Staff

Senior Leadership

Merritt Birnbaum
President & Chief Executive Officer

Roxanne Taylor-Roth
Vice President of Operations

Finance & Administration

Sabrina Dukes
Director of Finance & Administration

Nathan Farrell Detres
Administrative Assistant

Devorah Roberts
Special Projects Manager & Assistant to the President

Development

Nicole Brostoff
Director of Development

Conrad Hanson
Senior Development Officer

Alison Ettinger-DeLong
Communications Manager

Grace Willoughby
Development & Communications Associate

Corporate Relations

Caroline Leary
Director of Corporate Relations


Park Operations

Ben Adamo
Field Supervisor

Manuel Alarcon
Field Supervisor

Victoria Bolster
Gardener

Brian Casilla
Seasonal Groundskeeper

Jeremy Cleveland
Seasonal Groundskeeper

Joshua Curwen
Gardener

Jourdan Davis
Seasonal Groundskeeper

Moira Delaney
Sustainability Coordinator

Roberto Diaz
Gardener

Alyssa Diodato
Gardener

Shearrie Eure
Gardener

Imzadi Henriquez
Seasonal Groundskeeper

Anastasia Galkowski
Sustainability Manager

Elias Gomez
Gardener

Shonaie Gutter
Ballfields Gardener

Damon Hine
Facilities Director

Winston Johnson
Gardener

Sally Kim
Conservation Gardener

Robert Leaver
Gardener

Cesar Monterrosa
Gardener

Joe Radigan
Garden Technician

Jonas Rociunas-Englert
Garden Technician

Adrian Tapia Mejia
Fleet Manager

Aaron Tapia Perez
Ballfields and Facilities Supervisor

Namios Terry
Gardener

Hayley Tessler
Field Research and Partnerships Coordinator

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
Volunteer Events Coordinator

Ryan Schulte
Volunteer Program Associate

Public Programs

Whitney Dearden
Director of Public Programming

Prayatmi Shakya
Programming and Facilities Coordinator

Sports

Ahmed Cohen
Sports Camp Manager

Tim Heath
Executive Director, RTA

Ben Levin
Program Director, 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

Kelli Jordan
Riverside Park Deputy Administrator

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

Milagros Cruz
Senior Park Supervisor