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Our Staff

View our New York-based employees and key leaders at our Honolulu and Hillsborough, N.J. locations below. Visit the websites of Duke Farms and Shangri La to see their staff.

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Hannah Andrade-Samala
Medical Research Program
Hannah Andrade-Samala
Program Associate for Medical Research
Christopher Anthony
Finance
Christopher Anthony
Accounting Manager
Ben Beisswenger
Technology
Ben Beisswenger
Chief Technology Officer
Lauren Belsky
Environment Program
Lauren Belsky
Program Associate for the Environment
Leena Bhutta
Investments
Leena Bhutta
Chief Investment Officer
Kamaria Buchanan
Arts Program
Kamaria Buchanan
Program Associate for the Arts
Stephanie Carnright
Influence & Marketing
Stephanie Carnright
Event Manager
JooYeun Chang
Child Well-being Program
JooYeun Chang
Program Director for Child Well-being
Nicole Cruz
People & Culture
Nicole Cruz
People and Culture Manager
Linda Diamond
Grants Administration
Linda Diamond
Grants Manager
Erica Dziedzic
Legal
Erica Dziedzic
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Toby Ekpunobi
Operations
Toby Ekpunobi
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Sindy Escobar Alvarez, Ph.D.
Medical Research Program
Sindy Escobar Alvarez, Ph.D.
Program Director for Medical Research
Ashley Ferro-Murray, Ph.D.
Arts Program
Ashley Ferro-Murray, Ph.D.
Program Director for the Arts
Adrienne Fisher
Grants Administration
Adrienne Fisher
Director of Grants Management and Evaluation
Sam Gill
Office of the President
Sam Gill
President and CEO of the Doris Duke Foundation
Cynthia Haidar
Investments
Cynthia Haidar
Director, Investments
Phenisher Harris
Grants Administration
Phenisher Harris
Grants Systems and Information Manager
Karen Jacobsen
Office of the President
Karen Jacobsen
Board Liaison
Deeksha Jawa
People & Culture
Deeksha Jawa
Director, People and Culture
Fernanda Jiménez
Influence & Marketing
Fernanda Jiménez
Communications Associate
Jennifer Katz
Investments
Jennifer Katz
Director, Investments
Neel Khairzada
Influence & Marketing
Neel Khairzada
Director, Communications
Maurine Knighton
Office of the Chief Program Officer
Maurine Knighton
Chief Program Officer
Danielle Levoit
Environment Program
Danielle Levoit
Senior Program Officer for the Environment
Léa Major
Shangri La Management
Léa Major
Deputy Director, Shangri La
Kevin McAndrew
Influence & Marketing
Kevin McAndrew
Director, Partnerhips
Tessa McSweeney
Building Bridges Program
Tessa McSweeney
Associate for the Building Bridges Program
Kiisha Morrow
People & Culture
Kiisha Morrow
Chief People and Culture Officer
Eileen Oberlander
Finance
Eileen Oberlander
Controller and Director of Finance
Julia Ohanyan
People & Culture
Julia Ohanyan
Talent Manager
John Orecchio
Finance
John Orecchio
Controller
Lynn Pipitone
Finance
Lynn Pipitone
Accounting Manager
Erika Rabines
Investments
Erika Rabines
Operations Manager, Investments
Zeyba Rahman
Building Bridges Program
Zeyba Rahman
Director for the Building Bridges Program
Kayla Reardon
Office of the President
Kayla Reardon
Assistant to the President and CEO
Taegin Reisman
Office of the Chief Program Officer
Taegin Reisman
Special Assistant to the Chief Program Officer
Keri Rice
Finance
Keri Rice
Senior Finance Associate
Marissa Sarden
Finance
Marissa Sarden
Finance Associate
Nora Schnure
Duke Farms Management
Nora Schnure
Deputy Executive Director of Personnel and Programs, Duke Farms
Linda Schupack
Influence & Marketing
Linda Schupack
Chief Influence and Marketing Officer
Kevin Sia, Ph.D.
Medical Research Program
Kevin Sia, Ph.D.
Program Officer for Medical Research
Sacha Spector, Ph.D.
Environment Program
Sacha Spector, Ph.D.
Program Director for the Environment
Rosie Vasen
Child Well-being Program
Rosie Vasen
Program Associate for Child Well-being
Jon Wagar
Duke Farms Management
Jon Wagar
Deputy Executive Director, Duke Farms
Margaret Waldock
Duke Farms Management
Margaret Waldock
Executive Director, Duke Farms
Ben Weitz
Shangri La Management
Ben Weitz
Executive Director, Shangri La
William Wilson
Influence & Marketing
William Wilson
Director, Production and Events
Liz Wyner
Child Well-being Program
Liz Wyner
Program Officer for Child Well-being
Lisa Yeh
Investments
Lisa Yeh
Operations Manager, Investments
Jay Yoon
Investments
Jay Yoon
Investment Associate
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