New York State Council on the Arts
411 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 459-8800
Please contact the Help Desk for application, grant and contract assistance: [email protected]
Prequalification Questions: [email protected]
Press Inquiries and Council Member Inquiries: [email protected]
Contact NYSCA Staff
Executive Director
Erika Mallin
Deputy Director of Programs
Megan White, (212) 459-8806, [email protected]
Deputy Director of Operations
Karen Welch, (212) 459-8812, [email protected]
General Counsel
Noah Brick, (212) 459-8853, [email protected]
Director of Communications
Ann Marie Sekeres, (212) 459-8859, [email protected]
Chief of Staff
Abby Adler, (212) 459-8808, [email protected]
Executive Assistant
Shana Goodman, (212) 459-8856, [email protected]
Arts Program Directors
Arian Blanco, (212) 459-8815, [email protected]
Support for Artists | Multidisciplinary
Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, (212) 459-8828, [email protected]
Electronic Media & Film | Folk Arts
Kristin Herron, (212) 459-8825, [email protected]
Design Arts | Museum
David Huff, (212) 459-8831, [email protected]
Program Director | Theatre and Visual Arts
Christine Leahy, (212) 459-8818, [email protected]
Arts Education | Literature
Zatara McIntyre, (212) 459-8826, [email protected]
Program Director | Music and Presenting
Katie Steger, (212) 459-8851, [email protected]
Capital Projects
Arts Program Officers
Kavie Barnes, (212) 459-8858, [email protected]
Arts Education | Multidisciplinary
Orin Chait, (212) 459-8835, [email protected]
Interdisciplinary/Film, Media, and New Technology Artists | Theater
Deborah Lim, (212) 459-8820, [email protected]
Dance | Theatre
Rita Putnam, (212) 459-8830, [email protected]
Visual Arts | Music
Lindsay Turley, (212) 459-8854, [email protected]
Capital Projects
Arts Team Associate
Kimalea Campbell, Team Associate, (212)-459-8832, [email protected]
Agency Operations
Brenda Brown, Director of Agency Operations/HR Liaison, (212) 459-8827, [email protected]
Lenn Ditman, Director of Grants Management and Information Technology, (212) 459-8810, [email protected]
Will McDermott, Director of Financial and Grant Systems, (212) 459-8855, [email protected]
Ian Byrne, Team Associate, (212) 459-8821, [email protected]
Omar Estrada, Program Associate, (212) 459-8852, [email protected]
Marnee Geller, Team Associate, (212) 459-8819, [email protected]
Claudine Lee, Program Associate, (212) 459-8829, [email protected]
Gabi Nail, Program Associate, (212) 459-8811, [email protected]
Totlyn Lewis, Auditor, (212) 459-8822, [email protected]
Jerry Pecchia, Facilities Manager, (212) 459-8814, [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 portal. A request can also be mailed to the Records Access Officer, New York State Council on the Arts, 411 Fifth Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016 or submitted by e-mail to [email protected]. The business telephone number of the Records Access Officer is (212)459-8800.