Board Officers
Andrew D. Levin
Chairman
Director since 1998
Mr. Levin has helped lead CAW through twenty years of growth and development.
As a Senior Vice President in the New York Office of BXP, Andy is in charge of leasing an almost 10-million-square-foot office building portfolio with nine buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He also identifies and executes acquisitions and new business opportunities. Prior to joining BXP in May 1996, Andy began his career with the Edward S. Gordon Company consulting group, where he was a member of project teams responsible for large leasing transactions. Andy holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Boston University’s School of Management.
Andy is a licensed salesperson in the State of New York. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and sits on the Seminar Committee of that organization. He is also a member of the Young Men’s and Women’s Real Estate Association and a board member of the Grand Central Partnership and the Midtown Arts Common. In 2005, he was selected by the Partnership for New York City to be a David Rockefeller Fellow; he continues to serve on the Alumni Committee of the Partnership for NYC.
Brian Ricklin
President
Director since 2007
As President of the Board, Brian focuses on external engagement and business and board development and provides counsel and partnership on major initiatives to CAW’s executive leadership. Previously from 2010 to 2023, Brian served as the Executive Director and CEO of the organization, a role he stepped into after serving on its Board of Directors since 2007. He has brought extensive experience in strategic development, board management, and involvement in the arts, philanthropy and community service to bear on his leadership.
Brian’s leadership of CAW has been dedicated to best practices and the quality and expansion of all its program-related investments, partnership and initiatives. He brought CAW recognized, tangible and innovative results in board management, strategic and succession planning, and programming impact, including achieving top ratings for transparency, constituency feedback, revenue growth, and program expense growth and efficiency. Brian was responsible for over a decade of capacity-building at CAW, including attracting talented program and development staff.
Since his formative childhood years, Brian has maintained three simple principles that brought him to CAW: empowerment through creativity, grass-roots community service and authentic engagement, and leadership as a fiduciary. Prior to serving CAW full time, Brian served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors as well as in leadership roles in his local community board and numerous boards of corporate investments.
He spent over 25 years in real estate portfolio management, acquisitions & dispositions, asset management and capital markets. He is the founder of Real Estate Acumen, a principal real estate investor and advisory firm. Brian served previously as the Senior Director and Global Head of Asset Management at Marathon Asset Management, an alternative investment advisory firm, directing the $4.5B in real estate and real estate operating company investments in the Marathon Real Estate Opportunity Fund portfolio.
Having his two grown children, Zach and Michelle, and his parents (who are now deceased) meet young people and community partners who have been so powerfully impacted by CAW programs and see youth-created art with their own eyes. The second is witnessing the depth and breadth of CAW’s extended family over the last 15 years and imaging possibilities of the future.
Director since 2016
Steven Soutendijk
Treasurer
Mr. Soutendijk is an Executive Managing Director of C&W Retail Services, which he joined in 2004. He represents many of Manhattan's most prominent property owners, and has been instrumental in arranging transactions involving some of New York's most recognizable retailers. Prior to joining C&W, Steve was an Associate with the CBRE Retail Group. As owner representative, Steve has negotiated noteworthy transactions on behalf of landlords, such as Boston Properties, SL Green, Invesco, The Carlyle Group, Crown Acquisitions, and L&L Holding Company. He was involved in two transactions that were nominated for the Real Estate Board of New York’s Annual “Retail Deal of the Year.” In the tenant representation area, Steve has worked with prominent national retailers such as Charles Schwab, Swatch Group, Fireman Hospitality Group and JP Morgan Chase.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association. In addition, Steve is a member of the executive board of the Young Professionals Committee of City Meals-on-Wheels.
Julia Sanabria
Secretary
Director since 2019
Ms. Sanabria is a Partner in the Real Estate practice group at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where she represents clients in a wide range of real estate matters with a particular emphasis on commercial leasing. Julia represents various institutional and non-institutional clients in the leasing and subleasing of office and retail space throughout the United States. She has been named a “Rising Star” by Real Estate Weekly and Law360, which selected her as one of the top six real estate practitioners in the United States under the age of 40. Prior to joining Lowenstein, she was a partner at Vinson & Elkins and at Kasowitz Benson Torres. She previously practiced at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. Julia has extensive experience with joint ventures, the origination and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine loans, developments, and loan workouts; and she has negotiated commercial leases for a wide range of uses, including office, retail, medical, industrial, and studio. She has practiced with several top ten Am Law 100 firms, as well as in-house at a Fortune 500 corporation.
