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Staff and Trustees

  • Janice Monger

    President & CEO

    718-483-7113
    email

Exhibitions, Programs & Collections

  • Rylee Eterginoso

    Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programs

    718-483-7137
    email

  • Colleen Evans

    Director of Natural Science interpretation and Collections

    718-483-7104
    email

  • Gabriella Leone

    History Archives Manager

    718-483-7122
    email

  • Audrey Malachowsky

    Collections Manager/Registrar

    718-483-7108
    email

  • Donna Pagano

    Exhibitions Manager

    718-483-7106
    email

Development, Membership & Marketing

  • Faith D'Alessandro

    Chief Development Officer

    718-483-7114
    email

  • Alisa Lentini

    Membership Associate

    718-483-7120
    email

Education

  • Jenya Frid

    Manager of Education

    718-483-7135
    email

  • Janet Gonzalez

    Education Program Associate

    718-483-7105
    email

Finance & Operations

  • Renée Bushelle

    Director of Operations

    718-483-7134
    email

  • Richard Castagna

    Assistant Museum Maintainer

    718-483-7138
    email

  • Frank Perkins

    Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects

    718-483-7112
    email

  • Dorothy Pinkston

    Vice President of Finance & Administration

    718-483-7115
    email

Board of Trustees

Officers

  • Dolores Morris, Chair
  • Sarolta A. Takács, PhD, Vice Chair
  • Keisha Amey-Hambric, Treasurer
  • Michael Mantello, MD, Secretary
  • Daniel Jost, Immediate Past Chair

Trustees

  • Kathryn Aquino
  • Brahim Ardolic, MD
  • Kim Avilez
  • Timothy G. Boyland, AIA
  • Niles French
  • Janet Leslie, MSEd, DM
  • Nancy Myers Benbow
  • Viola Ortiz, MD
  • Joshua M. Rivera
  • Henry A. Salmon
  • Mary Sobiechowski
  • Alan Tepper
  • Patricia Ternes

Ex-Officio

  • Arlette Cepeda on behalf of Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York
  • Adrienne Adams, City Council Speaker
  • Laurie Cumbo, Commissioner Department of Cultural Affairs
  • David Banks, Chancellor, Department of Education
  • Susan M. Donoghue, Commissioner, Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Vito Fossella, Staten Island Borough President