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Our Team

Day in and day out, the passionate NY Sun Works team is unwaveringly committed to revolutionizing the landscape of sustainability science and climate education. Get to know the driving force behind our mission:

Leadership

Manuela Zamora

Executive Director

Megan Nordgrén

Director of Development & Government Relations

Dave Hazan

Director of CEA Operations

Liz McKoy

Director of Education

Development

Elana Mass

Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving

Joseph Shawyer

Associate Director of Communications

Madeline Turner

Program Development Manager

Cindy Lee

Graphic Designer

Amanda Low

Development & Community Engagement Manager

Uma Basu

Development Coordinator

Education

Ryan Myrie

Curriculum Specialist

Vanessa Graves

Curriculum Specialist

Julia Levine

Senior Curriculum Specialist & Educational Resources Manager

Tanairi Taylor

Curriculum Specialist

Heather Holz

Curriculum Specialist

Program Operations
Grow Support Team (GST)

Sajeeda Frazier

Operations Manager

Wyatt Boone

Area Manager for the Bronx, Westchester, and Northern Queens

Erin Degnan

Area Manager

Nefratia Coleman

Area Manager for Lower Manhattan & Eastern Brooklyn

Spencer King

Area Manager for Brooklyn

Kristen Rodriguez-Salas

Hydroponic Support Team Training Specialist

Sage Cormier

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist & CEA Instructor

Jasmin Wilson

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Melissa Laudenbach

CEA Operations Manager

Carlos Quintana

Area Manager for Eastern Queens, Upper Manhattan & New Jersey

Evan Alexieff

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Alex Lola

Senior Hydroponic Specialist & Inventory Coordinator

Carter Hahn

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Trevor Moynagh

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Arneal Satram

Senior Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Joanna Rodriguez

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Abisay Quevedo

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Ike Fenner

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Shabiha Nishi

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Annie Vargas

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Xavier Bullock

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Kate Raphaely

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Jade Arnold

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Neil Shrestha

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Lloyd Pyes

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Tessa Richardson

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Maria Carrion

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Alejandro Rodriguez

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Miguel Araujo

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Joncarlo Carpio

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Mikaela Charalambous

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Isabel Ksenak

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Russell Roveria-Espinoza

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Rowan Vazquez

Hydroponic Classroom Operation Specialist

Dahlia Jemmott-Wiley

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Karyn Wyche

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Lucy Yang

Hydroponic Classroom Operations Specialist

Finance and Performance

Simon Collins

Head of People and Culture

Ivan Jordon

Finance Manager

Mariajose Aparicio

Finance Manager

Melissa Arias

Purchasing Officer

Board

Dr. Ted Caplow

Founder and Chair

Dr. Uche B Amaechi

Chris Collins

Rev. John Finley

Sarah Horowitz

Ben Powell

Sidsel Robards

Susan Tenner

Associate Board

Amanda Batten Foster

TD Bank; Associate Board Co-Chair

Arpi Lal

EY; Associate Board Co-Chair

Dan Lee

Morgan Stanley Global Power and Utilities Group

Jack Paolini

UBS

Rikhil Shah

CVC Capital Partners

Dr. Julian Silverman

Fashion Institute of Technology

Kevin Tian

Rocky Mountain Institute

Sharene Williams

Deloitte

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