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
Stephen Spinelli
Chief Financial Officer
Mary Caraccioli
Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
Roger Mosier
Chief of Park Operations
Christopher Atkinson
Vice President for Finance
Senior Leadership
Margaret Asaro
Vice President for Park Maintenance & Facilities
Andrea Buteau
Vice President of Visitor Experience
John Dillon
Vice President for Landscape Management
Josh Ehrlich
Vice President of Information Technology
Olivia Freeland
Vice President for Construction
Abby Healy
Vice President for Development & Campaign Co-Director
Sandra Huber
Executive Director for Capital Projects
Tricia Kang
Vice President for Digital Experience
Diane Jackier Kestenbaum
Vice President for Program Management
Nick Koster
Vice President for Design
Maura Lout
Executive Director, Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks
Matt Lawyue
Vice President of Communications
Wendy Martin
Executive Director, Women’s Committee
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
Leah Day VanHorn
Chief of Staff & Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Board of Trustees
March 2023
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
Frank Carone #
Judy Carson
Richard Cashin
Kelly C. Coffey
Martin Cohen
Andrew Davis
Dr. Angela Diaz ^
Dr. Thelma Dye
Ben Ellencweig
Glenn Fuhrman
Bennett Goodman
Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr. #
Anne S. Harrison
Jane Heller
Damaris Hernandez #
Amie James
Dr. Sandye Johnson ^
Jonathan Korngold
Jill Lafer #
Shelly Lazarus
Hon. Mark Levine +
Carol Sutton Lewis
Robert C. Lieber #
Jay P. Mandelbaum
Nelle Miller
Gillian Miniter
Commissioner Sue Donoghue +
Clarence Nesbitt
Amelia Ogunlesi
ILA Paliwal
Jenny Price +
Joe L. Roby
Eric Rudin
Didi Schafer
Richard G. Schneidman
Laureen E. Seeger
Norman C. Selby
Alfred J. Shuman
John Steinhardt
Erana M. Stennett
John Stossel
Jeff Tarr, Jr.
Harry D. Taylor
Toya Williford
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
Elizabeth R. Varet
Emeritus Trustees
Suzanne Cochran
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