Arts Office Contacts

E-Mail: ArtsAndSpecialProjects@schools.nyc.gov

52 Chambers Street, Rm 113, New York, NY 10007
Fax: 212-374-0735

4360 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10033
Fax: 917-521-3839

Paul Jonathan Thompson, Executive Director
pthompson@schools.nyc.gov
212-374-0290

Borough Arts Directors

Bronx (Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

Joanna Berenson
jberenson2@schools.nyc.gov
718-741-8634

Brooklyn North (Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 32)

S. Joy Pace
space@schools.nyc.gov
718-923-5146

Brooklyn South (Districts 17, 18, 22)

Rachel McCaulsky
rmccaulsky@schools.nyc.gov 
718-630-1646

Staten Island (Districts 20, 21, 31)

Jessica Goffredo Englehart
jenglehart@schools.nyc.gov
718-420-5735

Manhattan (Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Rachel Shapiro
rshapiro@schools.nyc.gov
212-356-8556

Queens North (Districts 24, 25, 26, 30)

Janet Velasquez Cela
jvelasq@schools.nyc.gov
646-858-9878

Queens South (Districts 27, 28, 29)

Elizabeth Rosenberry erosenberry@schools.nyc.gov
914-295-0474

Arts Directors

Dance

Shirlene Blake
sblakeneale@schools.nyc.gov
917-521-3715

Music

Elizabeth Guglielmo 
eguglielmo@schools.nyc.gov 
917-521-3744

Theater

Peter Avery 
pavery@schools.nyc.gov
917-521-3719

Visual Arts

Karen Rosner 
krosner@schools.nyc.gov 
917-521-3716

Accountability and Support

Darleen Garner, Director of Arts Education Accountability & Support
dgarner@schools.nyc.gov

Arts Partnerships

Audrey Cox, Director of Arts Partnerships
acox16@schools.nyc.gov
917-521-3746

Arts for Diverse Learners

Alexa Fairchild, Arts for Diverse Learners Program Manager
AFairchild2@schools.nyc.gov
917-521-3764

Arts Program Managers

Accountability & Support and Teacher Effectiveness: Ellen Mauser
emauser@schools.nyc.gov
917-521-3762

Dance and Visual Arts: Amber Lodman
alodman@schools.nyc.gov
9
17-521-3714

Music and Theater: Laura Bucko
lbucko@schools.nyc.gov
9
17-521-3713

Operations

Shifat Jahreen, Director of Arts Education
Program Implementation
SJahreen@schools.nyc.gov
212-323-7845

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