Board of Directors

The Conservancy’s board members are dedicated, passionate park lovers who are distinguished in various professional fields and hail from Van Cortlandt Park neighborhoods and beyond. Their work is rooted in the goal of rallying New Yorkers to make a difference in Van Cortlandt Park.

VCPC Founding Board

• Anthony Perez Cassino, Chair
  Assistant Director of Public Service
  Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy
• Margot Perron, President
  Van Cortlandt Park Administrator
• Enith M. Williams, Treasurer
  International Finance Consultant
• Nina Habib Spencer, Secretary
  Principal
  Athena Public Relations
• William Abramson
  Director of Brokerage
  Buchbinder & Warren Realty Group
• Daniel A. Biederman
  President
  Bryant Park Corporation
• Dr. Thomas Kelly
  Head of Horace Mann School
• Gene McCarthy
  Senior Vice President
  Under Armour
• Wendell Mottley
  Managing Director
  Credit Suisse
• Matthew Modine
  Actor/Environmental Advocate
• Sherida Paulsen
  Principal
  PKSB Architects

Ex–Officio

• Adrian Benepe
  Parks Commissioner
• Hector M. Aponte
  Bronx Parks Commissioner
• Ruben Diaz Jr.
  Bronx Borough President
• G. Oliver Koppell
  Council Member District 11