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STAFF LIST

Office of the President

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

Artistic and Alumni Programming

• Lisa Leone / Vice President of Artistic Programs
• Roberta Behrendt Fliss / Director of Productions
• Rebekah Lanae Lengel / Director of Artistic Programs
• Joey Butler / Alumni Programs Manager
• Kelley Kessell / Alumni Community Manager
• Joseph M. NeSmith / Artistic Programs Manager
• Ty Taylor / Manager of Operations & Archival Media
• Claire Traeger / Artistic Programs Manager
• Neidra Ward / Artistic Programs Manager
• Jane Thayer / Artistic Programs Production Manager
• Luisa Munera / Exhibitions Manager

Development

• Stacey Glassman Mizener / Vice President of Development
• Dee Dee Sides / Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development New York 
• Alyssa Krop-Brandfon / Director of Special Projects
• Felicia Marquez / Director of Development
• Jennifer McShane / Director of Events
• Nicole Mesko / Sr. Manager, Projects & Database Operations
• Paola Ortega / Development Manager 
• Melinda Marcuse / Development Associate
• Lauren Nesslein / Development Events Associate
• Emma Heald / Foundation & Grant Consultant

External Relations

• Dejha Carrington /  Vice President of External Relations and Communications
• Lee Cohen Hare / Creative Director
• Elsie Morales / Director of Marketing and Digital Communications
• Heike Dempster / Senior Public Relations Manager
• Katie Breuil / External Relations Manager
• Shea Brodsky / Digital Communications Officer
• Isabela Dos Santos / Social Media & Video Manager
• Delali Ayivor / External Relations Coordinator

Education

• Evan Plummer / Senior Director of Education

Operations

• Jewel Malone / Chief Operating Officer
• Mathew Nielson / Senior Director of Operations and Campus Planning
• Chris Williams / Director of Finance
• Candia Joseph / Accountant
• Alejandro Oliva / Accounting Specialist
• Natalie Padró-Smith / Events & Operations Associate

Information Technology

• Claudio Sampaio / IT Manager
• Michael Rahaman / IT Specialist