People

Veronica M. White, Commissioner
Appointed June 18, 2012
Tel: (212) 360-1305, Fax: (212) 360-1345

Liam Kavanagh, First Deputy Commissioner
Appointed February 13, 2002
Tel: (212) 360-1307

Larry Scott Blackmon, Deputy Commissioner, Community Outreach
Appointed February 16, 2010
Tel: (212) 360-3484

Therese Braddick, Deputy Commissioner, Capital Projects
Appointed July 18, 2008
Tel: (718) 760-6602

Robert L. Garafola, Deputy Commissioner, Management and Budget
Appointed February 14, 1986. Re-appointed March 14, 2002
Tel: (212) 360-1302

Title	Name	Phone
General Counsel/Records Access Appeals Officer	Alessandro Olivieri	(212) 360-1314
Chief of Staff	Kate Spellman	(212) 360-1394
Secretary to the Commissioner	Myra Sylman	(212) 360-1320
Parks Advocate	Pia Rivera	(212) 360-1411
Director of MillionTreesNYC	Morgan Monaco	(212) 360-1359
Assistant Commissioner for Communications	Arthur Pincus	(212) 360-1311
Director of Public Affairs (Press)	Vickie Karp	(212) 360-1311
Director of New Media	James Pagano	(212) 360-8169
Chief of Information Technology	James Greenan	(212) 830-7949
Inspector General	Melissa Ballard	(212) 825-5918

Operations

Title	Name	Phone
First Deputy Commissioner	Liam Kavanagh	(212) 360-1307
Assistant Commissioner for Urban Park Services	Michael Dockett	(212) 360-2778
Assistant Commissioner for Citywide Services	Artie Rollins	(212) 410-8906
Assistant Commissioner for Operations	Russell Antonucci	(212) 360-8276
Chief, Forestry, Horticulture, & Natural Resources Group	Bram Gunther	(718) 760-6794
Deputy Chief, Forestry, Horticulture, & Natural Resources Group	Jeremy Barrick	(718) 760-6794
Deputy Chief, Forestry, Horticulture, & Natural Resources Group	Jennifer Greenfeld	(212) 360-1405
Chief of Staff	Elizabeth Ripotola	(212) 360-1332
Director of Citywide Horticulture	Ronnit Bendavid-Val	(718) 760-6834
Director of Environmental Service and Training Programs	Brian Aucoin	(212) 360-2749
Inspector, Parks Enforcement Patrol	Robert Reeves	(212) 410-8922
Deputy Inspector, Parks Enforcement Patrol	Edwin Rodriguez	(212) 360-2778
Director of Central Communications	Elizabeth Holmes	(646) 613-1200
Director of Planning	Nicholas Molinari	(212) 360-3413
Director of Parklands	Colleen Alderson	(212) 360-3441
Water Safety	Richard Sher	(212) 397-3157

Capital Projects

Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, NY 11368
Tel: (718) 760-6600; Fax: (718) 760-6666

Title	Name	Phone
Deputy Commissioner	Therese Braddick	(718) 760-6602
Chief of Staff	Diane Jackier	(718) 760-6805
Chief of Capital Program Management	Jonna Carmona-Graf	(718) 760-6652
Chief of Management Services/Agency Chief Contracting Officer	Charlette Hamamgian	(718) 760-6789
Chief Engineer	John Natoli, PE	(718) 760-6725
Chief of Administrative Services	Linda Agnello	(718) 760-6685
Deputy Chief of Design	Nancy Prince, RLA	(718) 760-6619
Deputy Chief of Staff	Laura Prussin	(718) 760-6626
Deputy Chief of Construction	Philip Granitto	(718) 760-6723
Deputy Chief of Construction	Bo Kim, PE	(718) 760-6825
Deputy Chief of Management Services	Gus Anagnostakos	(718) 760-6782
Deputy Chief of Management Services	Raymundo Gomez, RLA	(718) 760-6696
Team Leader for the Bronx	Andrew Penzi, RLA	(718) 760-6577
Team Leader for Brooklyn	David Martin	(718) 760-6642
Team Leader for Manhattan	Desmond Spillane	(718) 760-6544
Team Leader for Queens	Joelle Byrer	(718) 760-6599
Team Leader for Staten Island	Michael Browne, RLA	(718) 760-6636
Director of Architecture	Kevin Quinn, RA	(718) 760-6734
Director of Finance	Ghislaine Pierre	(718) 760-6790
Director of Capital Budget	Owen Davies	(718) 760-6783
Director of Contracts	Juan Alban	(718) 760-6855
Director of Consultant Project Management	Susan Bresler	(718) 760-6921
Director of Document Services	Steven Rizick	(718) 760-6798
Director of Engineering	Hassan Rashid, PE	(718) 760-6734
Director of Engineering Audit	Han Lee, PE	(718) 760-6583
Director of Environmental Control Unit	Sam Akinyemi	(718) 760-6761
Director of Historic Preservation	John Krawchuk, RLA	(718) 760-6549
Director of Playground Requirements	George Kroenert	(718) 760-6731
Director of Specifications and Estimating	Celia Petersen, RLA	(718) 760-6700
Director of Survey	Ramesh Singh	(718) 760-6587
Director of Systems and Analysis	Steven Ko	(718) 760-6698
Interagency Coordinator	Daniel Grulich	(718) 760-6927
Senior Counsel	Lo Chan	(718) 760-6742
Art Commission Liaison	Amie Uhrynowski	(718) 760-6605

