Leadership
The Conservancy’s board and senior leadership work together toward the common goal of preserving and enhancing Central Park for future generations.
Officers
The Central Park Conservancy is responsible for the management, restoration, and enhancement of Central Park and raises the Park’s nearly $74 million annual operating budget. Since its founding in 1980, the Central Park Conservancy has overseen the investment of more than $1 billion into Central Park.
Stephen Spinelli
Chief Financial Officer
Roger Mosier
Chief of Park Operations
Christopher Atkinson
Vice President for Finance
Eoghan Keenan
Associate General Counsel
Betsy Smith
Elizabeth “Betsy” Smith has served as President & CEO of the Central Park Conservancy since 2018. Ms. Smith’s top priorities are to guide the Conservancy in its efforts to preserve Central Park’s essential purpose as a retreat from the pressures of City life, and to elevate the profile of the Conservancy as the Park’s primary steward and an anchor institution critical to the health and vibrancy of the City.
+ Ex Officio
# Mayoral Appointee
^ Board Appointed
* In memoriam
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Margaret Asaro
Vice President for Park Maintenance & Infrastructure
Erica Blum
Vice President for Women’s Committee & Special Events
Kate Blumm
Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Vinny Cirrito
Vice President for Landscape Management and Horticulture
Vice President of Information Technology
Olivia Freeland
Vice President for Construction
Abby Healy
Senior Vice President for Philanthropy
Sandra Huber
Senior Vice President for Capital Projects
Salmaan Khan
Chief of Staff & Vice President for Planning & Research
Diane Jackier Kestenbaum
Vice President for Program Management
Nick Koster
Vice President for Design
Tara Morris
Vice President for Major Giving and Philanthropic Initiatives
Suzanne Pennasilico
Vice President for People and Culture
David Saltonstall
Vice President for Government Relations, Policy & Community Affairs
Erica Sopha
Vice President for Park Use & Stewardship
Sylvia Tsen
Vice President for Business Solutions
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 2026
Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Andrew Davis
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Michael Grobstein
Treasurer
Kenneth H. Heitner, Esq.
Secretary and General Counsel