Staff
Serving artists and staffed by artists.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that having a diverse staff is critical to effectively fulfilling our mission and increasing that diversity is a key organizational priority; women, people of color, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to join our team. Our staff is comprised largely of working artists — from all disciplines — who are all dedicated to serving artists and arts organizations.
Interested in working at NYFA? Open roles will be listed on NYFA Classifieds as they come available.
To contact New York Foundation for the Arts, please use our Contact Page.
Executive Staff
Lisa Fagan
Executive Assistant
Michael L. Royce
Executive Director
Development
Nichole Almanzar
Development Officer
Katherine Delaney
Director of Development
Kimberly Goodis
Development Officer
Individual Giving and Special Events
Ryan Hudak
Development Officer
Individual Giving and Foundations
NYFA Grants
Judy Cai
Director
NYFA Grants
Madeleine Cutrona
Senior Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship
Alicia Ehni
Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship
Sarah O’Connell
Program Officer
NYFA Grants
Mollie Quinlan-Hayes
Program Coordinator
Rauschenberg Grants
Tricia Sackor
Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship & Finance
Eleysha Sajous
Program Officer
NYFA Grants
Matthew Seig
Media Specialist
Fiscal Sponsorship
Anna Wang
Program Officer
NYFA Grants
NYFA Learning
Zahra Banyamerian
Senior Program Officer
Leadership Initiatives and Curatorial Affairs
Felicity Hogan
Director of NYFA Learning
Kyle Lopez
Program Associate and Editor, Con Edison Immigrant Artist Newsletter
Kelly Olshan
Program Officer
Career Advice and Training
Ya Yun Teng
Program Officer
Immigrant Artist Resource Center (NYC)
Communications
Amy Aronoff
Senior Communications Officer
Mary-kate Grohoski
Sales Manager
NYFA Classifieds
Molly Martin
Director of Sales and Communications
Finance & Administration
Carolyn Lockhart Schoerner
Finance Officer
Rusha Rahman
Finance Officer
Sebi Vitale
Director of Finance/Administration
Consultants
Peter Cobb
Senior Advisor
NYFA Learning
