Contact

New York State Council on the Arts

411 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10016

(212) 459-8800


General Information: [email protected]
Application Assistance: [email protected]
Press Inquiries and Council Member Inquiries: [email protected]

Contact NYSCA Staff

Executive Director
Mara Manus, (212) 459-8804, [email protected]

Deputy Director of Programs
Megan White, (212) 459-8806, [email protected]

Deputy Director of Operations, General Counsel
Abigail Young, (212) 459-8832, [email protected]

Director of Public Information
Ann Marie Sekeres, 212-459-8859, [email protected]

Assistant to the Executive Director
Abby Adler, (212) 459-8808, [email protected]

Arts Program Directors

Arian Blanco, (212) 459-8815, [email protected]
Individual Artists | Special Arts Services 

Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, (212) 459-8828, [email protected]
Electronic Media & Film | Folk Arts

Kristin Herron, (212) 459-8825, [email protected]
Architecture + Design | Museum

David Huff, (212) 459-8831, [email protected]
Presenting | Theatre (Interim) | Regional Economic Development Council Initiative

Christine Leahy, (212) 459-8818, [email protected]
Arts Education | Literature 

Katie Steger, (212) 459-8851, [email protected]
Capital Projects 

Leanne Tintori, (212) 459-8816, [email protected]
Dance | State & Local Partnerships/Statewide Community Regrants

Arts Program Associates

Kavie Barnes, (212) 459-8858, [email protected]
Arts Education | Special Arts Services

Orin Chait, (212) 459-8835, [email protected]
Individual Artists | Theatre

Deborah Lim, (212) 459-8820, [email protected]
Dance | Theatre

Rita Putnam, (212) 459-8830, [email protected]
Visual Arts | Music

Agency Operations

Director of Agency Operations/HR Liaison
Brenda Brown, (212) 459-8827, Brend[email protected]

Agency Operations Staff

Lauren Abbatiello, Team Associate, (212) 459-8857, [email protected]

Lenn Ditman, Director of Grants Management and Information Technology, (212) 459-8810, [email protected]

Omar Estrada, Team Associate, (212) 459-8852, [email protected]

Marnee Geller, Team Associate, (212) 459-8819, [email protected]

Totlyn Lewis, Auditor 2, (212) 459-8822, [email protected] 

Will McDermott, Program Officer of Grants Management and Technology, (212) 459-8855, [email protected]

Jerry Pecchia, Facilities Manager, (212) 459-8814, [email protected]

Karen Welch, Director of Finance, (212) 459-8812, [email protected]

 

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FOIL Public Notice

As an agency of the State of New York, NYSCA is subject to New York State's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). Applicants are advised that, in compliance with this law, all correspondence with and applications made to the Council (with the exception of certain exempted supplemental materials), and resulting contracts and reports, are subject to public inspection.

A request for records within the possession of NYSCA must be in writing. Such written request can be to submitted using the Open FOIL NY online form. A request can also be mailed to the Records Access Officer, New York State Council on the Arts, 300 Park Avenue South, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010 or submitted by e-mail to [email protected]. The business telephone number of the Records Access Officer is (212)459-8800.