Founders and Staff

Co-Founders

Brian Greene
Festival Co-founder
Chairman, Science Festival Foundation

Tracy Day
Festival Co-founder
Executive Director, World Science Festival

World Science Festival

Robin Reardon
Consulting Manager of Festival Production and Operations

Chris Petrelli
Production Manager

Kate Roth
Senior Producer

Susan Ades Stone
Editorial Producer

Jessica Stuart
Editorial Producer

Elena Mannes
Program Producer

Soraya Victory
Program Producer

Alison Snyder
Program Producer

Lilibet Foster
Program Producer

Cassy Gleason
Program Producer

Amy Goodman Kass
Program Producer

Catherine Upin
Program Producer

Peter Downing
Youth & Family Producer

Jessica Bari
Associate Producer

Jessica Benko
Associate Producer

Michael Kim
Associate Producer

Tammy Li
Associate Producer

Tara Gannon
Production Assistant

John Mettam
Web Developer

Lynn Kavanaugh
Ticketing & Operations Coordinator

David Kelley
Director, Media Content

Sara Lukinson
Writer/Producer - Opening Night Gala Performance

Krista Robbins
Ticketing & Operations Coordination

Cristin Whitley
Participant Coordinator

Megan VonVett
Logistics & Partner Program Production Coordinator

Damian Woetzel
Director - Opening Night Gala Performance

Samantha Brittenham
Marketing Associate

Deborah Nocella
Volunteer Manager

Nicholas Altman
Support Staff

Sherry Mazzocchi
Production Intern

Ali Smolens
Production Intern

Science Festival Foundation

Judith Cox
President, Science Festival Foundation

Development

Marie Gentile
Director of Development

Josh Grotstein
Business Development and Media Partnerships

Kris Theodorakis
Development Associate

Anna Hall
Associate Producer & Institutional Giving Associate

Marina Loginova
Development Intern

Dawn Williams
Development Intern

Finance and Administration

Jin Hong
Director of Finance

Stefanie Roth
General Counsel

Daphna Goldstein
Office Manager

Rose Capasso
Executive Assistant