New York State Council on the Arts
300 Park Ave., S, 10th Fl.
New York, New York 10010
(212) 459-8800
General Information: info@arts.ny.gov
Application Assistance: help@arts.ny.gov
Press and Council Member Inquiries: public.affairs@arts.ny.gov
Contact NYSCA Staff
Executive Director
Mara Manus, (212) 459-8808, Mara.Manus@arts.ny.gov
Deputy Director of Programs
Megan White, (212) 459-8806, Megan.White@arts.ny.gov
Deputy Director of Operations
Abigail Young, (212) 459-8832, Abigail.Young@arts.ny.gov
Director of Public Information (on leave)
Ronni Reich, (212) 459-8859, Ronni.Reich@arts.ny.gov
Director of Public Information (Interim)
Christina Daigneault, (212) 459-8859, Christina.Daigneault@arts.ny.gov
Robert Baron, (212) 459-8821, Robert.Baron@arts.ny.gov
Folk Arts | Music
Arian Blanco, (212) 459-8815, Arian.Blanco@arts.ny.gov
Individual Artists | Special Arts Services (Interim Program Director)
Karen Helmerson, (212) 459-8824, Karen.Helmerson@arts.ny.gov
Electronic Media & Film | Visual Arts
Kristin Herron, (212) 459-8825, Kristin.Herron@arts.ny.gov
Architecture + Design | Museum
Christine Leahy, (212) 459-8818, Christine.Leahy@arts.ny.gov
Facilities | Arts Education
Kathleen Masterson, (212) 459-8826, Kathleen.Masterson@arts.ny.gov
Literature | Theatre
Katie Steger, (212) 459-8851, Katie.Steger@arts.ny.gov
REDC (Interim Program Director)
Leanne Tintori Wells, (212) 459-8816, Leanne.TintoriWells@arts.ny.gov
Dance | State & Local Partnerships/Decentralization | Presenting (Interim Program Director)
Arts Program Associates
Kavie Barnes, (212) 459-8858, Kavie.Barnes@arts.ny.gov
Arts Education | Special Arts Services
Orin Chait, (212) 459-8835, Orin.Chait@arts.ny.gov
Individual Artists | Regional Economic Development Council
Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, (212) 459-8828, Fabiana.Chiu-Rinaldi@arts.ny.gov
Museum | Electronic Media & Film
Sunita Iqbal (212) 459-8851, Sunita.Iqbal@arts.ny.gov
REDC (Interim Program Staff)
Deborah Lim, (212) 459-8820, Deborah.Lim@arts.ny.gov
Dance | Theatre
Rita Putnam, (212) 459-8830, Rita.Putnam@arts.ny.gov
Visual Arts | Music
Agency Operations
Director of Agency Operations/HR Liaison
Brenda Brown, (212) 459-8827, Brenda.Brown@arts.ny.gov
Agency Operations Staff
Lauren Abbatiello, Team Associate, (212) 459-8857, Lauren.Abbatiello@arts.ny.gov
Bea Banks, Secretary, (212) 459-8811, Bea.Banks@arts.ny.gov
Lenn Ditman, Manager of Information Technology Services, (212) 459-8810, Lenn.Ditman@arts.ny.gov
Omar Estrada, Team Associate, (212) 459-8852,Omar.Estrada@arts.ny.gov
Marnee Geller, Team Associate, (212) 459-8819, Marnee.Geller@arts.ny.gov
Tracy Hamilton, Director of Compliance Unit, (212) 459-8822, Tracy.Hamilton@arts.ny.gov
Jeannette Lee, Reception, (212) 459-8803, Jeannette.Lee@arts.ny.gov
Edward Leung, Associate Auditor, (212) 459-8813, Edward.Leung@arts.ny.gov
Jerry Pecchia, Facilities Manager, (212) 459-8814, Jerry.Pecchia@arts.ny.gov
Sandra Rivera, Secretary, (212) 459-8812, Sandra.Rivera@arts.ny.gov
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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 public.affairs@arts.ny.gov. The business telephone number of the Records Access Officer is (212)459-8800.