OUR MENTORS

Our mentors are accomplished arts professionals who support young artists by organizing events, seminars, and ongoing projects in all artistic disciplines. We are proud to have had such an outstanding group of dedicated volunteers working with us over the years.
 

FULL LIST OF MENTORS

Andres Andrade, Singer
Arin Arbus, Theater Director
Mica Bagnasco-Hadar, Actress
Enid Benezra, Vocal Coach
Jack Benezra, Retired Teacher
Veronica Beirne, former Publications Coordinator, Fashion Industries HS
Bill Beirne, Visual Artist
Bert Bial, Bassoonist, New York Philharmonic
Ela Bittencourt, Writer
Michael Blakeney, Art Professor
Warren Bradley, Art Professor
Jacqlyn Buglisi, Dancer
Catherine Campbell, Actress
Frank Cantor, Filmmaker
Maria Castillo, Graphic Artist
Benjamin Cheever, Writer
Tamar Climan, Richards/Climan Inc.
Michael Colina, Composer
Monique Dees, Television Producer
Marlaina Deppe, Painter
Marlene Dodes, Writer
Susan Ebersole, Arts Manger
JE Franklin, Playwright, Director
Mollie Friedrich, Literary Agent
Tony Freeman, Actor
Steve Garcia, Web Designer
Heide Goertzen, Violinist
Judy Gray, Retired High School Teacher
Robert Goodwin, Actor
Michael Gresty, Architect
Richard Hadar, Chairman & Founder, The Hadar Foundation
Dana Harris, former Director, Arts Connection
Pamela Hart, Poet
Craig Hensala, Associate Director, Downtown Arts
Mark Hess, Painter
Tammy Holder, Music Director, TADA! Theater
James Horton, Speech Coach
Bob Hower, Photographer
Byron Hurt, Filmmaker
Jonathan Iverson, Singer
Carl Johnson, Composer
Sarah Johnson, Bassoonist
Karyn Kay, Writer
Trena Keating, Editor
Patti Anne Kenny, Dancer
Jenny Kim, Lawyer
Dale Kurland, Investment Banker
Ann Leith, Manager of Arts Acquisitions, nextMonet.com
Karen Lindquist, Harpist, Brooklyn Philharmonic
Priscilla Lopez, Actor
Judy Lotas, Partner, Lotas, Minard, Patton, McIver
Christopher Magadini, Illustrator
Thomas Martin, Clarinetist
Rick Martinez, Filmmaker, Composer
Kara Martinez-Wilson, Educator, TADA! Theater
Geniene Maybruch, Dancer
Max Mayer, Filmmaker
Areshia McFarline, Actress
Bill Mesce, Writer
Howard Meyer, Theater Director
Bill Miles, Filmmaker
David Miller, Theater Educator, Roundabout Theatre Company
Jenn Rae Moore, Stage Manager
Ihsan Muhammad, Singer
Annette Nardi, Writer
Julie Nixon, Art Professor
Brian Oettel, Editor
Peter Ogilvie, Photographer
Nwanneka Okolo, Pediatric Doctor
Toby Perlman, Violinist
Bill Persky, Screenwriter, Producer, Film Director
Pat Phillips, Music Producer, Stratta-Phillips Productions
Marsha Pinkstaff, Photographer?s Representative
Nicolai Punin, Artist
Holly Posner, Poet
Rebecca Roban, Campaign Dir., The Advertising Council
Ken Roban, Investment Analyst
Leah Redmond, Costume Designer
Chris Roberson, Filmmaker
Tia Roper, Flutist
Nancy Rosanoff, Television Producer
Beth Rosenberg, Educational Programs Dir., Atlantic Foundation
Iair Rosenkranz, Architect
Maryanne Sacco, Writer
Edna Santiago, Fashion Designer
Esmeralda Santiago, Writer
Michael Saunders, Director, Women?s Prison Association
Liz Scheier, Editor
Ronnie Segev, Pianist
Richard Shillea, Music Professor
Brian Sisco, Art Director, Two Twelve Associates
Jeffrey Silberman, Textile Development and Marketing at FIT
Liz Staphs, Education Coordinator, Eyebeam Atelier
Ilana Simons, Writing Professor
Andrew Stoeckley, Filmmaker
Carlos Teixeira, Design Teacher
Shirley Taylor, Coordinator, The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Michael Tierno, Filmmaker
Gabe Tolliver, Producer, Guerilla Filmworks and Records
Peternelle Van Arsdale, Editor
Laura Vural, Director, Rise & Shine Productions
Howard Wallach, Photographer, former English Teacher
Larkin Warren, Writer, Editor
Simon Watson, Executive Director, Downtown Arts
Rachel Weingeist, Co-Director, Plum Project
Kevin Zealand, Filmmaker


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If you are an arts professional and would like to volunteer with the foundation, please contact us at 917 859 4675, or via e-mail at: hadarfoundation@yahoo.com.

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