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Conservancy

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Our Mission

Madison Square Park Conservancy is the nonprofit entrusted by the City of New York to operate Madison Square Park, a 6.2-acre public space in the heart of Manhattan. Our mission is to conserve, maintain, and program this ever-evolving historic green space, including raising 100% of the park’s operating budget. Our dedicated team takes great pride in caring for and shaping an urban oasis for all to enjoy.

Conservancy focus
Madison Square Park Conservancy is the non-profit responsible for caring for the park. We are dedicated to nurturing our public space by focusing on the following areas:
The Board of Trustees plays a vital role in sustaining and strengthening Madison Square Park Conservancy.
Sheila Kearney Davidson, Chair
Retired Chief Legal Officer, NY Life Insurance Company
John Barry
Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti
Sasha C. Bass
Principal, Fine Line Group
Heg Chung
Managing Director, Credit Suisse
Erica Desai
Resident
Jessica Distelburger
Resident
Bastian Germer
General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
Terry Goulard
Managing Director, UBS
Jordana Grunfeld
Resident
David Z. Hirsh
Resident
Cheryl James
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at NY Life
Michael L. Kahn
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at CSTK, Inc. & Velociti Inc.
Karen Kelso
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Impact at Sony Corporation of America
Simon Kim
Founder & CEO, Gracious Hospitality Management
Robert T. Lapidus
President & Chief Investment Officer, L&L Holding Co.
Leslie Spira Lopez
President & CEO, KEW Management Corp.
Bill Lukashok
Director, Prana Investments
Neil Luthra
Founding Partner, Newbond Holdings
Sean MacIsaac
CO-Founder, Roam HQ Inc.
John Meadow
President, LDV Hospitality & Scarpetta Restaurants
Danny Meyer
Founder and Executive Chairman, Union Square Hospitality Group
Edward V. Piccinich
Chief Operating Officer, SL Green Realty Corp
Ronald A. Pizzuti
Chairman Emeritus of the Pizzuti Companies and Founder/CEO Haystack art.com
Tricia Shimamura
Ex-officio, Manhattan Borough Commissioner for Parks
Catherine So
General Counsel, Senior Vice President - Legal, Tiffany & Co.
Hilary Spann
Executive Vice President, BXP
Sarah Stein-Sapir
Founder, Stein-Sapir Art, Madison Square Park Art Council
Paul Teti
Co-Founder and Partner, Eagle Cliff Real Estate Partners
Jamie Welch
Managing Member, AW Energy Partners
The Founders are responsible for forming Madison Square Park Conservancy and helping to develop the park and this community into what it is today.
Debbie Landau
Bill Lukashok
Danny Meyer
Launched in 2014, our Associate Board engages residents and enthusiastic supporters to act as park ambassadors.
Rashmi Gill
Co-Chair
Rashmi Gill Photography
Jude Gorman
Co-Chair
Resident
Olga Armer
Resident
Nick Athanail
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, The Corcoran Group
Federica Burelli
Senior Project Manager, BXP
Alvina Buxani
Resident
Chen Chen
Senior Manager, EY
Heather Chun
Global Business Manager, UBS
Corinne Clemente
Senior Director, MSG Entertainment
Eden Cooper
Founding Partner, Drift Capital
Alex Foster
Managing Partner, Atlas Real Estate Partners
Rick Gropper
Co-Founder/Principal, Camber Property Group
Carolina Lupo
Resident
Pradeep Mahtani
VP Business Development
Salil Mehta
Chef, Restauranteur
Braxton Midyette
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Sony Corporation of America
Ripton Rosen
L4 Foundation
Michal Rosenn
General Counsel, Noom
Dustin Santjer
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Sal Taibi
Resident
Genevieve Theodorakis
Agriculture Economist, World Bank
Dennis Trunfio
Resident
Nina Vascotto
Vice President of Real Assets, ICONIQ Capital
Mikayla Walzog
Director of Global Events, COTE
Kevin Wang
Resident
Regina Warga
VP Head of Client Experience, New York Life
Jacqueline Wulwick
Chief of Staff to the head of New York Life's Strategic Businesses
The Art Committee is a group of professional colleagues, collectors, and philanthropists who support and advise on our curatorial programs.
Ronald A. Pizzuti, Chair
CEO and President, The Pizzuti Companies Founder, Pizzuti Collection
Diana Al-Hadid
Artist
Sasha C. Bass
Principal, Fine Line Group
David Berliner
Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Brooklyn Museum
Bunny Burson
Printmaker
Dan Cameron
Independent Curator
Teresa A. Carbone
Program Director, Henry Luce Foundation
Leonardo Drew
Artist
Stacey Goergen
Independent Curator and Writer
Meredith Grossman
Artist and Textile Designer
Paul C. Ha
Director, MIT List Visual Arts Center
Kendal Henry
Assistant Commissioner for Public Art
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Danny Meyer
CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group
Nancy Princenthal
Critic and Author
Debra Simon
President, Debra Simon Art Consulting
Elizabeth Smith
Executive Director, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
Daniel Tobin
Co-founder and Creative Director of Urban Art Projects (UAP)
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Artist
Lorenzo Arrington
Park Manager
Christina Carr
Operations Manager
Michael Collazo
Park Crew Member
Tumede Culver
Associate Park Manager
Michael James
Corporate Relations & Operations Associate
Hakim Johnson
Park Crew Member
Shawn Martin
Park Ambassador
Erik Ramos
Associate Park Manager
Ismel Rogers
Park Crew Member
Shonah Skinner
Associate Park Manager
Luz Torres
Park Ambassador Manager
Toni Williams
Park Crew Member
Stef Caragliano
Grant Writer
Gabriela Chrysostomou
Horticulture Manager
Julian Cuenca
Horticulture & Turfcare Associate
Luke Downs
Senior Operations Manager
Daniel Hoyte
Park Ambassador
Niko John
Development & Communications Associate
Michael Kempf
Horticulture & Turfcare Associate
Kye Montero
Park Crew Member
Joe Pacheco
Park Ambassador
Richard Robinson
Park Crew Member
Moses Seidu
Park Ambassador
Kiani Smith
Park Ambassador
Nicholas Wendell
Park Ambassador
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