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About Public Art Fund: Staff & Board


Mission and History
Membership and Supporters
Staff and Board
Employment and Internship Opportunities
Publications


Board of Directors

Susan K. Freedman, President

Andrew R. Brownstein, Esq.
Sophie Crichton Stuart
Jenny Dixon
Joan Feeney
Barbara Joelson Fife
Sara Fitzmaurice
Lloyd Frank, Esq.
Matthew C. Harris
Richard Kahan
Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Abby Kinsley
Allen Kolkowitz
Jill Kraus
Adam Lindemann
Holly Lipton
Ronay Menschel
Charles Short
Erana Stennett
Billie Tsien
David Wine


Staff

Jesse Hamerman, Project Manager
Elizabeth Linden, Project Manager
Ciara Besson, Finance and Human Resources Manager
Gabrielle Fisher, Communications Director
David Kim, Archivist
Abigail Clark, Press and Marketing Manager
Anita Iannacchione, Administrative Assistant


Profile: Susan K. Freedman, President

Susan K. Freedman is internationally recognized for her vision and ongoing leadership in the field of contemporary public art. As President of the Public Art Fund since 1986, Susan has led the organization in bringing some of the most ambitious and engaging public art initiatives to the people of New York City. She is a recipient of the 1999 Associates of the Art Commission Annual Award , and in 1994, was selected as one of four finalists for the North American Mont Blanc de la Culture award, honoring leading supporters of the arts worldwide. Susan graduated from Brown University in 1982 with a B.A. in Studio Art and American Civilization, and was Assistant to Mayor Edward I. Koch, and Director of Special Projects and Events for the Art Commission of the City of New York from 1983 to 1986. Susan currently serves as Mayor Bloomberg's Representative on the Board of Trustees at the Museum of Modern Art, as well as on the Boards of the Municipal Art Society, the Eldridge Street Project, WNYC Radio, and as Vice President of the Board for the City Parks Foundation. Most recently, Susan has joined the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, and was a jury member for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's World Trade Center Memorial competition. She received the Municipal Art Society's Evangeline Blashfield Award in 2005.





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