The Alumni Council of the Visual Arts Administration M.A. Program takes an active interest in the careers of its graduates. It is a group composed of nearly thirty mentors who work in the field and take special interest in placing students and graduates in internships, giving insider advice through information sessions and counseling, and helping all those who seek their expertise to obtain the jobs where they can succeed.
Visual Arts Administration alumni at the 2019 Holiday Party.
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Vida Schreibman, '88, Secretary
Adjunct Faculty & Alumni Liaison, Visual Arts Administration MA. Program
vs9@nyu.edu
Sandra Lang, Faculty Adviser
Director, Visual Arts Administration M.A. Program
sandra.lang@nyu.edu
Marilyn Hernandez, '06, President
VP Development, The American Academy in Rome
marilynher@gmail.com
Kehui Pan, '19, Vice President
Gallery Manager, Richard Taittinger Gallery
kp2183@nyu.edu
Angelica Semmelbauer, '04, Communications Officer
Art Advisor, Ellipsis Art
angelicasem@gmail.com
Sunny Ching Hui Wang, '11, Treasurer
Major Gifts Officer, The Whitney Museum of American Art
sunny.chinghui.wang@gmail.com
Alumni Council Working Group
Alix Holloway, '10
Art Advisor and Appraiser, AH Arts, LLC
alixandrahornyan@gmail.com
Carli Beseau, '13
Vice President of Exhibits and Programs, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
carlibeseau@yahoo.com
Daphne Birdsey, '13
Chief Advancement Officer, The Clark Institute
daphne.birdsey@gmail.com
Bradley Houston, '13
Senior Development Officer, Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, TX
bradh155@gmail.com
Anna Burden, '15
Senior Designer, thelab
annagburden@gmail.com
Lynn Koos, '15
Manager, Centerbridge Partners, LLP
lkoos21@gmail.com
Jessica Iannuzzi Garcia, '16
Curator, JP Morgan Chase Art Collection
jessicasays@gmail.com
Danielle Brock, '17
Consultant; Curator & Producer
danielle.e.brock@gmail.com
Georgia Harrell, '17
Managing Director, Kahinde Wiley Studio
glharrell1201@gmail.com
Sarah Stuby, '17
Senior Institutional Giving Officer, Brooklyn Museum
sstuby98@gmail.com
Tritia Lee, '18
Manager, Individual Giving, Guggenheim Museum
tritialee@gmail.com
Ting Lin, '18
Cultural Producer & Strategist
tingy.y.lin@gmail.com
Sandrine Milet, '18
Senior Manager, Communications & Marketing, The Rubin Museum
sandrine.milet@gmail.com
Emily Olsen, '18
Pre-sale Administrator, Science & Popular Culture, Sotheby's
emilyolsenr@gmail.com
Maryam Ghoreishi, '19
Program Manager, Residency Unlimited
mg5625@nyu.edu
Stephanie Trejo, '19
Individual Giving and Events Manager, Queens Museum
strejo10@gmail.com
Laura Busby, '20
Program Coordinator, Director's Office, The Whitney Museum of American Art
laurabusby@gmail.com
Alex Cott, '20
Dept Coordinator, Impressionist & Modern Art, Christie's
abc522@nyu.edu
Paulina Fuentes Loza, '20
Team Member, Database Specialist, Artlogic
pfl242@nyu.edu
Jing Cheng, '21
Assistant Curator, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
jingcheng47@outlook.com
Special Projects Members
Barbara Handa, '97
Corporate Art Consultant
barbarahanda@yahoo.com
Erica Raven, '03
Director of Development, Primary Stages
poesraven77@hotmail.com
David Strauss, '04
Project Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
dstrauss@queensmuseum.org
Janice Monger, '05
President & CEO, Staten Island Museum
janicemonger@gmail.com
Stephanie Howe Jauch, '06
Financial Maintenance Lead, Artspool
stephaniejjauch@gmail.com
Heidi Ihrig, '06
Senior Director, Philanthropy & Major Gifts, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
heidi.ihrig@gmail.com
Melissa Klein, '06
Freelance Arts Administrator
heidi.ihrig@gmail.com
Lyn Hsieh, '07
Department Manager, Education, The Museum of Modern Art
Lyn.i.hsieh@gmail.com
Alice Dow Walker, '06
Chief Business Development Officer, Art Processors
alicedowwalker@yahoo.com
Sylvia Renner, '08
Associate Director, International Funding, The Museum of Modern Art
sylvia_renner@moma.org
Sarah Kennedy, '09
Assistant Director, Learning Programs & Partnerships, The Museum of Modern Art
sarahjkennedy@gmail.com
Jenelle Patrick, '09
Head of Personal Shopping, Online Commerce, Olivela
jenelle.patrick@gmail.com
Heather Pfister, '09
Director of Marketing Products & Services, Intersection
heather.pfister@gmail.com
Noreen Ahmad, '10
Director of Communications & Marketing, The Morgan Library & Museum
noreenkahmad@gmail.com
Lauren Shadford Breismeister, ‘10
Executive Director, Voices in Contemporary Art
laurenshadford@gmail.com
Stephanie Brown, '10
Program Officer, The James Irwin Foundation
brown.stephaniec@gmail.com
Bradley Wright Ferrarini, '11
Development Liaison, American Friends of Musee d'Orsay
bradley.ferrarini@gmail.com
Olivia Davis, '12
Curator, The Montefiore Medical Center Art Program and Collection
olivia.davis24@gmail.com
Anna Harsanyi, '12
Project Manager, Social Practice Initiative, Guggenheim Museum
anna.harsanyi93@gmail.com
Miranda Valera Kozak, '13
Director of Development, Purchase College, SUNY
miru.kozak@gmail.com
Kate Beach, '15
Director of Development for Student Success, University of Riverside, CA
kate.beach@gmail.com
MaryBeth Brown, '15
Interior Designer, MB Sullivan Design
marybethbrown3@gmail.com
Roxana Vosough, '15
Membership Manager, The Fowler Museum at UCLA
roxana.vosough@nyu.edu
Caitlin Farrell, '16
Custom Program Lead, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones
cmmfarrell@djmail.com
Stephanie Bokenfohr, '17
Manager Public Programs & Access, Vancouver Art Gallery
sbokenfohr@gmail.com
Javi Plasencia, '17
Program Manager, Museum Studies M.A., University of San Francisco
javiplasencia89@gmail.com
Juliana Steiner, '17
Independent Curator
js8432@nyu.edu
Zach Nacheman, '20
Partner Strategy Specialist, Discovery Education
zacknach@gmail.com