Newark Symphony Hall Staff
Talia Young
President & CEO
tyoung@newarksymphonyhall.org
Desiree Bronson
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
dbronson@newarksymphonyhall.org
Ranesha Hunt
Finance & Administration Manager
rhunt@newarksymphonyhall.org
Mack Graham, Jr.
Director of Development
mgraham@newarksymphonyhall.org
Sheldon Steele
Director of Programming
ssteele@newarksymphonyhall.org
Ebony Hubbard
Programming Manager
ebony@newarksymphonyhall.org
Diamond Hyatt
Programming & Social Media, Coordinator
dhyatt@newarksymphonyhall.org
Terry Brown
Operations Manager
tbrown@newarksymphonyhall.org
Crystal Ellis
Maintenance Supervisor
cellis@newarksymphonyhall.org
Carl Miller
Maintenance
Alvin Simms
Engineer
Chris Sabin
Director of Communications & Social Impact
csabin@newarksymphonyhall.org
(973) 204-0340
Newark Symphony Hall
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board
fayemi shakur
Arts and Cultural Affairs Director, City of Newark, NJ
Vice-Chairperson
Roosevelt Donat, Esq.
Special Counsel, Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP
Vice-Chairperson
Ronald S. Glover
Retired Lieutenant, Newark Police Department
Treasurer
Tasha Lohman
Senior Vice President, Industrial Bank
Secretary
Marion Bolden
Former Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
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Alfred Bundy
Executive Director for Institutional Advancement, Essex County College
C. Lawrence Crump, Esq.
General Counsel & Director of Development, Newark Parking Authority
Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis
Owner, Wonda Music/Platinum Sound Recording Studios
Margaret El
Director, Visual and Performing Arts, Newark Board of Education
Deborah Smith-Gregory
President, Newark Branch NAACP
Keith Hamilton
Sr. Manager of Property Management, City of Newark, NJ
Darren Harris
Senior Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Donyea L. Hoffman
Executive Director, Clinton Hill Community Development Corporation
Rose Mosley
Realtor, Option 1 Realty Group
Jose L. Ocasio
Director, Operational Risk Management, Prudential Insurance
Danielle Smith
Chief Financial Officer, City of Newark, NJ
Ayana Stafford
Producer, Leopard Stripes Productions
Greg Ward, CPA
R. G. Ward & Company
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Ex-Officio
Ras J. Baraka
Mayor, City of Newark
Mildred C. Crump
President, Municipal Council, City of Newark
Roger León
Superintendent, Newark Board of Education
