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About Cultural Affairs

Staff List
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
31 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007
(212) 513-9300

Kate D. Levin
Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
Margaret Morton, Deputy Commissioner
Jamie Bennett, Chief of Staff
Louise Woehrle, Agency Chief Contracting Officer
Lettie Hoggard, Secretary to Deputy Commissioner
Shannon Insana, Executive Assistant to Commissioner
Jerrice Segrede, Secretary to Commissioner

Cultural Institutions
Timothy Thayer, Assistant Commissioner
Evan Bjornen, Director, Cultural Institutions
Brian Healy, Associate Program Officer
Andrew Frank, Associate Program Officer

Program Services
Kathleen Hughes, Assistant Commissioner
Elizabeth Bennett, Director, Program Services
Shruti Adhar, Program Specialist
Anna Campbell, Program Specialist
Velda Charles, Administrative Assistant
Katherine Denny, Director of Special Projects
Ladan Hamidi-Toosi, Program Specialist
Michelle Kennedy, Program Specialist
Stacey McMath, Program Specialist
Jill Putterman, Program Specialist
Evans Richardson, DCLA Fellow, Program Services
Chelsea Scott, Program Specialist 

Capital Projects
Susan Chin, FAIA, Assistant Commissioner, Capital Projects
Andrew Burmeister, Director, Capital Projects
Angela H. Blocker, Capital Program Manager
Dawn A. Brown, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner
David W. Bryant, Capital Program Manager
Adelin Chin, Director of Special Projects
Edith Henegan, Office Manager/Capital Purchasing
Betsy McClelland, Capital Program Manager
Victor Metoyer III, Deputy Director, Capital Projects
Perian Carson, Director, Community Arts Development Program
Carolyn Sarkis, Project Manager, Community Arts Development Program
Sara Reisman, Director, Percent for Art Program
Kelly Pajek, Deputy Director, Percent for Art Program
Charlotte Ickes, DCLA Fellow, Percent for Art Program

Materials for the Arts (MFTA)
Harriet Taub, Director, Materials for the Arts
Chelsea Romersa, Deputy Diretor of Materials for the Arts
Jesse Charland, Warehouse Manager
Raoul (Nick) Duguid, Mover/Driver
Jose Hernandez, Warehouse Helper
Doris Littlejohn, Office Manager MFTA
Jose Rosa, Warehouse Helper
Anthony Salamone, Mover/Driver
Ahmed Tagani, Direct Donations Coordinator
Daniel Larkin, Administrative Assistant, Friends of Materials for the Arts
Carlos Polanco, Warehouse Helper
Susan Springer Anderson, Education Administrator
Christopher Trainor, Assistant Warehouse Manager
Johnese Wilson, Volunteer Coordinator

Policy and External Affairs
Kate deRosset,  Director of Policy and External Affairs 
Danai Pointer  External Affairs Associate

Legal
Tracey Knuckles, General Counsel
Kristin McDonald, Deputy General Counsel
Ana Montes, Executive Assistant to the Counsel's Office 

Finance and Strategic Initiatives
Phillippa Shao, Director of Finance
David Francis, Staff Analyst
Omayra Heastie, Staff Analyst
Tonia McCaskill, Accounts Payable Officer

Information Technology
Daniel Contafio, Director of Information Technology
Kevin Alano, Supervising Computer Technician

Human Resources/Administration
Cynthia Ingram, Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration; EEO Officer
Joanne A. Ricks, Director of Administration
Barney Ashley, Agency Receptionist
Robert Pulliza, Mailroom/Office Support Assistant

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