Public Programs

Title	Name	Phone
Assistant Commissioner for Public Programs	Annika Holder	(212) 360-1381
Assistant Commissioner for Recreation and Programming	Nancy Barthold	(212) 360-3305
Chief of Programming & Strategic Management for Recreation	Emily Chase	(212) 360-8244
Director of Program Development	Mary Polemarhakis	(212) 360-3313
Director, Urban Park Rangers	Sarah Aucoin	(212) 360-2774
Director, Aquatics	John Hutchins	(718) 699-4219
Director, Golf and Tennis	Mike Silverman	(718) 760-6999

Community Outreach

Title	Name	Phone
Deputy Commissioner for Community Outreach	Larry Scott Blackmon	(212) 360-3484
Director of Art & Antiquities	Jonathan Kuhn	(212) 360-3410
Director of Government Relations	Karen Becker	(212) 360-1386
Director of GreenThumb (Community Gardens)	Edith B. Stone	(212) 788-8075
Director of Partnerships for Parks	Sabina Saragoussi	(212) 360-1310
Director of Arsenal Operations	Gary Rozman	(212) 360-1338
Arsenal and Zoo Garage	Robert Schiavone	(212) 360-8117
Senior Director, Outreach, Partnerships for Parks	Mary Price	(212) 360-8122
Director, Volunteer Program, Partnerships for Parks	Whitney Files	(212) 360-8120

Management and Budget

Title	Name	Phone
Deputy Commissioner for Management & Budget	Robert L. Garafola	(212) 360-1302
Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Fiscal Management	David L. Stark	(212) 360-8265
Assistant Commissioner for Revenue and Marketing	Elizabeth W. Smith	(212) 360-1366
Deputy Chief Fiscal Officer	Frank D'Ercola	(212) 360-8266
Deputy Chief Fiscal Officer	Edward Feldman	(212) 360-8261
Deputy Chief Fiscal Officer	Allan Berg	(212) 360-8255
Chief of Management Services/Agency Chief Contracting Officer	Parmod Tripathi	(212) 830-7951
Chief of Parks Opportunity Program	Elizabeth Ehrlich	(212) 830-7712
Director of Computer Resource Centers	Ana Campos	(212) 255-3066
Director of Concessions	Charles Kloth	(212) 360-3426
Director of Concessions Audit	Walter Roberts	(212) 360-8132
Director of Engineering Audit	Han Lee	(718) 760-6583
Director of Facilities Management	Mohammad Shoaib	(212) 830-7961
Director of Grants	Dawn Byfield	(212) 360-8251
Director of Labor Relations, Payroll, and Benefits	Joseph Trimble	(212) 830-7811
Director of Marketing	Christine Thelmo Dabrow	(212) 360-8144
Director of Operations and Management Planning	Jun Lee	(212) 360-8234
Director of Personnel	David Terhune	(212) 830-7851
Director of Purchasing & Accounting	Brian Mills	(212) 830-7952
Director of Telecommunications	Ralph Galileo	(212) 410-8989
Director of Training	Michael Crescenzo	(718) 760-6588

