Administration
NYFA strives to bring a diversity of experiences and voices to its leadership.
NYFA Administration
Michael J. Young
President/CEO
David Klein
Senior Executive Vice President/COO
Dan Mackler
Senior Vice President/CSO/Dean of NYFA Los Angeles
Sonny Calderon
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Susan Ashe
Dean of Students, NYFA Los Angeles
Rosa Belerique
Vice President of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Yonghui Chen
Associate Vice President of IT & Systems
Maylen Dominguez
Dean of NYFA South Beach
Prima Gonzalez
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Melissa Horvath Ph.D.
Senior Director of Marketing
Colonel Jack Jacobs
Chair of Veterans Advancement Program
Viktor Kerney
Director of Student Life
Veronika Kurshinskaya
Community Outreach Manager
Kirk Lenga
CFO
James S. Miller III
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Interim Executive Director, 10 ARTS Foundation
Crickett Rumley
Senior Director of Film Festivals
Dr. Mary Samuelson
Dean of General Education; Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Diana Santi
Programs Director at NYFA Florence
Sandra A. Schein, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of Student Health and Wellness,
Dean of Students, New York Campus
Susana Soto
Associate Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator, NYFA Los Angeles
Elli Ventouras
Dean of NYFA New York
Barbara Weintraub
Senior Director of Career Development and Industry Outreach
Joy Zhu
Executive Vice President for the China Region