Organizations Filed Purposes:
AT VAN ALEN INSTITUTE, WE BELIEVE DESIGN CAN TRANSFORM CITIES, LANDSCAPES, AND REGIONS TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES, SCHOLARS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PROFESSIONALS ON LOCAL AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES THAT RIGOROUSLY INVESTIGATE THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW. BUILDING ON MORE THAN A CENTURY OF EXPERIENCE, WE DEVELOP CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, PROVOCATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND INVENTIVE DESIGN COMPETITIONS.
VAN ALEN INSTITUTE PROJECTS IN PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE (THE "INSTITUTE") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN CIVIC LIFE THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DESIGN COMPETITIONS.
DESIGN ADVISORY: VAN ALEN'S DESIGN ADVISORY WORK TESTS NEW STRATEGIES TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, SURFACES THE WORK OF EMERGING AND DIVERSE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, AND TRANSFORMS PUBLIC SPACES INTO SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. IN 2019, VAN ALEN'S MAJOR DESIGN ADVISORY PROJECTS INCLUDED A PUBLIC INSTALLATION DEVELOPED WITH THE FLATIRON/23RD STREET PARTNERSHIP; A COMPETITION AND RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC INSTALLATION AT THE BORDER OF CHINATOWN AND LITTLE ITALY; AND A COMPETITION TO REDESIGN NEW YORK CITY WASTE BASKETS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION.
ONGOING PROGRAMS: VAN ALEN'S ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE A HOST OF ENGAGING PUBLIC EVENTS, MULTI-YEAR DESIGN COMPETITIONS, AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES. IN 2019, MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDED A SPRING FESTIVAL EXPLORING INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CITIES THROUGH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PERFORMANCES; TWO INSTALLMENTS OF VAN ALEN SESSIONS, A VIDEO SERIES FOCUSED ON THE ROLE DESIGN CAN PLAY IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME; KEEPING CURRENT, A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SEA-LEVEL RISE IN SOUTH FLORIDA; VAN ALEN REPORT 20: HEALTHY BRAINS HEALTHY CITIES; CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OAND A REGIONAL SESSION HOSTED FOR THE MAYORS' INSTITUTE ON CITY DESIGN, WHICH CONVENED MAYORS FROM SMALL- AND MID-SIZED CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERING INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN THEIR HOMETOWNS; AND FOUR TRIPS FOR THE VAN ALEN COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE PRESSING ISSUES FACING CITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elissa Black | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $151,255 |
| Deborah Marton | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $87,651 |
| Carla Swickerath | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Mikyoung Kim | TRUSTEE (AS OF 09/19) | 2 | $0 |
| May Lee | TRUSTEE (AS OF 09/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Daniel Maldonado | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Nnenna Lynch | TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Johnson | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Raudline Etienne | TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Williams Goldhagen | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Bernstein | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Gardner | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Kim Herforth Nelson | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jing Liu | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jenn Gustetic | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Hana Kassem | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Elaine Molinar | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Andre Kikoski | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Hunter Tura | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Healy | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Raymond Quinn | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Jared Della Valle | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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