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About Us Mission & History
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Today, Foster Pride has grown to serve more than 400 children throughout New York city, providing:
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Staff Lynn Schnurberger, Founder and Executive Director Lynn Schnurnberger was a special consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she designed educational programs. She was also director of the Cloisters Summer Workshop, which annually introduced 300 inner city children to the museum, and culminated in the Cloisters Medieval Festival. Lynn has written about children’s issues for major publications including Parents, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, and Ladies’ Home Journal. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and is represented in many public and private collections including The Museum of Modern Art. She is also the author of three best-selling books. Melanie Adsit, Program Director Melanie Adsit has worked with youth and the arts for over ten years, at the Brookline Arts Center and Kennedy Day School in Boston, MA, as well as in the education departments of The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Morgan Library, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Melanie holds a BA in Art and Psychology from Boston University and a MA in Art and Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Teaching Staff and Volunteers Foster Pride has five part-time Art Educators and a multitude of volunteers who are working artists, designers, school psychologists and museum educators. They bring professional expertise to the program and provide long-term relationships that enrich the lives and encourage the successes of the children in the New York City foster care system. |
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Foster Pride Governing Board Emily Blavatnik, a former film executive, is a philanthropist who serves on the Board of Driectors of charitable organizations in both the United States and London, including the Elem and Provident foundations. She is a major supporter of causes which improve the lives and health of children around the world, and, was the co-chair of the re-opening of Carnegie Hall. Donna Harkavy was formerly the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Worcester Art Museum. Now an independent art curator, she is on the board of trustees of Dorsky Curatorial Projects and on the advisory boards of RxArt and The Jewish Museum. Werner H. Kramarsky is the former New York State Commissioner of Human Rights. He is on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Modern Art and The Drawing Center. Mr. Kramarsky is a well-known philanthropist and a major art collector. Sally Mandel is a best-selling novelist and Emmy Award-winning writer for day-time television drama. She is a long-time advocate of children’s rights and causes. Subash Mani has spent the past nine years in finance, and is currently serving as a Portfolio Manager with a large multi-strategy hedge fund. He has a deep passion for children's causes and is involved with several organizations both in the United States and abroad aimed at improving the lives of children through education. Barbara Nessim is an internationally known artist, illustrator and educator. She taught in the MFA Computer Arts Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1987-92, and served as Chairperson of Illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York from 1992-2004. From 2004-2006 she was a Professor in the Illustration Department at Parsons. She is currently working on a large scale commission for Eventi, a 53-story entertainment center, hotel and residential building in Chelsea as well as a book on her work. Steven Saunders is the Assembly Representative of Manhattan’s 63rd District. He is the Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Education. He has sponsored the State mandate for educational programs for gifted and talented children. He has also sponsored major legislation such as the Community Reinvestment Act, which funneled monies saved from the closings of State mental hospitals into local clinics for people with mental illness. The program targets homeless people with mental illness and other low-income people Susan Seliger, a longtime journalist, writer and storyteller, is SVP, Editor-in-Chief of RiverWired.com, an eco-media web site devoted to helping people live a little greener, and have fun along the way. Formerly CEO of NetSuccess Consulting, she provided editorial consulting to web and publishing companies. She is the author and co-author of two books, former Deputy Editor of Good Housekeeping, Deputy Editor of Magazine Development at Hearst, Deputy Editor and Associate Publisher of Working Mother Magazine. |
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Foster Pride Benefit Committee 2008
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