Jody Gottfried Arnhold˚
Laurence D. Belfer is the CEO of Belfer Management LLC, where he oversees the investing and philanthropic activities of the firm and its affiliates. He is Chair Emeritus of 92NY, where he founded the Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact (BCISI). He serves on the Board of #GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement that was created at BCISI. At the Harvard Kennedy School, Laurence is Chair Emeritus of the Dean’s Council and serves on the Executive Board as well as on the International Council of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Prior Board service includes Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing, UJA Federation of NY, HELP USA and the Asia Society Policy Council. Laurence is a graduate from Harvard College and Columbia Law School and is a Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute.
Jennifer Heyman Millstone˚ Andrea Olshan˚ Eva Colin Usdan˚
Paul Levy˚
Marcia Eppler Colvin Andrew Crystal Richard Crystal Stuart J. Ellman* Michael Goldstein* Gerald J. Grossman
Elena Hahn Kiam Fredric Mack* Peter W. May Irwin Miller Philip L. Milstein* Madeline I. Noveck
Elihu Rose Marcella Rosen Judith O. Rubin* Ronald Stein Myrna Z. Weiss
*Past chairs °Executive Committee member
Co-Chairs Sydney Axelrod Colvin Joshua Bronstein Abigail Nintzel
Board Liaisons Todd Hirsch Stacey Kopp Meredith Milstein Polivy
Kara Acker Julia Arnhold Julia Dworkin Ben Ellman Sam Fox Rebecca Houck Claire James Suzanne Klein Lexie Komisar Lindsay Kraus
Ian Nussbaum Mary Panagoulas Quinn Zachary Richner Jaime Rosenstein Danielle Sassoon Samuel Schatz Ally Schenker Adam Shapiro David Steinhardt Julia Tishman
Philippe Berdugo David Deninzon Belinda Lerner Howard L. Morgan Jeffrey Schoenfeld Dustin Shapir
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Elizabeth Costa, Vice President, Government and Community Relations
Hannah Mackler, Director, Government and UJA Relations
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Joanna Scholl, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Branding and Digital Content
Catherine Pollock, Vice President, Creative Saoul Vanderpool, Vice President, Creative Director
David Meyer, Director of Web & Web Development
Andrew Krucoff, Vice President, Director of Digital Production
Carrie Oman, Vice President, Communications
Taylor Warfield, Associate Director, Special Projects
Kim Womble, Vice President, Patron Experience & Customer Care
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Jamie Thomas, Vice President, Director of Marketing
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Carrie Lipton, Vice President, Finance
Kevin Green, Senior Vice President, Security and Logistical Operations
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Rachel Arcus-Goldberg, Director, Bronfman Center for Jewish Life Rebecca Schoffer, Director, Jewish Family Life Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, Emeritus Director, Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life
Peter J. Rubinstein is the Emeritus Director, Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, having previously served as the Senior Vice President of Jewish Community and Managing Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at The 92nd Street Y, New York from 2014-2022. He continues as a consultant supporting Jewish Community at the 92NY. Rabbi Rubinstein is the Rabbi Emeritus of Central Synagogue, a Reform congregation where he served as the Senior Rabbi for 23 years. Prior to his position at Central Synagogue, Rabbi Rubinstein served as the Rabbi of Woodlands Community Temple in White Plains, New York and Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, California. He is the immediate past Chair of the Partnership of Faith in New York City, which includes the senior clergy of the city’s major congregations and was co-president of the US Board of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City and is on the Board of the New York Region of the American Jewish Committee. He is presently the Co-Director of the Be Wise Fellowship in Jewish Entrepreneurialism at the HUC-JIR in New York City having served as Director from 2014-2020. Rabbi Rubinstein is a founder of the Rabbinic Council of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and was the long time Rabbinic Chair of the NCRCR of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Rubinstein was ranked number three in Newsweek’s 2012 list of “America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis” and number 5 in 2013. He was named one of the 28 “2014 America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis” by The Jewish Daily Forward. Rabbi Rubinstein graduated from Amherst College from where he also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2017. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City and received the Master of Hebrew Letters degree with honors. He received a Doctor of Divinity in 1994. He has taught at Manhattanville College, Colgate University, San Jose State, and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion both in New York and Cincinnati. His essays have been included in Restoring Faith by Forrest Church, How Can I Find God (edited by James Martin), Our Rabbis Taught and Shine by Star Jones. He co-authored an article entitled “Innovation in All Generations” which appeared in the Winter 2017 edition of The Reform Jewish Quarterly. His essay “A Search for Truth: A Touchstone of our Judgement” is included in JFK The Last Speech (2018).
