2017 Americans for the Arts Staff
Executive Office
Robert L. Lynch
President and CEO
Mara Walker
Chief Operating Officer
Allison Beck
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Development
Katherine Gibney
Vice President of Development
Leslie Bonaventura
Director of Foundation Relations
Christina Ritchie
Director of Individual Giving
Abby Lynch
Corporate Relations Manager
Logan Busacca
Individual Giving Coordinator
Michael Gifford
Development Associate
Finance
Brent Stanley
Vice President of Finance
Troy Alexander
Senior Director of Finance
Antoinette Smith
Accounting Coordinator
Angel Baker
Accounting Associate
Kathy Jennings
Accounting Associate
Government and Public Affairs
Nina Ozlu Tunceli
Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs
Narric Rome
Vice President of Government Affairs and Arts Education
Jay Dick
Senior Director of State and Local Government Affairs
Kate McClanahan
Director of Federal Affairs
Elisabeth Dorman
State and Local Government Affairs Manager
Lauren Cohen
Government Affairs and Grassroots Coordinator
Arts Education
Jeff Poulin
Arts Education Program Manager
Arts Action Fund
Amalia Kruszel
Arts Action Fund Program Manager
Clare Sherlog
Arts Action Fund Membership and Fundraising Associate
Leadership Alliances
Nora Halpern
Vice President of Leadership Alliances
Christine Meehan
Director of Leadership Alliances
Emily Buss
Leadership Alliances Coordinator
Local Arts Advancement
Clay Lord
Vice President of Local Advancement
Ruby Harper
Director of Local Arts Services
Patricia Walsh
Public Art Program Manager
Bridget Woodbury
Membership Marketing Coordinator
Dennis Barrett
Local Arts Services Associate
Isaac Fitzsimons
Membership Data Associate
Barbara Schaffer-Bacon
Co-Director, Animating Democracy
Pam Korza
Co-Director, Animating Democracy
Marketing and Communications
Graham Dunstan
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Steve Custer
Manager of Publications and Communications
Inga Vitols
Press and Media Relations Manager
Ann Marie Watson
Digital Communications Strategy Manager
Nicole Goodman
Marketing Coordinator
Operations
Marc Ian Tobias
Vice President of Operations
John Rubsamen
Director of Meetings and Events
Chelsy Briggs
Human Resources Manager
Mosade Edwards
Meetings and Events Coordinator
Krista Whaley
Meetings and Events Associate
Terry Cangelosi
Operations Associate
Will Gallagher
Operations Associate
Nancy Lindsey
Receptionist
Private Sector Initiatives
Emily Peck
Vice President of Private Sector Initiatives
Amy Webb
Director of Arts & Business Council of New York
Emma Osore
Arts & Business Council of New York Programs Coordinator
Research and Policy
Randy Cohen
Vice President of Research and Policy
Ben Davidson
Senior Director of Research Services
Marete Wester
Senior Director of Arts Policy
Graciela Kahn
Research Coordinator
Susan Saloom
Military and Veterans Arts Initiative Specialist
Carolyn Bartley
Creative Forces Project Coordinator
Web and Technology Strategies
Kimberly Hedges
Vice President of Web and Technology Strategies
Jason Edgmon
Senior Director of Technology
Robel Maru
Database Administrator
Joshua Jenkins
Website and New Media Manager
Theresa Coleman
Customer Care and Data Entry Coordinator
Daniela Pérez Frias
Video Producer and Media Coordinator
Natan Mekuria
Database Associate
Tracy Brown
Information Technology Associate
Daniel Richtmyre
Web and New Media Coordinator