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About Cultural Affairs

Staff List
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
31 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007
(212) 513-9300

Kate D. Levin
Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
Margaret Morton, Deputy Commissioner 
vacant, Chief of Staff 
Louise Woehrle, Agency Chief Contracting Officer
Jose Jimenez, Deputy Agency Chief Contract Officer
Lettie Hoggard, Secretary to Deputy Commissioner
Daniel Larkin, Executive Assistant to Commissioner
Angela Kingham, Secretary to Commissioner 

Cultural Institutions
Timothy Thayer, Assistant Commissioner 
Leonard Jacobs, Director, Cultural Institutions

Program Services
Kathleen Hughes, Assistant Commissioner 
Elizabeth Bennett, Director, Program Services 
Anna Campbell, Program Specialist
Velda Charles, Administrative Assistant
Ladan Hamidi-Toosi, Program Specialist
Stacey McMath, Program Specialist
Evans Richardson, Program Specialist  

Capital Projects
Andrew Burmeister,  Assistant Commissioner, Capital Projects 
Vacant, Director, Capital Projects 
Angela H. Blocker, Capital Program Manager
David W. Bryant, Capital Program Manager
Adelin Chin, Director of Special Projects
Betsy McClelland, Capital Program Manager
Victor Metoyer III, Deputy Director, Capital Projects 
Perian Carson, Director, Community Arts Development Program 
Carolyn Sarkis, Project Manager, Community Arts Development Program 
Sara Reisman, Director, Percent for Art Program 
Kelly Pajek, Deputy Director, Percent for Art Program 
Reina Shibata, DCLA Fellow, Percent for Art Program 

Materials for the Arts (MFTA)
Harriet Taub, Director, Materials for the Arts 
Joel Frank, Director of Operations, Materials for the Arts 
Doris Littlejohn, Office Manager MFTA
John Cloud Kaiser, Education Administrator
Antonio Ponton, Donations Coordinator
Kevin Stirnweis, Communication Outreach Specialist
Christopher Trainor, Assistant Warehouse Manager
Jose Rosa, Warehouse Helper
Anthony Salamone, Mover/Driver
Raoul (Nick) Duguid, Mover/Driver
 
External Affairs
Danai Pointer, Director of External Affairs 
Ryan Max, External Affairs Associate

Legal
Tracey Knuckles, General Counsel 
Kristin Sakoda, Deputy General Counsel 
Stephanie Brown, Legal Analyst

Finance
Phillippa Shao, Director of Finance 
David Francis, Assistant Director, Fiscal Operations
Omayra Núñez, Assistant Director, Grants & Special Initiatives 
Tonia McCaskill, Accounts Payable Officer

Information Technology
Danny Contafio, Director of Information Technology 
Kevin Alano, Supervising Computer Service Technician 

Human Resources/Administration
Cynthia Ingram, Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration; EEO Officer 
Joanne A. Ricks, Director of Administration 
Robert Pulliza, Mailroom/Office Support Assistant 
Dawn A. Brown, Agency Receptionist

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