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Shelby Abell, Director of Grantmaking Programs
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Ashley Dunn, Director of Grants Management
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Christina Figueroa, Facilities Manager and Bookkeeper
Geoffrey Howarth, Director Heckscher Scholars
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Nessia Kushner, Director of Strategy
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Giselle Robledo, Associate Director - Heckscher Scholars
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Najib Seraj, Administration and Communications Manager
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Howard G. (Peter) Sloane, Chief Executive Officer
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Ourania Vokolos-Zias, Chief Operating Officer
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Howard G. (Peter) Sloane,
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Hilary Azrael
Mark E. Beck
Brian Feinstein
Leigh Kline
Nessia Kushner
Daniel Laub
Philippe Laub
Gail Meyers
Kathryn Meyers
Matt Perelman
Bari Rausnitz
Alexander Sloane
Jake Sloane
Arthur Smadbeck
Jeffrey Smadbeck
Louis Smadbeck
Louis Smadbeck Jr.
Mark Smadbeck
Paul Smadbeck
Alexander Taubman
David Tillson
Frank Zhang
Current Heckscher Leadership Fellows and Advisors
Ruth Genn,
Advisor 2021 – present; Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2020 – 2021
Vita C. Rabinowitz,
Advisor 2021 – present; Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2020 – 2021
John Mogulescu,
Advisor 2023 - present; Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2022 – 2023
Former Heckscher Leadership Fellows
AiLun Ku,
Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2024 – 2025
Jill Kafka,
Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2024 – 2025
Susanna Suh,
Heckscher Leadership Fellow 2025 – 2026