Sphinx Board of Directors

Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster is a senior at Columbia University, an actress, and an athlete. Ms. Seidenfeld Lyster had an international modeling career and helped build a novelty company from startup to 'the major leagues.' She has studied method acting, and Shakespeare and Economics at Columbia University. She has also trained with some of the legendary teachers in New York City and has had appearances in many movies, television, and theater performances. She is a competitive equestrian in the hunter jumper divisions and has been a sponsor of the Hampton Classic Horse Show for 20 years. Ms. Seidenfeld Lyster has helped to organize numerous charitable events in the New York area, as well as she serves on the Board and Chairs The Women’s Project, The Astaire Awards, The Southampton Hospital, The New York Dance Alliance Foundation, and The American Cancer Society. Her next endeavor will take her to a global startup that helps connect women and children in underdeveloped countries, and America in helping find jobs.