Staff & Board
Board of Directors
Anita Laremont, Esq.: Chair
Alfred C. Cerullo, III: Vice Chair
Brian Laline: Secretary
John L. Esposito: Treasurer
Bobby Aanonsen
Ronald Altman, DDS
Molly Bruce Barton
Joseph Burt
Coleen Cahill
Kevin Chau
John P. Connors, Jr.
Rongyao Huang
James McCrindle
Alexis C. Platis
Judith Saltzman
Board Advisory Members
Terence Fitzpatrick
Ishita Gaur
Deana Jean
David Lehr
Ex-Officio Board Members
Hon. Zohran K. Mamdani, Mayor of the City of New York
Julie Su, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, City of New York
Vito J. Fossella, Staten Island Borough President
Diya Vij, Commissioner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Tricia Shimumura, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Robert Cohen, Chair Emeritus
Alice Diamond, Trustee Emerita
Samir Farag, Chair Emeritus
Mark Lauria, Chair Emeritus
Executive & External Affairs
President & CEO: Jessica Baker Vodoor
Executive Vice President: Martha Neighbors
Executive Assistant & Office Administrator: Victoria Gullo
Senior Director, Marketing & Brand Experience: Eric Hagmueller
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications: Meredith Sladek
Marketing & Communications Coordinator: Sergio D’Argenio
Individual Giving Specialist: Alissa Sinagra
Institutional Giving Specialist: Lisa Green
Arts & Events
Senior Director, Arts & Events: Jonathan Secor
Director & Senior Curator, Newhouse Center: Melissa West
Senior Manager, Events & Business Services: Adrianna Lombardi
Artistic Programming Coordinator: Lexy Cordato
Technical Specialist: Raymond Herrera
Event Services Associates: Bilal Boulaich, Grace Cognato, Arely Moran Gonzalez, Tony von der Muhll Kostalas, Jackie Rosenblum, Justin Shelonchik, Tiffany Veliz, Yessenia Zosayas
Campus Administration
Senior Specialist, HR & Payroll: Brookelle Bodin
Housekeeping Supervisor: Connie Cordova
Safety & Security Supervisor: Shawndell Kirkland
Operations Coordinator: Alma Zeno
Accounting & Revenue Systems Specialist: Juan Martinez
Accounting & Purchasing Specialist: Daniel Mule
Financial Controller: Brian Spain
Facilities Maintainers: Michael Handelman, Jose Morales
Housekeepers: Luisa Guzman, Magdalena Moran Delgado,
Seasonal Housekeeper: Alexsander Villegas Pavia
HVAC: Danillo Ferreira, Giovanni Gargano, Yasharwan Lewis, Mamadou Ndiaye, Daniel O’Connor
Rangers: Arthur Colgan, John DeCesare, Ahmed Ibrahim, Irvin Juarez, Brandon Kramer, Christian Kramer, George Memon, Patricia Patterson, Jacob Porter, Garfield Salmon, Marcus Spann, Robert Simon
Patron Services Supervisor: Jocelyne Godinez
Patron Services Associates: Julian Matias, Rebecca Ritz, Faraz Hasan, Alan Reyes Esquivel, Julianna Torres
Community Impact
Senior Director, Community Impact: Susannah Abbate
Director, Horticulture: Gregory Lord
Farm Manager: Claudia Diaz Piña
Community Impact Manager: Carolyn McLaughlin
Community Outreach Manager: Hayley Raab
Service Learning Supervisor: Andrea Stuart
Education Supervisor: Laura Casertano
Farm Team Member – Production: Maria Estudillo Guzman
Farm Apprentice: Tate Torello
Gardeners: Ernesta Guzman, Mario Pavia
Groundskeepers: Matthew Brito, Agustin Juarez, John Ledbetter, Ryan Ramirez
Educators: Maeve Butler, Christopher Graney, Jackie Isaac, Karen Lurker, Nayeli Morales-Galvan, Ben Kwok Ng, Lizett Perez, Cassandra Ramos, Alyssa Rapp, Puiyan Taglianetti, Samantha Wilkinson, Amy Crane, Ryan Posner, Kai White, Nadia Alvarez
Community Impact Associates: Luis Florez, Juliette Hinojosa, David Munguia, Laura Casertano, Alfa Diakho, Deja Howze, Henry Pohl, Kathleen Conwell, Breeana Brathwaite, Noe Velez, Emily Giacopelli
