Advisory Board

In 2008, Making Books Sing established its first Advisory Board. Our current members bring highly valued expertise to help our organization grow in new directions. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Debra Sue Lorenzen, Executive Director, at (212) 573-8791 x244 or dlorenzen@makingbookssing.org.

Elaine Unkeless, Chair Attorney, Retired
Alton Murray Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Con Edison;
Chair, Making Books Sing Junior Committee
Jenny Bilfield Artistic and Executive Director, Stanford Lively Arts
Sally Brown Visiting Committee, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thatcher Brown Vice President, Marketing, Jumeriah Essex House
Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell Executive Director, Vineyard Theatre
Monika Dillon Development Consultant
Kimberley Fiterman-Duepner Principal, KFD Designs
Jim Gabbe President, Gabbe Group
Donna Haggarty Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships,
Baruch College
John Haworth President, National Museum of the American Indian
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj Award-winning Director
Emily Arnold McCully Caldecott Medalist, Author
William Nerenberg Professor, Peabody Institute
Sybille Pearson Playwright; Professor, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Tony Pearson Consultant, Organizational Development
Patricia Polacco Award-winning Author
Jane Safer Cultural Institutions Consultant
Pamela Summey Assistant Head, Volunteer Organization
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marilyn Yanowitch Advertising and Marketing Consultant
Diane Zinn Acc ountant