Board and Staff
ESTA Board of Directors
John Flack, Chair Phyllis F. Cohen, Ph.D. Alexander Hakopian, Esq. Barbara Goldstein Marjory Marsh Pene McCourty Karen Strauss
ESTA Advisory Board
Brendan Kearse, Esq. Susan Perlstein Nancy Schapiro Steve Zietlin, Ph.D
ESTA Staff
Jennie Smith-Peers Executive Director (718) 398-3870 ext. 105 jsmith@estanyc.org
Marsha Gildin Director of Programs & Training (718) 398-3870 ext. 101 mgildin@estanyc.org
Cynthia Kelly Finance Director (718) 398-3870 ext. 106 ckelly@estanyc.org
Thelma Ruffin Thomas Artistic Director, Pearls of Wisdom Storytellers (718) 398-3870 ext. 104
ESTA Teaching Artists
Elana Bell Rebecca Bourgault Susan Burns Esperanza Cortes Ruth Decarie Keesje Fischer Tim Kirkpatrick Karen Leiner Gregorio Malena Jaime Permuth Angeli Rasbury Geoffrey Rogers Leo Schaff Melissa Shetler Susan Willerman