Experience

SoHo Broadway Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Community development in a unique, vibrant district.

• Executive Board Member, Chairman of Outreach and Communications

  • 2014 - Dec 2022

  SoHo Broadway Initiative seeks to foster a unique, vibrant, mixed-use district with enhanced maintenance and public safety, effective advocacy and administration, technical and professional services for its members, and strategic capital improvements.



WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and Curator

  • 1995 - Present

  WESTWOOD GALLERY, established in 1995 in NYC by co-founders James Cavello and Margarite Almeida, focuses on contemporary artists from the 1960s through today, including downtown artists, Bowery Arts District, historic photography, and secondary market artwork. Other projects include site-specific installations, international art collaborations, museum loans and humanitarian philanthropic activities. WESTWOOD GALLERY, established in 1995 in NYC by co-founders James Cavello and Margarite Almeida, focuses on contemporary artists from the 1960s through today, including downtown artists, Bowery Arts District, historic photography, and secondary market artwork. Other projects include site-specific installations, international art collaborations, museum loans and humanitarian philanthropic activities.



River of Gold documentary film

• U.S. and Peru

• Producer

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Narrated by Academy Award winners, Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, Amazon Gold is the disturbing account of a clandestine journey bearing witness to the apocalyptic destruction of the rainforest in the pursuit of illegally mined gold. Produced by James Cavello and Sarah DuPont. Narrated by Academy Award winners, Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, Amazon Gold is the disturbing account of a clandestine journey bearing witness to the apocalyptic destruction of the rainforest in the pursuit of illegally mined gold. Produced by James Cavello and Sarah DuPont.



Worldwide Children's Foundation of New Yor

• Greater New York City Area

• President

  • 2003 - 2016

  Former non-profit which was dedicated to providing life saving and life altering surgery for children in need. Collaborated with with NYC hospitals, doctors, surgeons, host families, Ronald McDonald House and volunteers. www.wwcfny.org Former non-profit which was dedicated to providing life saving and life altering surgery for children in need. Collaborated with with NYC hospitals, doctors, surgeons, host families, Ronald McDonald House and volunteers. www.wwcfny.org



Amazon Aid Foundation

• Greater New York City Area

• Vice President

  • 2009 - 2013

  The mission of this non-profit organization is to unite science, art, education and multi-media to protect the Amazon rainforest. James Cavello is a Producer of Amazon Gold, documentary film, narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock. The film has won numerous awards worldwide. The mission of this non-profit organization is to unite science, art, education and multi-media to protect the Amazon rainforest. James Cavello is a Producer of Amazon Gold, documentary film, narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock. The film has won numerous awards worldwide.



The National Arts Club

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Governor and Chairman of Visual Arts

  • 2000 - 2006

  The National Arts Club is a private membership organization with a mission to foster and promote public interest in the arts and provide educational events and programs. As a former Governor duties included upholding the mission, as well as providing new concepts for exhibitions, annual university art student competition and curating selected exhibitions. The National Arts Club is a private membership organization with a mission to foster and promote public interest in the arts and provide educational events and programs. As a former Governor duties included upholding the mission, as well as providing new concepts for exhibitions, annual university art student competition and curating selected exhibitions.



Corporate Art Associates

• New York City

• Co-founder

  • 1987 - 1997

  Corporate art consulting and appraising. Assisted with art collections for Nikko Securities, Mead Data Central, LexisNexis and Fortune 500 companies. Advised with acquisitions at auction, both private and corporate, as well as branding conceptual identity. Corporate art consulting and appraising. Assisted with art collections for Nikko Securities, Mead Data Central, LexisNexis and Fortune 500 companies. Advised with acquisitions at auction, both private and corporate, as well as branding conceptual identity.