Staff
Lydia Kontos
Executive Director, Kaufman Center
212 501 3312 | lkontos@kaufman-center.org
Bio
Kathy Hubbard, Director of Administration
212 501 3315 | khubbard@kaufman-center.org
Kathy Rody, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
212 501 3312 | krody@kaufman-center.org
Toby Rappaport, Director of Operations
212 501 3373 | trappaport@kaufman-center.org
Stacey Lancaster, Administrator of Staff Services
212 501 3322 | slancaster@kaufman-center.org
Merkin Concert Hall
Andrea Murray, Booking Manager
212 501 3345 | amurray@kaufman-center.org
Emily Krell, Concert Producer
212 501 3342 | ekrell@kaufman-center.org
Margaret Evans, Program Coordinator
212 501 3347 | mevans@kaufman-center.org
Jenny Liao, Head House Manager
jliao@kaufman-center.org
Biz Lynch, Box Office Manager
212 501 3344 | elynch@kaufman-center.org
Mary McMurtery, Concert Division Associate
212 501 3394 | mmcmurtery@kaufman-center.org
Lucy Moses School
Igal Kesselman
Director, Lucy Moses School
212 501 3363 | ikesselman@kaufman-center.org
Bio
Alicia Andrews, Assistant Director and Adult Division Manager
212 501 3362 | aandrews@kaufman-center.org
Scott Taylor, Young People's Division Manager
212 501 3367 | staylor@kaufman-center.org
Sean Hartley, Director, Theater Wing; Dalcroze Program Coordinator
212 501 3366 | shartley@kaufman-center.org
Megan Keenan, Registrar/Administrative Associate
212 501 3365 | mkeenan@kaufman-center.org
Alexandra Smith, Registrar/Administrative Associate
212 501 3368 | asmith@kaufman-center.org
Hope Bowman, Billing Associate
212 501 3364 | hbowman@kaufman-center.org
Ken Ossip, Administrative Assistant
212 501 3327 | kossip@kaufman-center.org
Special Music School (P.S. 859)
Jenny Undercofler
Music Director, Special Music School
Director, Face the Music
212 501 3393 | jundercofler@kaufman-center.org
Bio
Katherine Banucci-Smith, Principal
ksmith18@schools.nyc.gov
Ellen Brofman, Music Program Manager
212 501 3316 | ebrofman@kaufman-center.org
Sean Hartley, Chair, Admissions Committee
212 501 3366 | shartley@kaufman-center.org
Mary McMurtery, Admissions Assistant
212 501 3342 | mmcmurtery@kaufman-center.org
Theater Wing
Sean Hartley
Director, Theater Wing
212 501 3366 212 501 3366 | shartley@kaufman-center.org
Development and Event Management
Robin Phillips, Director of Development
212 501 3353 | rphillips@kaufman-center.org
Danielle Parillo, Institutional Giving Manager
212 501 3358 | dparillo@kaufman-center.org
Sharon Markowitz, Individual Giving Manager
212 501 3357 | smarkowitz@kaufman-center.org
Gina Napolitano, Development Associate
212 501 3356 | gnapolitano@kaufman-center.org
Marketing and Communications
Joan Jastrebski, Director of Marketing and Communications
212 501 3386 | joan@kaufman-center.org
Jim Bredeson, Marketing Manager
212 501 3352 | jbredeson@kaufman-center.org
Gabriel Rivera, Marketing Coordinator
212 501 3384 | grivera@kaufman-center.org
Astrid Taran, Marketing & Communications Associate
212 501 3333 | ataran@kaufman-center.org
Business Office
Susan J. Cohen, Controller
212 501 3323 | scohen@kaufman-center.org
Elena Maftei, Bookkeeper
212 501 3325 | emaftei@kaufman-center.org
Birnbaum Music Library
Robinson McClellan, Librarian
212 501 3348 | rmcclellan@kaufman-center.org
Stephen Cabell, Librarian
212 501 3348
Building Operations
José Diaz, Assistant Superintendent/Handyman
Maintenance Services: Edwin Valdivieso, Elias Sanabria, Tony Herrera
Front Desk Reception: Mildred Flores, Peter Yip, Luisa Cruz, Razvan Bunea
212 501 3308
