our team

Our mission is powered by a dedicated team of passionate individuals who bring their expertise, creativity, and unwavering commitment to provide access to the arts for NYC children in foster care. 

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executive leadership

  • Susan Kasarsky

    Executive Director

  • Randi Rossignol

    Director of Development

  • Robin Abbott

    Program Director

  • Morgan Bush

    Program & Communications

  • Lorena Camacho

    Program & Operations

  • Jenny Soderquist

    Digital Communications

executive board

  • Linn Tanzman

    Founder and President Emerita

  • Nancy Chilton

    Secretary

  • Daryl Dyer

    Vice Chair

  • Mara Kane

    Board Chair

  • Bethany Britcha

    Director

  • Nigel Campbell

    Director

  • Stacey Cohen

    Director

  • Eleanor Henry

    Director

  • James Jones

    Director

  • Sumiko Kanazawa

    Director

  • harold koda

    Former Chair

  • matthew perlman

    Director

  • Tashi Sarhan

    Director

  • Eileen Schein

    Former Secretary

  • Travis Schwerin

    Director

  • Suzanne C. Sousa

    Director

  • Suzanne Tobak

    Director

young professionals board

  • ALI CHILTON

  • ABBEY FRANK

  • EMMA KASARSKY

  • SARAH KASARSKY

  • STEPHEN KOLKA

  • STEPHANIE MCCABE

  • MAX MCCORMACK

  • SHELBY PICKELNY

  • KYMBERLI SMITH

  • TYLER SWIFT

arts ambassadors

  • mark bradford

    Artist

  • chanel dasilva

    Co-Founder, MOVENYC

  • ross rayburn

    Yoga, Meditation Expert, and Author

  • ANJ SMITH

    Artist

  • christopher wheeldon, OBE

    Director & Choreographer 

  • manuela wirth

    Chairwoman and President, Hauser & Wirth

teaching artists

  • jane abbott

  • Adrian Baidoo

  • Jhulenty Delossantos

  • Tishawn Gonsalves

  • sonja killebrew

  • jack lazarus

  • jean marie mckee

  • ingrid mellor

  • brian mcqueen

  • stacey scott

  • deanna tarraza