Staff

Merritt Birnbaum

President & Chief Executive Officer 

Ethan Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Roxanne Roth

Vice President of Operations

John Herrold

Riverside Park Administrator, NYC Parks; Senior Advisor, RPC

Ben Adamo

Field Supervisor – Special Services

Manuel Alarcon

Field Supervisor

Jenna Baker Morrissey

West Harlem Piers Programming Associate

Demetrius Bell

Groundskeeper

Estephanie Betances

Director of People Operations

Georgie Bowes

Sports Camp Assistant

Taylor Bowne

Administrative Assistant

Nicole Brostoff

Director of Development

Stephanie Ashley Cabán

North Park Outreach Coordinator

Marcus Caceres

Volunteer Events Coordinator

Jeremy Cleveland

Groundskeeper

Ahmed Cohen

Director of Sports Camp

Lovell Corbett

Gardener

Jonathan Corrales

Groundskeeper

Gabriel Cruz

Volunteer Program Field Associate

Whitney Dearden

Director of Public Programming

Moira Delaney

Sustainability Coordinator

Antonia De Mello

Assistant Director of Sports Camp

Roberto Diaz

Gardener

Cheree Dillon

Gardener

Alyssa Diodato

Gardener

Sabrina Dukes

Director of Finance & Administration

Alison Ettinger-DeLong

Communications Manager

Shearrie Eure

Gardener

Lily Farr

Gardener

Michael Fracentese

Playground Outreach Associate

Jermaine Gilleo

Gardener

Elias Gomez

Gardener

Shonaie Gutter

Facilities & Ballfields Assistant Supervisor

Conrad Hanson

Senior Development Officer

Brett Harding

Gardener

Alexander Inzerillo

Gardener

Winston Johnson

Gardener

Jessica Kaplan

Director of Horticulture​

Sally Kim

Park Operations and Systems Coordinator

Will Koffler

Associate Director, Riverside Tennis Association

Elephtherios Kotsanis

Gardener

Caroline Leary

Director of Institutional Relations

Robert Leaver

Gardener

Adrian Lopez

Groundskeeper

Oliver Lopez

Gardener

Jesus Macareno Tellez

Facilities and Ballfields Technician

Kristen Meade

Director of Volunteer Initiatives

Marcus Miller

Gate Attendant, Riverside Tennis Association

Cesar Monterrosa

Ballfields Supervisor

Chris Okafor

Programming Associate

Devorah Roberts

Special Projects Manager & Assistant to the President

Jonas Rociunas-Englert

Gardener

Jonathan Rosado

Gate Attendant and Facilities Coordinator, Riverside Tennis Association

Rafael Safadit

Gate Attendant, Riverside Tennis Association

Tyler Santana

Facilities and Ballfields Technician

Lismarie Santiago

Gardener

Ryan Schulte

Volunteer Program Field Associate

Prayatmi Shakya

Programming and Facilities Coordinator

Lisa Shore

Volunteer Outreach Coordinator

JT Silberstein

Executive Director, Riverside Tennis Association

Sadie Simpson

Gardener

Adrian Tapia Mejia

Fleet Manager

Namios Terry

Compost Operations Coordinator

Hayley Tessler

Field Research and Partnerships Coordinator

Aliou Traore

Gardener

Dani Turner

Riverside Park South Programming Coordinator

Avalon Watson

Field Supervisor

Avalon Watson

Groundskeeper

Nina Webb

Field Supervisor

Grace Willoughby

Development & Communications Associate

Nat Xu

Field Supervisor

John Herrold

Riverside Park Administrator, NYC Parks; Senior Advisor, RPC

Kelli Jordan

Riverside Park Deputy Administrator

Margaret Bracken

Landscape Architect; Chief of Design & Construction, RPC

Nicole Phillip

Special Events Coordinator

Barbara (Basia) Nikonorow

Riverside Park South Facilities Coordinator

Milagros Cruz

Senior Park Supervisor