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
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Fred Humphrey
Chief Operating Officer
![Fred Humphrey headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/michael-royce-1.png)
Michael Royce
Chief Executive Officer
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Sarah Wilson
Executive Assistant
Development
![Nichole Almanzar headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Nichole.png)
Nichole Almanzar
Development Officer
![Kim Andresen headshot.](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/KimAndresen-profile-pic-1-943x1024.jpg)
Kim Andresen
Director
Development
![Carolyn Lockhart Schoerner headshot.](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Carolyn.png)
Carolyn Lockhart Schoerner
Development Officer
NYFA Grants
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Sarah O’Connell
Director
NYFA Grants
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Audrey Thao Berger
Program Officer
NYFA Grants
![Andrea Kleine Headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Mollie_new.png)
Mollie Quinlan-Hayes
Program Coordinator
Rauschenberg Grants
![Kendra Russell headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KendraRussell_OldSite.png)
Kendra Shiloh Russell
Program Associate
NYFA Grants
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Eleysha Sajous
Senior Program Officer
NYFA Grants
Fiscal Sponsorship
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Madeleine Cutrona
Director
Fiscal Sponsorship
![Image of Alicia Ehni](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Alicia-Ehni.png)
Alicia Ehni
Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship
![Andrea Kleine Headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Andrea.png)
Andrea Kleine
Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship
![Image of Matthew Seig](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Matthew-Seig.jpg)
Matthew Seig
Media Specialist
Fiscal Sponsorship
NYFA Learning
![Chelsea Goding-Doty headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chelsea_NewHS.png)
Chelsea Goding-Doty
Senior Program Officer,
Leadership Initiatives
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Felicity Hogan
Director
NYFA Learning
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Ju Hye Kim
Program Associate
NYFA Learning
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Kelly Olshan
Program Officer
Career Advice and Training
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Ya Yun Teng
Program Officer
Immigrant Artist Program & Editor of IAP Newsletter
Communications
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Amy Aronoff
Senior Communications Officer
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Mary-kate Grohoski
Sales Manager
NYFA Classifieds
![Image of Molly Martin](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Molly-Martin.png)
Melanie Martin
Director of Sales and Communications
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Katerina Nicolaou
Account Manager
NYFA Classifieds
Finance & Administration
![Headshot of Michael Bailey](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MichaelBailey.png)
Michael Bailey
Finance Associate/Office Coordinator
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Rusha Rahman
Senior Finance Officer
![Image of Molly Martin](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tricia_Sackor.png)
Tricia Sackor
Program Officer
Fiscal Sponsorship & Finance
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Sebi Vitale
Director of Finance/Administration
Technology
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Mohammad Usman
Director of Technology
Consultants
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Zahra Banyamerian
Curatorial Affairs
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Peter Cobb
Senior Advisor
NYFA Learning
![Barbie Kim Headshot](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BarbieKim.png)
Barbie Kim
NYFA Learning
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Gretchen Kraus
Freelance Designer
In Memoriam
![Image of Ryan Hudak](https://www.nyfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ryan-hudak.png)