Mannes Board of Governors
Linda E. Rappaport, Chair
Deborah Beale*
Beatrice K. Broadwater*
Nicholas Firth
Michael E. Gellert
Alexander Glantz
Peter M. Gross
Bob Leibholz
Howard G. Lepow
Bevis Longstreth
Carol Nickell
David W. Niemiec
Jeff Nissim*
Elaine Parisier
Andrew C. Quale, Jr.
Anthony J. Rudel
Philip D. Scaturro
William A. Schwartz
Donald A. Wagner
Artist Members
Danielle de Niese*
JoAnn Falletta*
Gordon P. Getty
Murray D. Perahia*
Robert Sherman
Frederica von Stade*
*Mannes Alumnus or Alumna
Office of the Dean
Richard Kessler, Executive Dean for Performing Arts and Dean of Mannes School of Music
William Gustafson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Valerie Feuer, Vice Dean for Finance and Administration, College of Performing Arts
Maggie Koozer,
Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning, College of Performing Arts
Matthew Sullivan, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs and Chief of Staff
Michael Seabrook, Assistant Director, Finance and Administration, College of Performing Arts
Anna Leuchtenberger, Manager of Academic Affairs, College of Performing Arts
Robyn Martinez, Manager of Academic Affairs, College of Performing Arts
Mimi Tzu-yu Tu, Senior Office Assistant
Production
Octavia Driscoll, Director of Production Management, College of Performing Arts
Erik Bestmann, Director of Concert Operations
Matt McAdon, Technical Director, College of Performing Arts
Rohana Elias-Reyes, Director of the Schneider Concerts
and the New York String Orchestra Seminar
Kelly Edwards, Orchestra Manager
Annabelle Avenier Ramirez, Performance and Ensemble Manager
Ryan Anselmi, Technical Manager, College of Performing Arts
Chris Hoffman, Manager of Production
and Engineering, College of Performing Arts
Chris Gulhaugen, Part-Time Large Ensemble Manager
Jennifer Grutza, Associate Producer, College of Performing Arts
Louis Tasciotti, Piano Technician
Heads of Departments
Emma Griffin, Artistic Director, Mannes Opera
David Hayes, Orchestra Director
Frank Nemhauser, Director of Vocal Studies
Pavlina Dokovska, Piano Department Coordinator
Lowell Liebermann, Composition Coordinator
Judith Mendenhall, Woodwind Department Coordinator
Beth Roberts-Sebek, Voice Department Coordinator
Weston Sprott, Brass Department Coordinator
Cristina Stanescu, Collaborative Piano Department Coordinator
Jeffrey Zeigler
and Dan Panner, String Department Coordinators
Mannes Prep
Katherine White, Assistant Dean for Mannes Prep and Pre-College Programs
Jonathan Herbert, Assistant Director
The New School Senior Leadership
The New School Administration