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.