Senior Leadership
Merritt Birnbaum
President & Chief Executive Officer
Finance & Administration
Sabrina Dukes
Director of Finance & Administration
Amina Cook
Office Assistant
Nathan Farrell Detres
Administrative Assistant
Development
Nicole Brostoff
Director of Development
Alison Ettinger-DeLong
Communications & Development Coordinator
Corporate Relations
Caroline Leary
Director of Corporate Relations
Park Operations
Roxanne Taylor-Roth
Director of Park Operations
Ben Adamo
Field Supervisor
Manuel Alarcon
Field Supervisor
Victoria Bolster
Gardener
Joshua Curwen
Gardener
Moira Delaney
Sustainability Coordinator
Roberto Diaz
Gardener
Alyssa Diodato
Gardener
Shearrie Eure
Gardener
Anastasia Galkowski
Sustainability Manager
Elias Gomez
Gardener
Shonaie Gutter
Ballfields Gardener
Adam Guzman
Field Research & Partnerships Coordinator
Damon Hine
Facilities Director
Winston Johnson
Gardener
Sally Kim
Conservation Gardener
Robert Leaver
Gardener
Cesar Monterrosa
Gardener
Glenys Morton
Park Operations Coordinator
Dakota Pelly
Gardener
Joe Radigan
Garden Technician
Jonas Rociunas-Englert
Garden Technician
Adrian Tapia Mejia
Fleet Manager
Aaron Tapia Perez
Ballfields and Facilities Supervisor
Avalon Watson
Field Supervisor
Nina Webb
Field Supervisor
Donnie Welch
Conservation Gardener
Nat Xu
Gardener
Volunteer Program
Kristen Meade
Director of Volunteer Initiatives
Stephanie Ashley Cabán
North Park Outreach Coordinator
Marcus Caceres
Group Volunteer Coordinator
Shavani Dominguez
Grassroots Volunteer Program Coordinator
Public Programs
Whitney Dearden
Director of Public Programming
Prayatmi Shakya
Programming and Facilities Coordinator
Grace Willoughby
Programming Associate
Jenna Baker Morrissey
Programming Associate
Sports
Ahmed Cohen
Sports Camp Manager
Tim Heath
Executive Director, RTA
Ben Levin
Program Director, RTA
Sara Heath
Summer Camp Supervisor, RTA
Mark McIntyre
Advisor, RTA
Jonathan Rosado
Gate Attendant, RTA
JT Silberstein
Associate Director, RTA
Froi Silva
Head Pro, RTA
NYC Parks & Recreation
Riverside Park Leadership
John Herrold
Riverside Park Administrator;
Senior Advisor, RPC
Margaret Bracken
Landscape Architect;
Chief of Design & Construction, RPC
Wesley Hamilton
Riverside Park Manager
Nicole Phillip
Special Events Coordinator
Barbara (Basia) Nikonorow
Riverside Park South Facilities Coordinator
Ernisa Ujkaj
Purchasing Coordinator
Milagros Cruz
Senior Park Supervisor
