Staff
Executive Leadership
Merritt Birnbaum
President & Chief Executive Officer
Roxanne Roth
Vice President of Operations
John Herrold
Riverside Park Administrator, NYC Parks; Senior Advisor, RPC
Conservancy Staff
Ben Adamo
Field Supervisor – Special Services
Manuel Alarcon
Field Supervisor
Javier Bahamundi
Riverside Park South Seasonal Groundskeeper
Jenna Baker Morrissey
Special Events Coordinator
Demetrius Bell
South Park Groundskeeper
Estephanie Betances
Director of People Operations
Taylor Bowne
Administrative Assistant
Matthew Brito
Ground & Facilities Technician
Stephanie Ashley Cabán
North Park Outreach Coordinator
Kevin Cazales-Estrada
Ground & Facilities Technician
Ahmed Cohen
Director of Sports Camp
Chloe Conceicao
Senior Manager of Communications
Lovell Corbett
Gardener
Gabriel Cruz
Volunteer Program Field Associate
Jocelyn Cruz-Alfalla
Director of Riverside Tennis
Ilario D’Andrea
Forest Technician
Whitney Dearden
Director of Public Programming
Moira Delaney
Sustainability Coordinator
Antonia De Mello
Assistant Director of Sports Camp
Roberto Diaz
Gardener
Danny DiMarino
Director of Institutional Partnerships
Sabrina Dukes
Director of Finance & Administration
Shearrie Eure
Gardener
Lily Farr
Gardener
Michael Fracentese
Tennis Community Associate
Jermaine Gilleo
Senior Ballfields Groundskeeper
Shonaie Gutter
Senior Ballfields Groundskeeper
Brett Harding
Gardener
Bryce Harrison
Tennis Community Associate
Alexander Inzerillo
Gardener
Winston Johnson
Gardener
Jessica Kaplan
Director of Horticulture
Sally Kim
Park Operations and Systems Coordinator & Assistant to the Vice-President of Park Operations
Will Koffler
Assistant Director of Riverside Tennis
Robert Leaver
Gardener
Adrian Lopez
South Park Groundskeeper
Jesus Macareno Tellez
Ballfields Groundskeeper & Clay Court Specialist
Kristen Meade
Director of Volunteer Initiatives
Cesar Monterrosa
Ballfields Supervisor
Harrison Nesbit
Director of Sustainability
Devon Phillips
Gardener, South Park
Devorah Roberts
Director of Special Projects & Assistant to the President
Jonas Rociunas-Englert
Gardener
Jesus Rojas Rodriguez
West Harlem Outreach Associate
Ryan Schulte
Volunteer Program Field Associate
Michelle Segal
Senior Development Officer
Matthew Semble
Tennis Community Associate
Jonathan Serrano
South Park Groundskeeper
Prayatmi Shakya
Programming and Facilities Manager
Lisa Shore
Volunteer Outreach Coordinator
Sadie Simpson
Gardener
Shira Solomon
Riverside Park South Programming Associate
Adrian Tapia Mejia
Fleet Manager
Namios Terry
Compost Operations Coordinator
Hayley Tessler
Field Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Aliou Traore
Gardener
Dani Turner
Riverside Park South Programming Coordinator
Asly Ventura
Volunteer Events Coordinator
Avalon Watson
South Park Groundskeeper
Avalon Watson
Field Supervisor
Nina Webb
Field Supervisor
Grace Willoughby
Individual Giving and Special Events Coordinator
Nat Xu
Field Supervisor
NYC Parks- Riverside Park Leadership
John Herrold
Riverside Park Administrator, NYC Parks; Senior Advisor, RPC
Shah Qamar
Riverside Park Deputy Administrator, NYC Parks
Margaret Bracken
Landscape Architect; Chief of Design & Construction, RPC
Nicole Phillip
Special Events Coordinator
Barbara (Basia) Nikonorow
Riverside Park South Facilities Coordinator
Milagros Cruz
Senior Park Supervisor