Make Your Life Here.
Riverdale Y is created around you, your family, your friends, and the friends you haven’t met yet. We’re the century-old organization devoted to the well-being of the whole community, in all our diversity. At The Riverdale Y, we work with and for our members of every age and stage. We’ve got swim classes for six-month-olds and hot-lunch socials for seniors. In between, you’ll find excellence at every turn, in our early childhood center, on the basketball court, on stage, and in the stained glass studio. Learn how to be a lifeguard, an actor, a mensch.
Whatever your passion, your community convenes right here.
Vision
Be the center of the community where all belong and thrive.
Mission
Riverdale Y enriches lives by cultivating universally-shared values central to Jewish life, through educational, cultural, wellness, and service programs for all.
Values
We build and strengthen community.
We create a space of belonging, where everyone feels respected and appreciated for who they are.
We have a responsibility to care for one another, in our local community and in our world.
We nurture our minds, bodies and souls.
We are committed to lifelong learning and growth.
Staff
Leadership
Melissa Sigmond
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Lenkowsky
Chief Program Officer
Membership, Fitness, Sports & Aquatics
Brian Horowitz
Director, Growth & Engagement
Angelique Bonet
Director, Member Services
Julio Ramirez
Director, Fitness & Sports
Delvyne Santiago
Director, Aquatics
Samantha Rojas
Assistant Director, Aquatics
Family & Youth Services
Sam Sullivan
Director, Family & Youth Services
Renee Bock
Director, Early Childhood
Arienny DeJesus
Assistant Director, Family & Youth Services; Director of Camp Kulanu
Irene Tapert
Manager of Kid’s Space at PS24, Vacation Camps & Director of End of Summer Camps
Community Building
Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff
Director, Community Engagement
Michael Tracey
Community Enrichment Manager
Cultural Arts
Laurie Walton
Director, Performing Arts
Justin Fischer
Management & Artistic Coordinator
Lauren Treat
Director, Dance
Amanda Eastman
Director; Jr Rising Stars, Little Rising Stars and Summer Stage
Katie Adams
Assistant Director; Jr Rising Stars, Little Rising Stars and Summer Stage
Older Adult Services
Sharon Asherman, LMSW
Director, New Beginnings
Nancy Cabrera
Director, Impact & Programs
Gladys Rodriguez
Office Manager
Nekiya Edwards
Kitchen Manager
Grethel Samuel
Program Coordinator
Carmen Lopez, LMSW
Social Worker
Behind The Scenes
William Reynoso
Director, Facilities
Kenichiro Suzuki
Controller
Valerie Darche
Events & Sponsorship Manager
Mikayla Guzman
Registrar
Miriam Maman
Accounts Receivable
Human Resources
Talia Salvati
Director, Human Resources
Adriana Rexhepi
Human Resources Generalist, Grants Administrator
Marketing
Kiata Nixon
Marketing Manager
Yanniv Frank
Marketing Coordinator
