Staff
Executive Leadership
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
Conservancy Staff
Ben Adamo
Field Supervisor – Special Services
Manuel Alarcon
Field Supervisor
Demetrius Bell
Groundskeeper
Estephanie Betances
Director of People Operations
Taylor Bowne
Administrative Assistant
Nicole Brostoff
Director of Development
Stephanie Ashley Cabán
North Park Outreach Coordinator
Marcus Caceres
Volunteer Events Coordinator
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
Shearrie Eure
Gardener
Lily Farr
Gardener
Michael Fracentese
Playground Outreach Associate
Jermaine Gilleo
Ballfield Groundskeeper
Elias Gomez
Gardener
Shonaie Gutter
Facilities & Ballfields Assistant Supervisor
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
Robert Leaver
Gardener
Adrian Lopez
Groundskeeper
Jesus Macareno Tellez
Facilities and Ballfields Technician
Jean Marquez
Gardener
Kristen Meade
Director of Volunteer Initiatives
Marcus Miller
Gate Attendant, Riverside Tennis Association
Cesar Monterrosa
Ballfields Supervisor
Harrison Nesbit
Director of Sustainability
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
Ryan Schulte
Volunteer Program Field Associate
Michelle Segal
Senior Development Officer
Jonathan Serrano
Groundskeeper
Prayatmi Shakya
Programming and Facilities Coordinator
Lisa Shore
Volunteer Outreach Coordinator
Sadie Simpson
Gardener
Caroline Sullivan
Director of Institutional Relations
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
NYC Parks- Riverside Park Leadership
John Herrold
Riverside Park Administrator, NYC Parks; Senior Advisor, RPC
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