Staff & Board

Alliance Staff

  • Paola Arinci, Senior Accountant/Bookkeeper
  • Chimankpam Arungwa, Coordinator, Program Events
  • Jean-Paul Bass, Senior Manager, Production & Communications
  • Julia Berick, Senior Manager, Adjudications & National Events
  • Manny Blasco, Manager, Regional Partner Network
  • Katie Bonner, Director, Program Strategy & Delivery
  • Grace Caiazza, Manager, Exhibitions
  • Meg Callery, Director, Design
  • Shannon Costello, Senior Manager, Individual Giving & Special Events
  • Suraj Gopal, Full Stack Jr. Developer
  • Maria Gray, NSPP Program Assistant & Alumni Coordinator
  • Haydil Henriquez, Senior Manager, New York City & Region-at-Large Scholastic Awards
  • Sumin Hwang, Coordinator, Development & Executive Offices
  • Sam Jeffords, Associate, Design & Production
  • Hannah Jones, Manager, National Student Poets Program
  • Karen Lautanen, Deputy Director, External Affairs
  • Connor Oswald, Coordinator, Program Communications & Logistics
  • Laura Petrucci, Senior Manager, Institutional Giving
  • Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria, Manager, Web & Information Services
  • Avery Silverberg, Content Editor/Coordinator
  • Jordan Smith, Deputy Director, Programs & Operations
  • Eleni Stanifer, Assistant, Programs
  • Emir Webster, Coordinator, Programs
  • Jack Whitescarver, Assistant, Exhibitions
  • Christopher Wisniewski, Executive Director
  • William Young, Assistant, Programs

Questions about employment opportunities? Please visit Careers at Scholastic or our Bamboo HR Portal.

If you have general questions about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, please contact us.

Board of Directors

  • Nancy Pritzker Bergman
  • Robert Buchsbaum
  • Vanessa Cho
  • Billy DiMichele
  • Bryan L. Doerries
  • Morgan Ford
  • Laura Forde
  • Derek Fordjour
  • Marci Klein
  • Dr. David C. Levy
  • Steven Merson
  • Gregory R. Miller
  • Olivia Morgan
  • Julia Pistor
  • Karen Pritzker
  • Suzanne Randolph
  • Dr. William Walker Robinson
  • Dr. Hugh Roome
  • Laurie Rubin
  • Andrew Safran
  • Rebecca Shapiro
  • Gwenn Masterman Snider
  • Tina Surh
  • Greg Worrell