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Staff Directory

Directors

Eugenia Lean
Director

Nicole Vartanian
Executive Director
212-
854-6902
email
Katherine Forshay
Assistant Director
212-
854-1735
email
Nancy Hirshan
Director of Finance and Operations
212-
854-6928
email

General Administrators

Rattana
Bounsouay-
sana
Administrative
Coordinator

212-
854-6906
email
Sydnei Easley
Administrative Assistant
212-
854-2575
email
Ryan McGhee
Financial Assistant
212-
854-4827
email
Pippa Nardie-Warner
Administrative Assistant
212-
854-4278
email
 

Program Officers

Jooyeon Kim
Assistant Director of Center For Korean Research
212-
854-1728
email
Athina Fontenot
Coordinator for Events
212-
854-6916
email
Ariana King
Communications Officer
212-
854-1725
email
Sreyneath Poole
New York Southeast Asia Network Program Coordinator
212-
854-2592
email
Natalie Pretzer-Lin
Program Coordinator
212-
854-6396
email

Asia for Educators (AFE) Program

Roberta H. Martin
Director
212-
854-1723
email
Karen Kane
Associate Director
212-
854-9007
email
Kim Madalinski
Program Coordinator
206-
522-1178
email
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