Who We Are

Staff

Rose Harvey

Executive Director & Founder

LoriJeane Moody

Managing Director of Development, Public Finance & Operations

Sarah Stack

Development & Communications Director

Emily Neye, PLA

Design & Finance Director

Erin Wynne

Senior Development Associate

Shannon Hui

Project Associate

Chanda Bennett, PhD

Programs & Partnership Director

Bailey Bystry

Operations Manager

Emmanuel Thingue, PLA

Design & Project Management Director

Jill Oberlander

General Counsel

Board of Directors

Fatima Shama, Chair

Cynthia Evans, Treasurer

State Senator Rob Rolison

Rose Harvey, President Ex Officio

Kim Mathews, RLA, FASLA

Advisory Council

Michael Clarke, Chief Operating Officer, The Fresh Air Fund 

Diane Englander, Artist and former Nonprofit Management Consultant 

Gary Hattem, Philanthropic and Social Finance Advisor 

Sonni Holland, President and CEO, The Charles Hayden Foundation

Dan Katz, Environmental Advisor, The Overbrook Foundation   

Gloria Lau, Designer and Visual Artist 

Brian Martinez, PhD, Commissioner of Finance, City of Poughkeepsie 

Kenneth Morris, Jr., Vice President of External Affairs, St. Joseph’s Health

Margaret Newman, FAIA Architect and Urban Planner 

Terrence G. Nolan, Vice President of Development, Lodestar Energy 

Elizabeth O’Donnell, RA AIA Architect and Distinguished Professor Adjunct, The Cooper Union   

Allen Payne, Fundraiser 

Joseph Regele, President, Regele Builders Inc. 

 Community Partners

In each city, New City Parks collaborates with local community partners in every step of our process, from selecting sites to participatory design, financing, and construction decisions through to stewardship plans and programming for each newly revitalized green space. These partners include faith-based organizations, youth recreation groups, school districts, arts organizations, municipal departments, environmental education organizations, community advocacy groups, environmental justice groups, after-school and child-care organizations among others.

During today’s field trip our students learned about the medicinal and culinary benefits of cultivating herbs. The hands-on lessons allowed students to use their senses to identify the herbs in the garden. They even made their very own lavender sachets. Our students absolutely loved every minute of it and so did the staff. What an incredible experience! Kudos to New City Parks and City Green for an incredible day!
— Martha Osei-Yaw
Principal of PS 30, Jersey City

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