Menu Staff & Board Executive Office Artistic Programs Advancement Strategic Communications Operations — Board — Artist Advisory Council — Presenters Staff Executive Office Jewel Malone Executive Director Staff since 2016 Rebekah Lanae Lengel (2000 Writing) Deputy Director Staff since 2016 Donna Lane Downey Executive Assistant Staff since 2012 Artistic Programs Roberta Behrendt Fliss Director of Productions Staff since 2007 Joey Butler Programs Manager Staff since 2015 Zayra Campos Programs Coordinator Staff since 2021 Kelley Kessell (2012 Theater, Voice & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts) Artist Community and Data Manager Staff since 2015 Lisa Leone Creative Producer Staff since 2012 Luisa Múnera Associate Curator Staff since 2014 Alexandra Rachelle Siclait Programs Director Staff since 2021 Lauren Snelling Artistic Director Staff since 2018 Ty Taylor Manager of Operations and Archival Media Staff since 1994 Britney Tokumoto Artistic Programs Coordinator Staff since 2021 Jennifer Toth Manager of Winner Programs Staff since 2018 Claire Traeger Associate Director of Artistic Programs Staff since 2014 Neidra Ward Associate Director of Winner Programs Staff since 2012 Advancement Tanesha Ferguson Advancement Coordinator Staff since 2018 Angela Goding Senior Director of Advancement Staff since 2020 Sarah Gray Director of Institutional Giving Staff since 2020 Alyssa Krop-Brandfon Director of Advancement Operations Staff since 2013 Lauren Nesslein Advancement Operations Manager Staff since 2017 Jeri Rayon Director of Advancement Staff since 2020 Nada Ridard Advancement Manager Staff since 2019 Dee Dee Sides Vice President of Advancement Staff since 2020 Strategic Communications Dave Adams Director of Communications Staff since 2021 Jazmyn Beauchan Digital Communications Manager Staff since 2018 Dejha Carrington Vice President of Strategic Communications Staff since 2015 Lee Cohen Hare Creative Director Staff since 2012 Heike Dempster Associate Director of Public Relations and Outreach Staff since 2016 Hamza Lamrani Education Outreach and Recruitment Manager Staff since 2021 Leslie Reed Project Coordinator Staff since 2019 Katharine Suárez Social Media and Video Strategist Staff since 2021 Operations Gary Blake Event Engineer Staff since 2014 Candia Joseph Accountant Staff since 2017 Jennifer McShane Interim Facilities Director Staff since 2017 Ozzie Ortega Chief Engineer Staff since 2012 Natalie Padró-Smith Events and Operations Associate Staff since 2016 Michael Rahaman IT Manager Staff since 2015 Tanya Reid Vice President of Finance Staff since 2021 Antonio Rivera Engineer Staff since 2012 Claudio Sampaio IT Manager Staff since 2008 Chris Williams Director of Finance Staff since 2016 Board Sarah Arison | Board Chair Arison Arts Foundation Richard Kohan | President of The Board AFO, LLC Natalie Diggins | Secretary Technology Entrepreneur & Investor Richard S. Wagman* | Treasurer PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Derrick Adams Artist Doug Blush 1984 Film, MadPix Films Linda Coll Carnival Foundation, Carnival Cruise Lines Brian Cullinan PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Retired Kristy Edmunds MASS MoCA, Center for the Art of Performance At UCLA Bernardo Fort-Brescia Arquitectonica Jay Franke 1993 Dance, Philanthropist Danielle Garno, Esq. Reed Smith LLP Rosie Gordon-Wallace Curator & Founder, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Michi Matter Jigarjian 7G Group & Baxter St at CCNY Jason Kraus Artist & Philanthropist Steven Marks, Esq. Podhurst Orseck Michael McElroy 1985 Theater, Director & Educator John J. O’Neil, Esq. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Glenda Pedroso Northern Trust Bank Victoria Rogers John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Marcus Sheridan JP Morgan Jean Shin 1990 Visual Arts & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Artist & Professor at Pratt Institute Zuzanna Szadkowski 1997 Theater & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Actor Sandra Tamer Philanthropist Joseph M. Thompson SunTrust Bank, Private Wealth Investment Management Maurice M. Zarmati Costa Cruises North America, Retired *Denotes Trustee Emeritus Trustees Emeritus Armando M. Codina Codina Partners, LLC Meryl Comer Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health & UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Justin DiCioccio Jazz Performer, Educator, Conductor & Producer Agnes Gund Founder & Chair, Studio In A School John J. Kauffman BDT & Company, LLC Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy Thornton School Of Music, University Of Southern California Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón Miami Dade College Desmond Richardson 1986 Dance & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artist Advisory Council On a rotating basis, YoungArts will engage up to nine award winners representing a diverse group of ages, ethnicities and artistic disciplines to join the Artist Advisory Council. The council provides critical feedback about artists’ needs, evaluates impact of artist programming initiatives, participates on selection panels for open call opportunities and identifies new avenues for fundraising potential. To inquire about serving on the Artist Advisory Council, contact us at alumni@youngarts.org Jake Goldbas 2007 Jazz Lori Hepner 1999 Photography Matthew Kacergis 2006 Theater Ava Tiye Kinsey 2004 Writing & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Timothy Lee 2008 Visual Arts Lance Oppenheim 2014 Film & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Gabrielle Stravelli 1997 Voice Michael Trusnovec 1992 Dance & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nadia Wolff 2016 Design Arts, Visual Arts & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Presenters Every year we work with past award winners and members of the YoungArts community to help promote the competition and opportunities for artists in schools, teen programs, community organizations and non-traditional classroom settings. Thanks to our generous collaborators and ambassadors, in 2021 more than 1,500 organizations encouraged the artists in their networks to apply to YoungArts. For questions about becoming a presenter, contact us at education@youngarts.org. Priscilla Aleman 2009 Visual Arts & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts SHENEQUA 2011 Visual Arts Eddie Brown 1998 Theater Daveed Buzgalo 2012 Voice Eli Dreyfuss 2016 Photography Megan Gillespie 2004 Voice Kierra Gray 2018 Voice Thurmon Green 2008 Film Mara Jill Herman 2003 Theater Deborah Magdalena Aaron Miller 1998 Classical Music Alanna Morris-Van Tassel 2003 Dance Ayane Nakajima 2019 Classical Music Michelle F. Patrick 1993 Theater David Potters 2010 Voice Vic Shuttee 2011 Writing Caleb Teicher 2011 Dance Cristina Trabada 2016 Film Roxanne Young 2006 Dance Interested in working with us? 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