Nicole Goldberg
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nicole Goldberg has been a non-profit professional for the visual arts for over twenty years, having served as Director of Development at Art Omi in Columbia County and Director of Development at The Drawing Center in SoHo. She also worked for several years as a grant writer at The Jewish Museum and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Nicole has taught the course Development for the Visual Arts at the NYU M.A.Visual Arts Administration program and holds a B.A. in the History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in Modern Art and Critical Theory from Columbia University. She splits her time between her brownstone in Brooklyn and modern farmhouse in Saugerties with her husband, two children, and two dogs. She is a passionate vegan and avid knitter!
845-679-2940
nicole@woodstockart.org
Suzy Jeffers
EXHIBITIONS DIRECTOR & GALLERY MANAGER
Suzy Jeffers has been living in the Hudson Valley as an arts professional for over 30 years. She has spent the bulk of her career teaching at SUNY New Paltz and SUNYUlster, where she also served as the coordinator of the Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery. She is pleased to join the WAAM community as Gallery Manager.
845-679-2940
suzy@woodstockart.org
Tara Foley
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Tara Foley has dedicated her career to the arts, working primarily within non-profit organizations. She currently divides her time between a commercial art gallery and an art non-profit, bridging two complementary worlds. With a background in museum education, Tara brings a strong community-centered perspective to her curatorial vision and her teaching approach. She has been using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and inquiry based learning methodologies for many years.
Her artistic sensibility was shaped by growing up in New York City during the vibrant 1980s—a time when art spilled from galleries onto the streets and became part of everyday life. She has also lived and worked in San Francisco and Los Angeles, each city adding its own distinct influence. San Francisco deepened her appreciation for socially and politically engaged art rooted in diversity, while Los Angeles offered a more decentralized, experimental, and globally oriented perspective. She has lived in the Hudson Valley for over ten years now. She currently has a performance based practice with her partner. Tara completed her MFA from CalArts in 2013.
845-679-2940 x104
tara@woodstockart.org
Emily Jones
ARCHIVIST & COLLECTIONS MANAGER
Emily Jones is the WAAM Archivist, a position she has held since 2005. She received a Master of Science in Library and Information Science with a concentration in archives from Simmons College in Boston. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. Prior to her tenure as an archivist, in addition to assorted administrative jobs she served two years as an AmeriCorps*VISTA for a non-profit AIDS service organization.
845-679-2940, ext. 105
emily@woodstockart.org
Emily Gaynor Porto
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Emily Gaynor Porto has worked in the arts for over fifteen years, with organizations throughout the U.S. and internationally. She began her career on the agency side, specializing in visual arts. She later served as Press and Marketing Director at The Drawing Center in New York City before working with Portland Art Museum in Oregon and several west coast galleries and arts nonprofits. Emily holds a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.A. from the University of London.
503-730-5319
marketing@woodstockart.org