The Boroughs

The Bronx

Ranaqua, Bronx Park, Bronx NY 10462
Tel: (718) 430-1800; Fax: (718) 430-1818

Title	Name	Phone
Borough Commissioner	Hector M. Aponte	(718) 430-1801
Chief of Operations	Lawrence A. Scoones	(718) 430-1812
Deputy Chief of Operations	Tricia Vanderbeck	(718) 430-1867
Deputy Chief of Operations	Michael Grattan	(718) 430-1837
Chief of Recreation	Robert Wright	(718) 430-1858
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Pete Jones	(718) 430-1841
Chief of Staff	Michelle Martell	(718) 430-1854
Chief of Administrative Services	Susan Lonergan	(718) 430-1813
Director of Special Events	Lisa Johansen	(718) 430-1849
Bronx River Administrator	Linda Cox	(718) 430-4668
Pelham Bay Park Administrator	Marianne O'Hea Anderson	(718) 430-1891
Van Cortlandt Park Administrator	Margot Perron	(718) 430-1890

Brooklyn

Litchfield Villa, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Tel: (718) 965-8900; Fax: (718) 965-8989

Title	Name	Phone
Borough Commissioner	Kevin Jeffrey	(718) 965-8920
Prospect Park Administrator	Emily Lloyd	(718) 965-8951
Chief of Operations	Charles A. Gili	(718) 965-8922
Chief of Staff	Martin Maher	(718) 965-8917
Chief of Recreation	LeRoy Temple	(718) 965-6980
Deputy Chief of Operations	Thomas Ching	(718) 965-8971
Deputy Chief of Operations	Jeffrey Sigadel	(718) 965-7711
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Jackie Brown	(718) 965-8918
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Eileen Gillen	(718) 965-8997
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Ronee Mattingly	(718) 430-1831
Chief of Administrative Services	Candice Jager	(718) 965-8909
Director of Public Services	Edwin Vargas	(718) 965-8919

Manhattan

Arsenal West, 24 West 61st Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 408-0100; Fax: (212) 408-0202

Title	Name	Phone
Borough Commissioner	William T. Castro	(212) 408-0201
Chief of Operations	Namshik Yoon	(212) 408-0212
Deputy Chief of Operations	William A. Gilbert	(212) 408-0211
Deputy Chief of Operations	Rick Zeidler	(212) 408-0215
Chief of Recreation	Kim McNeal	(212) 408-0205
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Chris Davis	(212) 408-0263
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Dannette Leininger	(212) 408-0262
Chief of Staff	Steve Simon	(212) 408-0110
Chief of Administrative Services	Ellen Fricault	(212) 408-0225
Director of Special Events & Permits	Claudia Pepe	(212) 408-0112
Central Park Administrator	Douglas Blonsky	(212) 310-6669
Riverside Park Administrator	John Herrold	(212) 408-0264
Battery Park Administrator	Warrie L. Price	(212) 344-3491
Northern Manhattan Parks Administrator	Jennifer Hoppa	(212) 795-1388
Randall's Island Administrator	Aimee Boden	(212) 830-7714
Washington Square Park Administrator	Rebecca Ferguson	(212) 408-0297

Queens

The Overlook, Forest Park, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Tel: (718) 520-5900; Fax:. (718) 520-5959

Title	Name	Phone
Borough Commissioner	Dorothy Lewandowski	(718) 520-5905
Chief of Operations	Jacqueline Langsam	(718) 520-5925
Deputy Chief of Operations	Philip Sparacio	(718) 520-5907
Deputy Chief of Operations	Paul D'Amore	(718) 520-5912
Chief of Recreation	Iris Rodriguez-Rosa	(718) 520-5936
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Kelly Gillen	(718) 520-5944
Deputy Chief of Recreation	Maritza R. Paul	(718) 520-5918
Chief of Staff	Joanne Amagrande-Savarese	(718) 520-5905
Chief of Administrative Services	Eileen Egan	(718) 520-5991
Forest Park Administrator	Debby Kuha	(718) 235-0815
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Administrator	Janice Melnick	(718) 760-6565
Rockaways Administrator	Jill Weber	(718) 318-4000

Staten Island

Stonehenge, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: (718) 390-8000; Fax: (718) 390-8080

Title	Name	Phone
Borough Commissioner	Adena Long	(718) 390-8004
Chief of Operations	Lynda Ricciardone	(718) 390-8006
Chief of Recreation	Mary Cali Dalton	(718) 390-8023
Chief of Staff	Michael P. Schnall	(718) 390-8015
Chief of Administrative Services	Joanne Coniglio	(718) 390-8009
Deputy Chief of Operations	Tom Russo	(718) 390-8013
Greenbelt Administrator	Steven Cain	(718) 667-2165
Freshkills Park Administrator	Eloise Hirsh	(212) 788-9528
Director of Conference House Park	Bonnie Williams	(718) 390-8012