Board and Staff

Council Board of Directors

Matthew Bender

Philanthropist &
Community Volunteer

Elbrun Kimmelman

Philanthropist

Richard J. Bernstein

Professor of Philosophy,
The New School

Kenneth A. McClane

W.E.B. DuBois Professor of Literature
Cornell University

Ralph J. Blasting
Professor and Dean of Liberal Arts
Siena College

Hugo Perez

Filmmaker
M30A Films

Donald Boswell

President & CEO,
WNED Buffalo

Adam W. Perry
Partner
Hodgson Russ Attorneys

Linda Collins

Philanthropist

Joanna S. Rose

Philanthropist

Jonathan Culler

Professor of English and
Comparative Literature,
Cornell University

Joan Shelley Rubin

Professor of History
University of Rochester

Annie B. Fiorilla di Santa Croce

Attorney, Fox, Horan &
Camerini, LLP

Norm Silverstein

President & CEO,
WXXI Rochester

Michael Frisch

Professor of History & American
Studies/ Senior Research Scholar,
State University of New York, Buffalo

Marion Roach Smith

Author, Journalist, and
Radio Commentator

Madhur Jaffrey

Actress, Author

Edmund H. Sutton

Retired Corporate Executive

Council Staff

Sara Ogger

Executive Director
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Anna Links

Program Officer
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Katie Kutney

Development Associate
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Jane McNamara

Director of Grants and Programs
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Erika Halstead

Program Associate
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James Taylor

Director of Finance and Administration
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Lauren Kushnick

Manager of Grants and Technology
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Tracy Varites

Program Associate
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Call for New Members to the Board of Directors

The New York Council for the Humanities invites applications and nominations for election of new members to its Board of Directors for three-year terms. The Council a not-for-profit organization dedicated to presenting the best in humanities scholarship to New Yorkers throughout the state relies on its Board for leadership and expertise. Board members exercise important fiduciary, governance and programmatic responsibilities, and play a central role in helping to raise public and private revenues.

Prospective members of the Board of Directors should have a strong commitment to the Council’s mission; represent a diverse cross-section of constituencies across New York State; have the ability to actively participate in the work of the Council, which includes participation on at least one committee; make a personal financial contribution commensurate with their abilities and sphere of influence; and attend Council plenary meetings, which are held four times a year.

To nominate a candidate or yourself, please send a cover letter describing the candidate’s qualifications and a copy of the nominee’s resume or vita to:

Nominating and Governance Committee

New York Council for the Humanities
150 Broadway, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10038
Fax: 212-233-4607