our team

Leadership & Staff

Board of Directors

William D. Felton
Chairman

Derek Goodman
President

Tom Hofstetter
1st Vice President

Shari Lebowitz
2nd Vice President

Joyce Pauker
3rd Vice President

Michael Delgass
Treasurer

Elizabeth Strick
Secretary

Deborah Murtaugh and Oliver Pursche
Past Presidents

Eric Bernheim
Paul Efstathiou
Kristin Foster
Elizabeth Gorayeb
Pamela Hovland
Jennifer Kanfer
Rachel A. Pencu
Dogan Perese
Jane Preiser
Lucien Vita
Gary Cosgrave (Honorary)
Joyce Thompson (Honorary)

Staff

Ruth Mannes
Executive Director

Liz Leggett
Director of Exhibitions

Anne Greenberg
Director of Education

Cynthia Dempster
Director of Donor Cultivation and Sponsorships

Leslie LaSala
Director of Communications and Marketing

Lillian Chen
Director of Finance and Administration

Colleen Thomas
Head of Educational Development

Kristen Young
Music Associate

Katie Conte
Social Media Manager

Jenny Gage
Front Desk

Alexander Platt
Concert Series Curator + Director of the Heida

Caroline Casey
Front Desk