Board of Directors

Kathy Mele
Chair

Edith Fassberg
Helen Stambler Neuberger
Vice Chairs

Carole Sobin
Secretary

Robert D. Krinsky
Treasurer

Susan Newhouse
Jacynth Orridge
Directors Emerita

Jacques d'Amboise
Founder

Ellen Weinstein
Artistic Director

Deborah Colson
Lauren B. Cramer
Richard K. DeScherer
Valerie T. Diker
Robert I. Freedman
Carol Travis Friscia
John Fullerton
Dufftin Garcia
Ed Hynes
Ketty Maisonrouge
Kerry Sperling Moelis
Jenny Morgenthau
Arnold S. Penner
Daniel Rayner
Babe Rizzuto
Nili de Rothschild
Anya Herz Shiva
Linda Singer
Eva-Maria Tausig
Judy Weston
Christopher J. Williams
Shirley Young

  • Annually, NDI's programs impact over 40,000 public school students, their parents, teachers and local communities through classes, assemblies, residencies and performances.
  • The majority of NDI dancers come from low-income communities.
  • NDI dancers represent a diverse population: approximately 38% identify as Hispanic or Latino; 24% as Asian; 16% as African American; and 22% as Caucasian.