelong friendships he has made during his years at Butternut.
Kelly Binnall
Kelly has been skiing at Butternut since she was a little girl and then went on to be an instructor in the SkiWee program for a number of years. She lives in Southampton, MA with her husband and 3 boys who are currently in the race programs. She works as a physician assistant in hematology/oncology.
Cindy Birch Chew
Tom Walsh
Edward Remache
Ashkahn Pajoohi Vice President
Ash lives in Northern Dutchess County, New York with his wife Stephanie, and daughter and Tri-State racer Arabella. Ash is an avid skier that has been skiing at Butternut since 2022. He is also a hardcore naturalist and conservationist, birder, and outdoorsman that simply loves being outside in the wintertime. Ash loves being part of the Butternut family and looks forward to many more years of committed service to the Butternut Race Team.
Ash is a real estate finance professional and faculty at New York University.