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Meet Our Staff

Shelby Abell, Director of Grantmaking Programs
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Ashley Dunn, Grants Manager
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Christina Figueroa, Facilities Manager and Bookkeeper
Geoffrey Howarth, Director Heckscher Scholars
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Nessia Kushner, Director of Strategy
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Giselle Robledo, Associate Director - Heckscher Scholars
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Najib Seraj, Administration and Communications Manager
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Howard G. (Peter) Sloane, Chief Executive Officer
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Ourania Vokolos-Zias, Chief Operating Officer

Board

Howard G. (Peter) Sloane,
Chairman
Hilary Azrael
Mark E. Beck
Brian Feinstein
Leigh Kline
Nessia Kushner
Daniel Laub
Philippe Laub
Gail Meyers
Kathryn Meyers
Bari Paige
Matt Perelman
Alexander Sloane
Jake Sloane
Arthur Smadbeck
Jeffrey Smadbeck
Louis Smadbeck
Louis Smadbeck Jr.
Mark Smadbeck
Paul Smadbeck
Alexander Taubman
David Tillson
Frank Zhang

Heckscher Leadership Fellows and Advisors

Ruth Genn,
Advisor 2021 – present; Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2020-2021
Vita C. Rabinowitz,
Advisor 2021 – present; Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2020-2021
John Mogulescu,
Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2022 – 2023