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Yana Stotland, Executive Director, School of Music and School Engagement in the Arts Maya Ward, Director, School Engagement in the Arts
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Sue Solomon, Senior Director, 92NY Talks Taj Greenlee, Senior Director, 92NY Talks
Melanie Macchio, Executive Director, Continuing Education
Nelva Welcome, Executive Director, 92NY Residence
Julia Zeuner, Executive Director, Himan Brown Senior Program
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Erin Lally (BFA, MA) is the Co-Executive Director of Harkness Dance Center, and Director of the Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) at 92NY. Since 2002, Erin has taught dance in public schools, studio, and community settings, sharing her love of dance with children, educators, and families. She taught with Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA where she served as the Family Services Manager, specializing in family dance classes and working with parents and children in the reunification process. Erin is the former Education Director of RIOULT where she led DanceREACH, RIOULT’s education outreach program. Erin was also a founding member and Dance Specialist at Bronx Charter School for the Arts in the South Bronx, NY where she created the dance curriculum and was the dance educator for grades K-5. Erin has served as a teaching artist for New York City Center, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, and American Repertory Ballet Company. Erin holds certificates from the 92NY’s Dance Education Laboratory, the Language of Dance (LOD), and a BFA in Modern Dance Performance at the University of the Arts, and a MA in Dance Education at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Erin is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Leadership Award from the New York State Dance Education Association. As an active practitioner, Erin teaches weekly family dance classes in the School of Dance, facilitates DEL workshops, and coaches new dance teachers. Erin believes in the power of dance to build relationships and foster community. She is thrilled to lead dance at 92NY, making the mission of Dance for Every Child a reality.
Alison Manning is the former Executive Director and Co-Producer of The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard, working with the organization from 2008-2020 to provide meaningful residency opportunities for national and international dance and performing artists and bringing the performing arts to the Vineyard community. She is founding Co-Artistic Director and Choreographer of DanceTheYard, The Yard’s year-round professional dance company, with choreographic partner and company Co-Artistic Director Jesse Keller Jason. Jesse and Alison’s choreographic body of work has been presented at Jacob’s Pillow, Mass MOCA, The Yard, The Dance Complex, Ohio University, Triskelion Arts, among others.
Alison is a passionate Horton teacher and an avid tap and rhythm dancer and advocate. She discovered her love for the Horton technique as a scholarship student at Jacob’s Pillow, working with the great Milton Myers, and has continued studying with mentors Mr. Myers, Kristina Berger, Karen Gayle and other lauded Horton Teachers through the years. She taught the technique on Faculty at The Yard each summer, and as a guest teaching artist at NYU Steinhardt School, Wesleyan Univeristy, Peridance Capezio Center, and STEPS on Broadway. In addition to teaching, Alison dances and performs with The Bang Group and has worked for The Peggy Spina Tap Company, Xodus Dance Collective, Kinodance company among others. She is the current President of the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Advisory Board as well as a member of the Adjunct Faculty. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from said institution with a BFA in Modern Dance and a Minor in Art History. Alison lives in New York City with her wife and four children and is honored to be shepherding the Harkness School of Dance during this exciting time at The 92nd Street Y, New York.
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A competitive, award-winning concert pianist in her youth, Yana Stotland began her musical journey at the age of 7 in Riga, Latvia. After receiving an M.M. in Music History and B.M. in Piano Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, Yana taught music theory at LIU Post’s Suzuki Program, and piano at the United Nations International School.
Dedicating herself fully to enriching the musical community and inspiring others through music education, Yana found new direction in arts administration when she began her tenure at the newly reopened Dalcroze School of Music, becoming the Executive Director within 3 short years. Yana spent the subsequent six years at the Lucy Moses School, progressing through multiple directorial positions, before her vast experience led to her appointment as the Associate Director of the American Classical Orchestra. In this capacity, she played a critical role in facilitating the Orchestra’s growth, visibility and prominence.
Since August 2010, Yana has demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise as the Director of the School of Music at 92NY. Under her astute governance, enrollment and programming have flourished, creating a vibrant musical community. Her unwavering commitment to music and education has been at the heart of the growth and success of the institution, leaving a lasting impact on the lives of students and music enthusiasts alike.
Throughout her leadership at 92NY, Yana has overseen various departments, including the Tisch Center for the Arts and the Musical Theater & Theater for Young Audiences, while spearheading and producing notable initiatives like the Extraordinary Women Awards and the annual 92NY Gala. Her keen involvement in organizing and producing music celebrations dedicated to jazz icons such as Charlie Parker, Billy Holiday, and Marvin Gaye, and collaborating with esteemed artists, including Christian McBride, Dianne Reeves, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, has garnered worldwide acclaim. In April 2023, Yana took on the additional role of overseeing the School Engagement in the Arts Department (formerly, the Center for Arts Learning & Leadership, or “CALL”), further showcasing her commitment to fostering a well-rounded artistic experience.
Yana’s dedication has been instrumental in growing and managing two significant scholarship programs. The Recanati-Kaplan Program for Excellence in the Arts provides support to gifted students, often leading to national recognition, while the Edwin Caplin Foundation Music Scholarship has been pivotal in assisting need-based students to pursue their musical aspirations.
Yana is also passionate for Argentine Tango dancing, fitness training, exploring the culinary world, and is fluent in Russian.
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Malka Lowenstein, Paulson Executive Director
Wendy Goldstein, Executive Director
Lauren Wexler, Executive Director, Children’s Enrichment and Engagement
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Aurea Rivera, Senior Director, Member Experience
Katera Noviello-Kapoor, Senior Director, Health Promotion, Wellness & Athletics Julio Pacheco, Director, Athletics Aaron Feuerstein, Director, Sports & Leagues Shay Grogan, Director, Gymnastics
Nicholas Russotto, Executive Director, Tisch Music
Anya Bailey, Director, Scholarship Services
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