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STAFF LIST

Office of the President

• Carolina García Jayaram / President & CEO
• Donna Lane Downey / Assistant to President & CEO

Artistic Programming

• Lisa Leone / Vice President of Artistic Programs
• Allison Ball / Director of Education
• Letty Bassart / Director of Artistic Programs
• Roberta Behrendt Fliss / Director of Productions
• Esther Park / Director of Alumni & Public Programs
• Joseph M. NeSmith / Artistic Programs Manager
• Ty Taylor / Manager of Operations & Archival Media
• Rebekah Lanae Lengel / Senior Manager of Artistic Programs
• Claire Traeger / Artistic Programs Manager
• Neidra Ward / Artistic Programs Manager
• Jane Thayer / Artistic Programs Production Manager
• Lauren Winston / Alumni Community Manager
• Luisa Munera / Artistic Programs Coordinator
• Joey Butler / Artistic Programs Coordinator​

Development

• John D. Clark / Vice President of Development
• Lena Koorse / Senior Director of Individual Giving
• Dee Dee Sides / Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development New York 
• Gail Epstein / Director of Foundation & Government Relations
• Alyssa Krop-Brandfon / Director of Stewardship & Events
• Amy Rosenberg / Director of Annual Giving
• Felicia Marquez / Director of Corporate Relationships
• Nicole Mesko / Manager of Database Records and Donor Analysis
• Ines Jimenez / Events Manager
• Bohne Lipsey / Development Services Assistant
• Everett Ford / Development Administrative Assistant
• Nada Nassif / Development Services

External Relations

• Vanessa Leitman / Vice President of External Relations and Communications
• Lee Cohen Hare / Creative Director
• Dejha Carrington / Director of Public Relations and Marketing
• Mikey Centrella / Director of Digital Communications
• Heike Dempster / Public Relations Manager
• Kelley Kessell / Web & Email Content Developer
• Isabela Dos Santos / Social Media and Video Officer
• Katie Breuil / External Relations Coordinator

Operations

• Jewel Malone / Chief Operating Officer
• Michael Delgado / Director of Finance
• Mary Cordova / Office Manager and Finance Assistant
• Alejandro Oliva / Finance Clerk
• Natalie Padró / Receptionist 

Information Technology

• Holdrado Garcia / IT Director
• Claudio Sampaio / IT Manager
• Michael Rahaman / IT Assistant