Julia received her J.D. from University of Chicago Law School and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University, State University of New York. She resides with her husband and two children in South Orange, NJ.
Board Members
Since 1998
Mosely Chaszar
Mr. Chaszar has been involved with CAW longer than any other board member. He has participated since childhood, and is one of CAW's many "success stories." Mosely is a premier field engineer with Microsoft. Prior work experience includes Director of Implementation at Network Doctor; and computer and systems administration roles at Columbia University School of Nursing; Donald, Lufkin & Jenrette; and Lord & Taylor. Mosely has provided invaluable support to CAW through his expertise in computers and systems administration, his strong work ethic and his natural leadership abilities.
Since 2023
Lauren Cascio
Lauren Cascio is an award-winning designer and a Director at Meta where she leads a team of designers and technologists. She's spent her career in bleeding-edge tech, cutting her teeth at legendary design consultancies Teague and Lippincott before joining Microsoft. There, she launched Microsoft's first augmented reality experiences for HoloLens and built Microsoft's first cross-platform web browser. She joined Meta in 2020 to help billions of people connect with each other via Messenger and now focuses on VR social and creation experiences. Lauren loves building products that help people connect and create in new ways. She has a sweet tooth for mint chocolate chip ice cream (the green kind) and lives in Brooklyn.
Since 2023
Scott Corneby
Mr. Corneby is an Executive Vice President with Structure Tone New York. Scott began his career at Structure Tone in 1985, a 37-year exemplary tenure. He started in operations as a Superintendent successfully completing a series of increasingly challenging assignments. He was promoted to Project Manager with responsibility for concurrent assignments, again with progressive accountability for projects of greater size and scope. Scott was then appointed Assistant Director of Operations, and further on to Director of Operations, where he managed a staff of over 300 project managers, superintendents, assistant superintendents and other field operations staff for 15 years.
His career thus far at Structure Tone has culminated in his current position as Executive Vice President for the single largest business unit in the Structure Tone organization where his primary focus revolves around Structure Tone’s larger key accounts and projects.
Scott served as President of the Board of Directors for the Building Contractors Association; and is a Board Member for the Outreach Project. He has also spent 25 years supporting Creative Art Works and 35 years raising funds and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis. Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration/Marketing from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Scott and his wife Robin have three grown children, Brittany, Sean and Brendan, and two grandsons, Connor and Owen.
Since 2023
Charmaine Davis-Murray
Ms. Davis-Murray is responsible for Newmark’s Property Management operations and personnel in New York, consisting of over 19 million square feet of commercial property. She collaborates with the company’s leasing and investment sales professionals to grow Newmark’s management portfolio, cross-sells Newmark services, and advises building owners on strategies for maximizing the value of their properties.
Prior to joining Newmark, Charmaine was a Senior Real Estate Manager at CBRE where she was responsible for managing a portfolio of national and local accounts totaling over one million square feet; furthermore, she developed and managed an annual budget totaling $50 million. In an industry that is reliant on teamwork, Charmaine provided oversight and guidance to property managers, project managers, contractors, and team members regarding active and planned capital improvement projects/buildouts. As a Senior Real Estate Manager, she dedicated herself to developing, coaching and mentoring highly effective cross-functional teams to better serve both clients and the tenants of each property.
Married with two children, Charmaine was thrilled to join the CAW Board because she is passionate about empowering young people to realize their potential through access and opportunity. Charmaine and her family frequently visit museums and art shows, especially because her daughter pursued a minor in art.
Since 2016
Neil Goldmacher
Neil Goldmacher joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in 1995 as a Senior Managing Director and became a Principal in 2000. He currently serves as Chairman & Principal, National Tenant Representation, at NGKF.
Neil is one of the most sought after and highly regarded real estate advisors in the United States. He specializes in national corporate services with an emphasis in tenant representation and strategic planning. A seasoned veteran of corporate services, Neil is vastly experienced with multi-market transactions spanning a global scale. His scope of expertise includes various types of real estate requirements in addition to complex multi-market assignments with large corporate accounts.
