Sarah Balsam-Moga
Development Operations Manager
Our Team
"In those early years, I personally sought out the Irish Arts Center and found solace from the work they were doing there, and strength from the people gathered there"
– Roma Downey
Zohra Coday
Programming and Education Associate
Aidan Connolly
Executive Director
Shannon Ducey
Administrative Manager
Fiona Farrell
Communications and Marketing Associate
Vivian Fong
Director of Communications and Marketing
Laney Granito
Special Events Producer
Rachael W. Gilkey
Director of Programming and Education
Jon Harper
Chief Operating Officer
Anah Klate
Audience Services Manager
Gabe Lozada
Associate Director of Development for Major Gifts
Andy O'Reilly
Artist Services Manager
Barry Ó Séanáin
Director of Development
Ciara O'Shea
Communications and Marketing Associate
Emma Reifschneider
Executive Assistant to the Director
Jessie Reilly
Director of Education, Family and Community Programming
Ami Scherson
Development Officer
Thomas Short
Stage Supervisor
Pauline Turley
Vice Chair
Dennis Walls
Director of Facility Operations
Maggie Wilson
Development Associate, Grants
Kestrel Wolgemuth
Associate Director of Programming
Blake Zidell
Public Relations Consultant, Blake Zidell & Associates
Manuel Da Silva
Production Manager and Lighting Supervisor
Desaann Legzim
Senior Accountant, NCheng LLP
Mac Smith
Director of Production
Vera Wong
Manager, NCheng LLP
Board of Directors
Gerrard Boyle (Board Chair)* +
President, Commodore Construction
Andrew Breslin (2008)^
Restaurateur and Investor
Aidan Connolly* ^ ~
Executive Director, Irish Arts Center
Kristine Covillo* ~ (Secretary; Co-chair, Nominations and Governance)
Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher
John S. Daly* ~ (Co-chair, Nominations and Governance)
Partner (ret.), Head of Americas Equity Capital Group, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Bob Devlin^
Chairman, Curragh Capital Partners
Celestine Donaghy
President, Sweeney & Harkin
John Duffy* ^ (Chair, Investment Committee)
Vice Chairman (ret.), Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Russell Gioiella*+ (Chair, Steering Committee)
Member, Litman, Asche & Gioiella, LLP
Loretta Brennan Glucksman~
Chairman Emeritus, The Ireland Funds
Shaun Kelly**
Global Chief Operating Officer (ret.), KPMG International
John Martin* ** + (Treasurer; Chair, Audit Committee)
Vice President and General Counsel, All New York Title Insurance
Robert J. McCann* ~ President
Co-Chairman, NewEdge Capital Group
Shane Naughton**
Investor, Artech Holdings
Sharon Patrick+
President, Patrick Partners, Inc.
James E. Quinn^
President (ret.), Tiffany & Co.
Pauline Turley* ~
Vice Chair, Irish Arts Center
Executive Committee
* Audit Committee
+ Capital Project Steering Committee
^ Investment Committee
~ Nominations and Governance Committee