Officers
- William P. Lauder Chairman of the Board
- John N. Irwin III Vice Chairman
- Howard B. Johnson President
- Wendy R. Flanagan Vice 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
- LizabethAnn R. Eisen
- Hugh Grant
- Craig S. Ivey
- Siumy Keys
- Isabelle B. Krusen
- Gregory D. Lee
- Alexis F. Maged
- Joseph J. Magliocco
- David S. Perpich
- Nancy Rooney
- Greg Rosica
- Matthew E. Rubel
- Jody Schwartz
- 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, LMSW
Chief Program OfficerDara Bahk
Friendly Towns Program CoordinatorBindu Balan
Director of DevelopmentCecelia Baltich-Schecter
Human Resources GeneralistPhil Berkowitz
Systems AdministratorNicki Bogie
Program Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationKatherine Borrazzo
Communications ManagerShariah Bottex
Friendly Towns Program ManagerCurry Brinson
Assistant to the CEOMonique Calender
IS&T AssociateMichael Clarke
Chief Operating OfficerAlpha Conteh
Chief Financial OfficerAnissa D’Oyen
Special Events ManagerJanine Duke
Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & BelongingAllison Engkvist
Digital Communications CoordinatorGenevieve Evans
NYC Office Operations ManagerDenise Garcia
Friendly Towns Program CoordinatorRoberto Gil
Director of Youth ServicesSteven Gilman
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationBentley Gordon
College Connections Program Manager
Thomas Grant
Program Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationLen Hart
Facilities Manager, Sharpe ReservationLaudys Herasme
Community Outreach CoordinatorEric Holmgren
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationAmy Jiang
Deputy Director of Friendly TownsRongfei Jiang
Community Outreach CoordinatorNicole Johnston
Director of Friendly TownsBrianna Jones
Camp ABC DirectorIgor Kharchenko
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe ReservationPriscilla Lam
Salesforce AdministratorAi Xin Liew
Institutional Giving CoordinatorBrandan Lucas
Senior Systems AdministratorAlexandra Margevich
Research & Evaluation ManagerJohn Marinello
Director of ITBernadette Mathis, LMSW
Support Services ManagerMaria Mejia
Deputy Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support ServicesMaria Mejia Deputy Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support Services mmejia@freshair.orgJulian Morgan
Program Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationPatrick Norman
Maintenance Technician, Sharpe Reservation
Jennifer O’Leary
Office Manager, Sharpe ReservationSasha Onyango
Development AssociateSherline Ortiz
Project Coordinator, Community OutreachAnthony Parker
Community Outreach ManagerKayla Paulino
Camp Junior DirectorElizabeth Portland
Chief Development and Communications OfficerCesar Rodriguez
Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support ServicesCesar Rodriguez Director of Community Outreach, Partnerships & Support Services crodriguez@freshair.orgDenzil Rodriguez
Corporate Relations CoordinatorChristine Shea
Development AssociateKristin Short, LMSW
Director of Program OperationsJulie Silverman
Director of CommunicationsTim Stanley
Director of Sharpe ReservationByllye Taylor
Camp Mariah and Career Awareness Program DirectorKatie Toole
Deputy Director of CampingAdrienne Trinka
Chief of StaffJovan Vanzant
Human Resources DirectorAnthony Vecere
Annual Giving ManagerGreg Wissman
Operations Coordinator, Sharpe ReservationCharles Xie
Controller
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.