Donate

Staff

Leadership Staff

Jason Duchin
Co-Executive Director
jduchin@dreamyard.com

Jason Duchin
Co-Executive Director
jduchin@dreamyard.com

Tim Lord
Co-Executive Director
tlord@dreamyard.com

Tim Lord
Co-Executive Director
tlord@dreamyard.com

Kanika Srinivasan
Chief Operating Officer
ksrinivasan@dreamyard.com

 

Kanika Srinivasan
Chief Operating Officer
ksrinivasan@dreamyard.com

 

Rudy Blanco
Director of Entrepreneurship and Gaming
rblanco@dreamyard.com

Rudy Blanco
Director of Entrepreneurship and Gaming
rblanco@dreamyard.com

Moriah Carlson
Director of In School Programs and Partnerships
mcarlson@dreamyard.com

Moriah Carlson
Director of In School Programs and Partnerships
mcarlson@dreamyard.com

Michelle Clarke
Director of Finance
mclarke@dreamyard.com

Michelle Clarke
Director of Finance
mclarke@dreamyard.com

Ella Cohen
Director of Legacy and Internship Programs  ecohen@dreamyard.com

Ella Cohen
Director of Legacy and Internship Programs  ecohen@dreamyard.com

Lisa Green
Director of Professional Development
lgreen@dreamyard.com

Lisa Green
Director of Professional Development
lgreen@dreamyard.com

Austin Greene
Director of Art Center Programs
cgreene@dreamyard.com

Austin Greene
Director of Art Center Programs
cgreene@dreamyard.com

Erika Myers Hyde
Director of Development
ehyde@dreamyard.com

Erika Myers Hyde
Director of Development
ehyde@dreamyard.com

Samantha Phillips
Director of People and Culture
sphillips@dreamyard.com

Samantha Phillips
Director of People and Culture
sphillips@dreamyard.com

Raniem Abdelaziz
Associate Director of Legacy & Internship Programs
rabdelaziz@dreamyard.com

Raniem Abdelaziz
Associate Director of Legacy & Internship Programs
rabdelaziz@dreamyard.com

Chelsea John
Associate Director of Art Center Programs
cjohn@dreamyard.com

Chelsea John
Associate Director of Art Center Programs
cjohn@dreamyard.com

Stacy Mohammed
Associate Director of In School Programs and Partnerships
smohammed@dreamyard.com

Stacy Mohammed
Associate Director of In School Programs and Partnerships
smohammed@dreamyard.com

Administrative Staff

Annie Abram
Institutional Giving Manager
aabram@dreamyard.com

Annie Abram
Institutional Giving Manager
aabram@dreamyard.com

Michelle Burgher
People and Culture Manager
mburgher@dreamyard.com

Michelle Burgher
People and Culture Manager
mburgher@dreamyard.com

Daisy Collado
Art Center Programs Coordinator
dcollado@dreamyard.com

Daisy Collado
Art Center Programs Coordinator
dcollado@dreamyard.com

Athena Colon
Manager of Professional Development
acolon@dreamyard.com

Athena Colon
Manager of Professional Development
acolon@dreamyard.com

Eli Duran
Program Director, SONYC @ MS 390
eduran@dreamyard.com

Eli Duran
Program Director, SONYC @ MS 390
eduran@dreamyard.com

David Flores
Head of Visual Arts and Documentation
dflores@dreamyard.com

David Flores
Head of Visual Arts and Documentation
dflores@dreamyard.com

Sandralis Gines-Gonzales
Head of Dance and Music
sgines-gonzalez@dreamyard.com

Sandralis Gines-Gonzales
Head of Dance and Music
sgines-gonzalez@dreamyard.com

Nanya-Akuki Goodrich
Manager of High School Pathways
ngoodrich@dreamyard.com

Nanya-Akuki Goodrich
Manager of High School Pathways
ngoodrich@dreamyard.com

Ellen Hagan
Head of Poetry & Theater
ehagan@dreamyard.com

Ellen Hagan
Head of Poetry & Theater
ehagan@dreamyard.com

Joanna Karatzas
ISP Programs Assistant
jkaratzas@dreamyard.com

Joanna Karatzas
ISP Programs Assistant
jkaratzas@dreamyard.com

Nikita Ladd
In School Programs & Partnerships Coordinator
nladd@dreamyard.com

Nikita Ladd
In School Programs & Partnerships Coordinator
nladd@dreamyard.com

Ayaris Perez
Coordinator of Legacy and Internship Programs
aperez@dreamyard.com

 

Ayaris Perez
Coordinator of Legacy and Internship Programs
aperez@dreamyard.com

 

Adil Peters
Facilities Manager
apeters@dreamyard.com

Adil Peters
Facilities Manager
apeters@dreamyard.com

Andy Powell
In School Programs & Partnerships Manager
apowell@dreamyard.com

Andy Powell
In School Programs & Partnerships Manager
apowell@dreamyard.com

Rafael Villa
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
rvilla@dreamyard.com

Rafael Villa
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
rvilla@dreamyard.com

Gloria Viveros
Middle and High School Programs Manager
gviveros@dreamyard.com

Gloria Viveros
Middle and High School Programs Manager
gviveros@dreamyard.com

Akhmadou Bamba Kane
Junior Accountant
akane@dreamyard.com

Akhmadou Bamba Kane
Junior Accountant
akane@dreamyard.com

Gimelys Barrera
BX Start Facilities Coordinator
gbarrera@dreamyard.com

Gimelys Barrera
BX Start Facilities Coordinator
gbarrera@dreamyard.com

Eddy Gonzalez
IT Systems Administrator
egonzalez@dreamyard.com

Eddy Gonzalez
IT Systems Administrator
egonzalez@dreamyard.com

Sergio Jimenez
Program Manager of Entrepreneurship and Gaming
sjimenez@dreamyard.com

Sergio Jimenez
Program Manager of Entrepreneurship and Gaming
sjimenez@dreamyard.com

Kareem Winters
kwinters@dreamyard.com

Kareem Winters
kwinters@dreamyard.com

Teaching Artists

(2023-2024)

Sarah Adams
Visual Arts
Fabiola Augustin
Visual Arts
Marc Boone
Visual Arts
Daryl Daniels
Visual Arts
Beata Drozd
Visual Arts
Joanna Gonzalez
Visual Arts / BX Start
Daniel Heffernan
Visual Arts
Satbir Multani
Visual Arts
Lisa P.
Visual Arts
Abby Walsh
Visual Arts
Tessa Allen
Theatre
DaMonique Ballou
Theatre
Lori Brown-Niang
Theatre
Bobby DeJesus
Theatre/SUB
Neil Dawson
Theatre
Andrea Grene
Poetry
Camille Thomas
Theater
Todd Woodard
Theatre
Daemond Arrindell
Poetry
Trace DePass
Poetry
Carlos Encinias
Music
Malcolm Grant
Music / Poetry Sub
Carlita Hernandez
Poetry
Michel Kouakou
Music
Omar Perez
Poetry
Isaac Sawyer
Music
Tamelan Chavet
Dance
Leithis Hechavarria
Dance
Beverly Lopez
Dance
Clement Mensah
Dance
Tristan Parks
Dance
Eddie Stockton
Dance
Matthew Westerby
Dance
Geneva Heyward
BX Start
Kelvin Moreaux
BX Start
Edwin "Enoch" Sanchez
BX Start
Karila Warner
BX Start
Noura
LIP
Rafael Smith
LIP / Legacy Fellow
Athena Colon
BAE (ACP)
Dayton "Se7en" Everett
Fashion (ACP)
Ayaris Perez
BAC (ACP)