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Women's CommitteeNyssa Kourakos and Yesim Philip, Co-Chairs
The essential mission of Central Park Playground Partners is to consistently improve our 21 beloved playgrounds, and maintain their overall quality. Our playgrounds embody the highest standards of safety, innovation, and creativity, but these standards cannot be sustained without donations like yours. Being a Playground Partner is a wonderful way to directly engage in your community of families and neighbors. We seek to promote stewardship and environmentalism throughout the Park, bringing unique opportunities for camaraderie and friendship for you and your children. The funds we receive go directly towards the preservation, care, and daily inspection of these cherished play spaces. With your generosity, our Playgrounds can continue to enrich the quality of life for present and future generations of children and be an essential part of a healthy childhood for all families living in New York City.

PGP TOTS is a subcommittee of the Playground Partners specifically for moms with children under three years old. PGP TOTS offers moms the opportunity to network, share resources, and discover all that Central Park has to offer its youngest visitors through informal gatherings such as play dates, stroller walks, and informational lectures.

For more information about Playground Partners and/or PGP TOTS, please call 212.310.6655 or email playgrounds@centralparknyc.org.


Co-Chairmen: Nyssa Kourakos and Yesim Philip
Honorary Chairman: Suzanne Cochran

A Special Thanks to our 2012-2013 Playground Sponsors
As of May 15, 2013

Kristy and Jonathan Korngold
Kamie and Rich Lightburn
Nancy McCormick
Mary Kathryn Navab
The New York Community Trust Wallace Special Projects Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ouderkirk III
Yesim and Dusty Philip
Marina and Thomas Purcell
The Segal Family
The E&SS Foundation
Sharon and Tom Teles
Nanar Yoseloff

Subcommittee Chairmen

Committee

  • Mary Beth Adelson
  • Liz Victory Anderson
  • Cristina Arnau
  • Amy Beal
  • Ranika Cohen
  • Adelina Wong Ettelson
  • Jennifer Evans
  • Clarita Fodor
  • Samantha Gellert
  • Paige Hardy
  • Kimberley Hutfilz
  • Sarah Kurita
  • Paige Boller Malik
  • Lara Marcon
  • Sarah McGee
  • Eby McKay
  • Ellen Offutt
  • Rema Parachini
  • Kate Pickett
  • Vivian Kuan Queen
  • Jill Ross
  • Amy Schrader
  • Alison Strong
  • Margot Takian
  • Sharon Teles
  • Caroline Traugott
  • McDowell Winn
  • Ashley Wotizv
  • Virginia Apple
  • Jennifer Argenti
  • Kathryn Beach
  • Suzy Biszantz
  • Berry Bloomingdale
  • Margit Swenson Bluestein
  • Sarah Britton
  • Leelee Brown
  • Aileen Bruner
  • Katie Boes Calacci
  • Claire Capello
  • Shirin Christoffersen
  • Ashley Christopher
  • Tate Cicala
  • Judy Collins
  • Yliana Yepez De Gill
  • Natalia Echavarria
  • Blair England
  • Angelique Marcil Famulak
  • Kelly Gannon
  • Heather Georges
  • Hannah Griswold
  • Aryn Grossman
  • Epo In-Manning
  • Cena Jackson
  • Tori Greenleaf Kempner
  • Kristy Korngold
  • Sarah Bennison Machiels
  • Michelle Marra
  • Mary Kathryn Navab
  • Dara O'Hara
  • Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham
  • Mary Karen O’Shaughnessy
  • Valerie Ohrstrom
  • Jessica Oliver
  • Anna Kennedy Safir
  • Kelly Sidley
  • Laine Siklos
  • Michelle Smith
  • Amy Tarr
  • Begum Taft
  • Amanda Taylor
  • Mary Van Pelt
  • Nancy McCormick Vella
  • Mary Vertin
  • Elizabeth Villar
  • Melissa Vlak
  • Amanda Waldron
  • Rosalind Wholey
  • Nanar Yoseloff

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