Officers
- William P. Lauder Chairman of the Board
- John N. Irwin III Vice Chairman
- Wendy R. Flanagan President
- Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Secretary
- Donald L. Hawks III Treasurer
Board of Directors
- June Ambrose
- Jaynemarie Enyonam Angbah, EdD
- Tiki Barber
- Mariah Carey
- Mats G. Carlston
- Derrick D. Cephas
- Ahmed Deria
- Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
- Hugh Grant
- Craig S. Ivey
- Howard B. Johnson
- Isabelle B. Krusen
- Gregory D. Lee
- Alexis F. Maged
- Joseph J. Magliocco
- David S. Perpich
- Nancy Rooney
- Greg Rosica
- Matthew E. Rubel
- Kimberly E. Steward
- Richard D. Thomas
- Bradley A. Whitman
- Steven M. Wolf
Chief Executive Officer
Our city is stronger when each of our children and their families are stronger. I am honored to lead an organization with a rich history of providing children with transformative experiences which open worlds of possibility to them. By partnering with our families and communities we can continue strengthening the children of our city.
Lisa Gitelson, Chief Executive Officer
Throughout Lisa’s career in public service, as an attorney and child welfare advocate, she has been dedicated to addressing the needs of underserved youth. Prior to joining The Fund, she was Assistant Executive Director/Legal Counsel for The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC). She is also an Adjunct Professor at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, CUNY, where she teaches the Policy & Practice of Child Welfare.
As Assistant Executive Director/Legal Counsel for NYSPCC, Lisa identified legislation and other public policy issues that impacted the organization’s work and developed an advocacy agenda to move public policy efforts forward. Previously, she served as Associate Executive Director, Downstate, at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) where she was responsible for bringing private foster care, juvenile justice, residential care and prevention services agencies together to coordinate advocacy efforts for the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. In this role, Lisa represented COFCCA member agencies in discussions with the Administration for Children’s Services, the New York City Council and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
Prior to COFCCA, Lisa was the Director of Foster Care and Adoption Services at Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services. She began her career as an attorney representing foster care agencies before serving in multiple leadership and supervisory roles at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, Family Court Legal Services. Lisa is a graduate of Colgate University and has a JD from Washington University School of Law.
Fresh Air Staff
Eshraq Abbas
Staff AccountantMahira Ahmad
Accounting ManagerDeborah Asirifi
Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support ServicesDeborah Asirifi Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support Services dasirifi@freshair.orgKaylyn Atkins
Assistant to the Executive DirectorBindu Balan
Director of DevelopmentCecelia Baltich-Schecter
Junior Human Resources GeneralistPhil Berkowitz
Systems AdministratorNicki Bogie
Program Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationKatherine Borrazzo
Communications ManagerShariah Bottex
Friendly Towns Program ManagerCecelia Botting
Friendly Towns Program CoordinatorJade Callahan
Support Services CoordinatorMichael Clarke
Chief Operating OfficerAlpha Conteh
Chief Financial OfficerGenevieve Evans
NYC Office Operations ManagerDonald Fields
Friendly Towns Operations ManagerChris Filpo
Manager of Teen ProgramsRoberto Gil
Director of Youth ProgramsSteven Gilman
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationBentley Gordon
College Connections Program ManagerLen Hart
Facilities Manager, Sharpe Reservation
Matthew Hatcher
Director of CampingLaudys Herasme
Front Desk Administrative AssociateEric Holmgren
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationAmy Jiang
Deputy Director of Friendly TownsRongfei Jiang
Community Outreach CoordinatorNiyata Johnson
Development AssociateNicole Johnston
Director of Friendly TownsBrianna Jones
Camp ABC DirectorIgor Kharchenko
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationJennie Krems
Special Events ManagerPriscilla Lam
Salesforce AdministratorMaggie Lisman
Director of New York SummerBrandan Lucas
Senior Systems AdministratorZachary Malave
Corporate Engagement CoordinatorKathleen Mallari
Development CoordinatorAlexandra Margevich
Research & Evaluation ManagerJohn Marinello
Director of ITRan Meagher
Capital Projects ManagerMaria Mejia
Community Outreach ManagerDavid Morrison
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationPatrick Norman
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationJennifer O’Leary
Office Manager, Sharpe Reservation
Helen P. O'Reilly
General CounselSherline Ortiz
Project CoordinatorGaja Papa
Digital Communications ManagerAnthony Parker
Community Outreach ManagerKayla Paulino
Camp Junior DirectorElizabeth Portland
Chief Development and Communications OfficerSusie Powers
Health and Safety Director and Senior Camp NurseCesar Rodriguez
Director of Teen ProgramsKristin Short
Deputy Director of CampingJulie Silverman
Director of CommunicationsTim Stanley
Director of Sharpe ReservationByllye Taylor
Camp Mariah and Career Awareness Program DirectorKatie Toole
Assistant Director of Sharpe ReservationAdrienne Trinka
Chief of StaffJovan Vanzant
Human Resources DirectorAnthony Vecere
Annual Giving ManagerKayla Velez
Friendly Towns Operations AssociateSheila Wilson-Wells
Chief Program OfficerGreg Wissman
Operations Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationCharles Xie
ControllerChrissy Yeboah
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Council
The Fresh Air Fund Council is a dynamic group of young professionals who are passionate about our mission and are an integral part of The Fund’s volunteer and internal leadership network.