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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Donate Today!Alumni Council Leadership
Marilyn Hernandez, '06, Interim President
Managing Director, Lincoln Center Campus Fund
marilynher@gmail.com
Tritia Lee, '18, Vice President
Major Gifts Officer, New York Public Radio
tritialee@gmail.com
Angelica Semmelbauer, '04, Communications Co-Officer
Art Advisor, Ellipsis Art
angelicasem@gmail.com
Bradley Houston, '13, Treasurer
Senior Development Officer, Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, TX
bradh155@gmail.com
Alumni Council Working Group
Alix Holloway, '10, Past President
Art Advisor and Appraiser, AH Arts, LLC
alixandrahornyan@gmail.com
Sunny Ching Hui Wang, '11
Major Gifts Officer, The Whitney Museum of American Art
sunny.chinghui.wang@gmail.com
Danni Pascuma, '12
Studio Director, Derek Fordjour
dannipascuma@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
Anna Burden, '15
Senior Designer, thelab
annagburden@gmail.com
Lynn Koos, '15
Director, American Industrial Partners
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, Kehinde Wiley Studio
glharrell1201@gmail.com
Sarah Stuby, '17
Senior Development Officer, Jewish Museum
sstuby98@gmail.com
Sandrine Milet, '18
Senior Manager, Communications & Marketing, The Rubin Museum
sandrine.milet@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
Corporate Development Department, Guggenheim Museum
abc522@nyu.edu
Paulina Fuentes Loza, '20
Personal Assistant to Founders, Hauser & Wirth
paulafuentesloza@hauserwirth.com
Jing Cheng, '21
Assistant Curator, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
jingcheng47@outlook.com
Isabella Caporuscio, '22
Manager, Academic Engagement, Guggenheim Museum
icaporuscio@guggenheim.org
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
Executive Assistant, Exhibitions, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
emdashklein@gmail.com
Lyn Hsieh, '07
Director of Programs, Asian Cultural Council
lyn.i.hsieh@gmail.com
Alice Dow Walker, '06
Chief Business Development Officer, Art Processors
alicedowwalker@yahoo.com
Sylvia Renner, '08
Associate Director, Affiliated Programs & 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
Founder, Doris Gold
jenelle.patrick@gmail.com
Heather Pfister, '09
Director, Strategic Partnerships City & Transit, Los Angeles, 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
Director, 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
Assistant Curator, Community Engagement, Creative Time
anna.harsanyi93@gmail.com, annah@creativetime.org
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