Leadership
The Conservancy’s board and senior leadership work together toward the common goal of preserving and enhancing Central Park for future generations.
Elizabeth W. Smith
President & CEO
Elizabeth “Betsy” Smith was appointed in March 2018 as President & CEO of the Central Park Conservancy where she oversees strategic planning, park operations, capital programming, public programming, development, and marketing and communication strategies.
Officers
Chris Nolan, FASLA
Chief Landscape Architect
Damon Bennett
Chief of Park Operations
Stephen Spinelli
Chief Financial Officer
Mary Caraccioli
Chief Communications Officer
Renee Porter
Vice President for Finance
Kathryn Ortiz
Controller
Senior Leadership
Lane Addonizio
Vice President for Planning
Andrea Buteau
Vice President of Visitor Experience
John Dillon
Vice President, Landscape Management
Josh Ehrlich
Vice President of Information Technology
Caroline Greenleaf
Vice President for Park Operations
Abby Healy
Vice President for Development
Sandra Huber
Vice President, Program & Project Management
Maura Lout
Executive Director Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks
Wendy Martin
Executive Director, Women’s Committee
Suzanne Pennasilico
Vice President for People and Culture
Leah Day VanHorn
Chief of Staff & Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Board of Trustees
December 2020
Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Jane Bayard
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Michael Grobstein
Treasurer
Kenneth H. Heitner, Esq.
Secretary and General Counsel
Elizabeth W. Smith +
Judy Hart Angelo
Elizabeth H. Atwood
Jeff T. Blau
Hon. Gale A. Brewer +
Judy Carson
Richard Cashin
Suzanne Cochran
Kelly C. Coffey
Martin Cohen
Andrew Davis
Dr. Angela Diaz ^
Bennett Goodman
Alice Gottesman
Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr. #
Anne S. Harrison
Jane Heller
Damaris Hernandez #
Amie James
Jonathan Korngold
Jill Lafer #
Shelly Lazarus
Carol Sutton Lewis
Robert C. Lieber #
Jay P. Mandelbaum
Nelle Miller
Gillian Miniter
Charles A. Myers #
Chris Nolan, FASLA +
Amelia Ogunlesi
Yesim Philip +
Joe L. Roby
Eric Rudin
Didi Schafer
Richard G. Schneidman
Laureen E. Seeger
Liz Hilton Segel
Norman C. Selby
Alfred J. Shuman
Hon. Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP +
John Steinhardt
Erana M. Stennett
John Stossel
Stuart Subotnick
Jeff Tarr, Jr.
Anne Williams-Isom ^
Barry M. Wolf
Nanar N. Yoseloff
Life Trustees
Lewis W. Bernard
Norma T. Dana
Henry R. Kravis
Sheila C. Labrecque
Lynden B. Miller
Ira M. Millstein, Esq.
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.
Janet Ross
A.J.C. Smith
Elizabeth R. Varet
Emeritus Trustees
Leni May
Eugene Mercy, Jr.
Mary Wallach
Founding Trustees
William S. Beinecke *
Douglas Blonsky
Gordon J. Davis, Esq.
Richard Gilder *
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
+ Ex Officio
# Mayoral Appointee
^ Board Appointed
* In memoriam