Staff

Executive Staff

Mara Manus

Executive Director

Megan White

Deputy Director of Programs

Abigail Young

Deputy Director of Operations and General Counsel

Staff

Lauren Abbatiello

Operations Team Associate

Abby Adler

Assistant to the Executive Director

Kavie Barnes

Program Officer | Arts Education | Special Arts Services

Robert Baron

Program Director | Folk Arts | Music

Arian Blanco

Program Director | Individual Artists | Special Arts Services

Brenda K. Brown

Director of Agency Operations/HR Liaison

Orin Chait

Program Officer | Individual Artists | REDC Initiative

Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi

Program Officer | Electronic Media & Film | Museum

Lenn Savoca Ditman

Manager of Information Technology Services

Omar Estrada

Operations Team Associate

Marnee Geller

Operations Team Associate

Tracy Hamilton

Director of Compliance Unit

Karen Helmerson

Program Director | Electronic Media & Film | Visual Arts

Kristin Herron

Program Director | Architecture + Design | Museum

Christine Leahy

Program Director | Arts Education | Facilities

Jeannette Lee

Receptionist

Deborah Lim

Program Officer | Dance | Individual Artists (Dance Commissions) | Theatre

Kathleen Masterson

Program Director | Literature | Theatre

William McDermott

Operations Team Associate

Jerry Pecchia

Facilities Manager

Rita Putnam

Program Officer | Music | Visual Arts

Ronni Reich

Director of Public Information

Sandra Rivera

Secretary

Leanne Tintori Wells

Program Director | Dance | State & Local Partnership | Presenting (Interim)

Program Panelists

Advisory panels play a key role in NYSCA’s grant evaluation process. NYSCA selects a diverse group of professionals from all across the state to fulfill the advisory panelist role. Panelists’ expertise spans every discipline represented in NYSCA’s grant programs as well as many facets of non-profit management.

NYSCA selects members of the advisory panels from a list of nominees. Each year, NYSCA solicits nominations from NYSCA staff, Council members, current panelists, current grantees, and the general public. A list of this year's panelists is available on each program page.

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Employment Opportunities at NYSCA

NYSCA accepts applications for Public Information interns year-round and interns in our Executive Office, Programs and Operations departments in summer. Apply through the New New York Leaders: Student Intern Program Internship Portal.