Experience

Westchester Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Dec 2021 - Present

  $50 million for student success is a lot of money! So honored to work with a fabulous board and provide funding for innovative new programs that make education more equitable, offer opportunity to all, encurage economic development, and propell WCC as a learder in its field.

• • Apr 2015 - Dec 2021

  I am proud and honored to continue my service at the College, under a new dynamic President, in a greater capacity. In this new position, I am the senior development officer for the WCC Foundation. I am directly responsible for a $50 million campaign focused on student success. My work invovles aligning College strategic priorities with major opportunities for funding by cultivating and stewarding top donors and prospects.

• • Mar 2008 - Mar 2015

  Raising as much money as I possibly can on behalf of our deserving students by inviting people to be a part of something wonderful!



The Performing Arts Center Purchase College

• Director of Development

  • Aug 1996 - Feb 2008

  When I told Artistic Director Christopher Beach that we could be "Lincoln Center North," he believed me. Together, we built a new Foundation Board, expanded the program, raised close to $1 million annually, completed a $3.5 million "face lift" of the theatres, produced major galas, and secured a 6-figure multi-year sponsorship from MasterCard. When I told Artistic Director Christopher Beach that we could be "Lincoln Center North," he believed me. Together, we built a new Foundation Board, expanded the program, raised close to $1 million annually, completed a $3.5 million "face lift" of the theatres, produced major galas, and secured a 6-figure multi-year sponsorship from MasterCard.



American Composers Orchestra

• United States
• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • May 1992 - Jul 1996

  I was privileged to work closely with American legends Phillip Glass, Otto Luening, Tania Leon, and Bob Beaser (among others) to raise funds in support of commissions, recordings, and performances of music by living American composers. My grant application to the USIA to create Sonidos de las Americas was praised as one of the finest proposal submissions the agency had ever funded, and the NEA agreed by awarding a challenge grant for the program. I was privileged to work closely with American legends Phillip Glass, Otto Luening, Tania Leon, and Bob Beaser (among others) to raise funds in support of commissions, recordings, and performances of music by living American composers. My grant application to the USIA to create Sonidos de las Americas was praised as one of the finest proposal submissions the agency had ever funded, and the NEA agreed by awarding a challenge grant for the program.



New York Philharmonic

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director of Development

  • Oct 1985 - May 1992

  We had to take the glass doors off of Avery Fisher Hall in order to get the Mercedes in the lobby, but it was a $900,000 sponsorship! We had to take the glass doors off of Avery Fisher Hall in order to get the Mercedes in the lobby, but it was a $900,000 sponsorship!


Queens Symphony Orchestra
• United States
• Financial Services
• Director of Development

  • Jun 1983 - Sep 1985

Lehman Center for the Arts
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Development Officer

  • Mar 1980 - Jun 1983


City of Yonkers Dept. Parks & Recreation

• Cultural Affiars Coordinator

  • Jul 1977 - Mar 1980

  They called me the "Joe Papp of Yonkers" when I established and raised funds for the Untermyer Performing Arts Festival of free music and theatre performances. --it is still going strong today! They called me the "Joe Papp of Yonkers" when I established and raised funds for the Untermyer Performing Arts Festival of free music and theatre performances. --it is still going strong today!