Aaron Friedman is President and founder of Make Music New York. In 2002, he founded an environmental advocacy group called “Silent Majority” to combat noise pollution in New York. The group’s research prompted new legislation in the City Council to regulate car alarms, and its lobbying efforts led to the bill’s passage in 2004. He is also a composer, whose teachers include Gerald Levinson, Tristan Murail, and Steve Mackey.
Gerry Catenacci has worked in the investment business for 25 years. He was the founder and Managing Member of Principled Capital Management and more recently formed Neustrada Capital.
Lesley DiPietro is Director of Marketing for Concerts & Attractions at MSG Entertainment, overseeing advertising and media partnerships for Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre. She was formerly with Live Nation and has been in the music business for over 10 years.
Ken Dircks is a technology executive, specializing in data management, Big Data, and public sector IT.
Sara Mahn, Board Treasurer, is Senior Manager at Deloitte Tax LLP.
Robert Singerman has worked in the music business for over thirty years, representing at various times R.E.M., Gipsy Kings, James Brown, Suzanne Vega, Sun Ra, Violent Femmes, 10,000 Maniacs, Smithereens, Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade. From 2004 – 2009 he served as Director of the French Music Export Office in North America. His current mission is creating a system of subtitling and dubbing solutions to make music truly universal and global.
Steven Swartz is the founder of the publicity firm DotDotDotMusic. Trained as a composer, with a PhD in composition under principal teacher Morton Feldman, his background includes journalism, radio, the recording industry, and sixteen years as the head of publicity for Boosey & Hawkes.
Chris Tatarowicz is a finance attorney in New York City. By night, he manages an education-focused nonprofit organization and writes for a music blog.
Michael Urschel, Board Chairman, is an attorney with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Don Byron
John Corigliano
Paquito D’Rivera
Meredith Monk
Lee Ranaldo
Steve Reich
