Who We Are
Staff
Rose Harvey
Executive Director & Founder
Chanda Bennett, PhD
Programs & Partnership Director
Bailey Bystry
Operations Manager
Shannon Hui
Project Associate
LoriJeane Moody
Managing Director of Development, Public Finance & Operations
Emily Neye, PLA
Design & Finance Director
Sarah Stack
Development & Communications Director
Jill Oberlander
General Counsel
Emmanuel Thingue, PLA
Design & Project Management Director
Erin Wynne
Senior Development Associate
Board of Directors
Fatima Shama, Chair
Cynthia Evans, Treasurer
Rose Harvey, President Ex Officio
Kim Mathews, RLA, FASLA
State Senator Rob Rolison
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
Holly Leicht, Executive Director, Madison Square Park Conservancy
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, Senior Project Developer SAS, New Leaf 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!”
Principal of PS 30, Jersey City
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