Trustees & Staff
Board of Trustees
Michael Frazier, Co-Chair
Amanda Sue Nichols, Co-Chair
Darian Futrell, Vice-Chair
Lawrence Kwon, Treasurer
Dana Pouwels, Secretary
Sanam Akhlagh
Shelly Banjo
Olivia Basu León
Corey Baylor
Prabha Sipi Bhandari
Bonnie Campbell
Jamison Divoll
Adam Freed
Cara S. Friedlander
Cristin Frodella
Frederic Golen
Humayun Khalid
Allison Maritza Lasky
Marvalee Bascus Leslie
Tanya Levy-Odom
Justin Moore
Martin Mulkeen
Tristan Nadal
Sean O’Neal
Brendan Reynolds
Kiesean Riddick
José Rolon
George Sampas
Jessica Schumer
Jim C. Sinclair
Rashmi Singh
Angela Tribelli
Sharon Volckhausen
Freya Zaheer
Alycia Zimmerman
Ex-Officio Members
Eric L. Adams, Mayor
- Mayoral Appointee: Tanya Layne
Adrienne E. Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council
Laurie A. Cumbo, Cultural Affairs Commissioner
Brad Lander, Comptroller
- Comptroller’s Appointee: Douglas James
Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President
Martin Maher, Brooklyn Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Board Emeriti
Dr. Una S. T. Clarke
Peter Eikenberry
Peggi Einhorn, in memoriam
Carol Enseki
Paul Gangsei
Martha Graham
Janno Lieber
Bobye List
David Offensend
Dr. Jocelynne Rainey
William Rifkin
Robert Rubin, in memoriam
Dr. Nan Sussman
Marjorie Thomas-Inniss
Senior Management Team
Administrative Staff
Development
Ida Abraham, Manager of Individual Giving
Exhibitions
Erik Fiks, Exhibits Manager
James Fils-Aime, Exhibit Developer
Sze Shum, Exhibits Coordinator
Programs & Education
Allison Huttick, Manager of Education
Jane Li, Programs and Engagement Coordinator
Sarah Stalerman, Animal Maintainer and Educator
Visitor Experience
Jackie Brettschneider, Visitor Experience Manager
Joshua Miller, Development and Communications Coordinator
Pedro Suarez, Events Supervisor
Winston Williams, Manager of Communications