ABOUT

Our Team

At the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, we believe in the power of art to inspire, amaze, and enrich. Together with a dedicated Board of Trustees, a talented staff, and a faculty of professional artists, the Art Center team strives to create an inclusive and welcoming community where lives are transformed and enriched through the shared experience of art.

The Visual Art Center of New Jersey’s Board of Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2022–2023

Anne Grissinger, Chair
Suzanne Henry, Vice Chair
Diego Rotsztain, Vice Chair
David O’Neill, Treasurer

Greg Adams
Katherine Buchanan
Susan Cagnassola
Lisa Gingeleskie
Tharanga Goonetilleke
David Hardin
Amy Harris
Lorraine Kelly
Vani Krishnamurthy
André Renaudo
Deborah Schwarzmann
Jess Van Nostrand
Rachel Wilf

VISIONARIES

Mr. & Mrs. William B. Nicholson
The Wilf Family Foundations

HONORARY TRUSTEES
Sally Abbott
Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D.
Lisa Butler
Marie J. Cohen
Millie Cooper
Estelle Fournier
Elizabeth C. Gump
Joseph R. Robinson
Roland Weiser

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Melanie Cohn

Staff

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Melanie Cohn
ext. 212
mcohn@artcenternj.org

Cassandra Demski
Director of Studio School, ext. 245
cdemski@artcenternj.org

Denise Banaag
Studio School Manager, ext. 214
dbanaag@artcenternj.org

Chelsea Valderas
Studio School Coordinator & Kiln Manager, ext. 223
cvalderas@artcenternj.org

Jen Doninger
Customer Relations Manager, ext. 202
jdoninger@artcenternj.org

Customer Relations Associates, ext. 200
frontdesk@artcenternj.org

Ronda Christie
Emily Koai
Lavern Clarke Mullings

Sarah Walko
Director of Education & Community Engagement, ext. 213
swalko@artcenternj.org

Jillian Decker, CFRE
Director of Development & Communications, ext. 217
jdecker@artcenternj.org

Annel Montero-Mitchel
Development Associate, ext. 241
amontero-mitchell@artcenternj.org

Brian Riley
Assistant Director of Communications, ext. 227
briley@artcenternj.org

Kristen Evangelista
Director of Exhibitions
kevangelista@artcenternj.org

Rachel Tramposch
Exhibitions Coordinator
rtramposch@artcenternj.org

Stephen Maico
Director of Finance, ext. 206
smaico@artcenternj.org

Heather Ferguson
Bookkeeper, ext. 230
bookkeeper@artcenternj.org

Jean Marie Vreeland
Human Resources and Payroll Manager, ext. 215
jmvreeland@artcenternj.org

Mike Byrnes
Director Of Facilities, ext. 226
mbyrnes@artcenternj.org

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