The Consortium
Board and Member Representatives
The Board of Directors of the Black Rock Forest Consortium consists of the trustees of the Black Rock Forest Preserve, which owns the Forest, five representatives of the member institutions, and other directors selected by the Board.
Board of Directors of the Consortium
Sibyl R. Golden, Chairman
Dr. Frank A. Moretti, President
Geoffrey W. Dann, Treasurer
Christopher J. Elliman
Scott Godsen
Dr. Kevin Griffin, Vice-President
Helene L. Kaplan
Liam Kavangh
Sam Keany
Dr. Ryan Kelsey
Caryn L. Magid
David N. Redden
Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Beatrice Stern
Dr. Martin Stute
Christie Van Kehrberg, Secretary
Julio Vazquez
William T. Golden (1909-2007), Founding Chairman
Member Institutions and Their Representatives
Each institutional member also selects a representative who attends
membership meetings and represents the member for Consortium activities.
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Dr. Christopher J. Raxworthy, Department of Herpetology
Barnard College, New York, NY
Professor Martin Stute, Department of Environmental Sciences
The Browning School, New York, NY
Dr. Stephen Clement, III, Headmaster
The Calhoun School, New York, NY
Francesco Filiaci, Teacher
Central Park Conservancy, New York, NY
Terri Carta, Director of Public Programs and Visitor Services
Columbia University, New York
Professor Don Melnick, Director, Center for Environment, Economy, and Society
Cornwall School District, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Michael M. Brooks, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
The Dalton School, New York, NY
Jim Best, Associate Head of School
Frederick Douglass Academy
Pasqual Cusanelli, Assistant Principal
Harlem Academy
Vincent Dotoli, Head of School
The Hewitt School
Christopher Weaver, Dean of Teaching and Learning (K-12), Stem
Hunter College, New York
Dr. Deborah Gardner, Director, Teacher Academy
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Dr. Jerry M. Melillo, Senior Scientist, The Ecosystems Center
Metropolitan Montessori School, New York, NY
Brenda Mizel, Head of School
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Liam Kavangh, First Deputy Commissioner
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Mahwah, NJ
Edward K. Goodell, Executive Director
New York University: Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
and School of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Mary Brabeck, Dean
Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Newburgh, NY
Julio Vazquez, Director, Elementary Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Assessment
The School at Columbia, New York, NY
Lisbeth Uribe, Science Teacher
The Spence School
Scott Godsen, Head of the Science Department
The Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Paul Domingue, Head of School
Teachers College
Dr. Thomas James, Provost and Dean of the College
Trevor Day School, New York, NY
Pamela Clarke, Head of School
Urban Assembly for Applied Math and Science
David Krulwich, IA Principal