Additionally, Neil is a highly experienced tenant representative with an enviable roster of premier clients to match, including The Blackstone Group, Hachette Book Group, Neuberger Berman, Time, Inc., Guardian Insurance, CME Group, and ING US, Inc. Other clients include AIG, Elliott Management, Sagent Advisors, Providence Equity Partners, Apollo Financial, Morgan Stanley, Knight Trading Group, Moore Capital Management, Texas Pacific Group, Mizuho, Wachovia, Peter J. Solomon Company and Omega Advisors.
Neil works with a team of professionals that focus on corporate service work and tenant representation. Prior to joining Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Neil was associated with Williams Real Estate Co. Inc.
Neil is a member of the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association and the Real Estate Board of New York, where he serves on the Leasing Brokers Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Neil has been a longstanding supporter of Creative Art Works.
Since 2022
Gail Holcomb
Ms. Holcomb is a Credit Risk Director in JPMorgan’s Commercial Bank. Gail manages a national team of risk professionals focused on the credit needs of higher-education institutions and large not-for-profit organizations across the country. She began her career at JPMorgan 30 years ago with stints in Commercial Real Estate and Community Development before spending the majority of her career working with hospital systems, universities, and a broad spectrum of not-for-profit organizations.
Gail grew up in a musical family and attended a public high school that offered many opportunities in the arts. She was attracted to Creative Art Works’ mission because of its focus on creative youth development, enriching arts education, and economic empowerment.
Gail received her BA from the State University of New York. She is married and lives in New York City. She has recently returned to playing the piano.
Since 2023
Cary Levy
Mr. Levy has over 20 years of experience in NYC development, currently heading up strategic planning and logistics at J.T. Magen. His responsibilities include handling some of the city’s most complex and logistically challenging projects, including Pier 94 Studio Campus, and One Wall Street, which at 1.25 million square feet is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the city to date.
Cary received an MBA from Zicklin School of Business, Baruch University, and a BA in communication and business from SUNY Albany. As the CEO and founding member of the Tender Loving Care foundation, he has been actively involved in philanthropic activities for many years. For the last 10 years, he and his family have participated in the annual Long Beach Polar Bear Plunge, jumping into the ocean in February to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish foundation. The arts have a special place in his heart, as a creative spirit resonates within his entire family.
Since 2021
Angela Pennyfeather
Ms. Pennyfeather is a luxury and retail story-teller. She was most recently the Director of Marketing for the Fifth Avenue Association, where she collaborated with retailers to produce events, culture, and programming on the world's most iconic street. In November of 2020, Angela was accepted into CORO's Neighborhood Leadership Program to explore ways to develop a deeper understanding of policy and decision-making in the city, influence meaningful change, and address complex challenges across NYC’s commercial corridors. Angela spent most of her career at Coney Island, specializing in creative marketing and branding. She had the privilege of leading and developing high-impact campaigns which resulted in revitalizing the brand.
Angela holds an MBA in Marketing from Metropolitan College and a BA in Communications from Hampton University. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring New York City with her family to discover street murals, new cuisine, open street activations, and more.
Since 2019
Andrew Stern
Mr. Stern is a New York Registered Architect with extensive project and industry expertise. As a Senior Associate/Project Architect with Gensler, he primarily concentrates on innovative spaces for Creative Class clients. Andrew started his professional career working on high-end restaurant, retail, and residential projects, which led him to focus on the overlap of lifestyle and workplace design, creating unique user experiences that integrate a client’s brand identity and philosophy into the pertinent parameters of their workplace. Andrew is known in the industry for establishing strong and lasting client relationships that are rooted in his technical expertise and personal enthusiasm for design execution. He constantly leverages the latest digital design tools to help articulate ideas and ensure project quality and implementation.
Andrew holds a Master of Architecture from University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Washington University. He is a Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and is National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certified.
since 2022
Tiffany Theriault
Tiffany is a Managing Director on the Commercial Real Estate debt team at Apollo Global Management. She is responsible for originating and structuring commercial real estate mortgage and mezzanine loans on behalf of Apollo’s insurance company platform as well as Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI), Apollo’s publicly traded mortgage REIT. Prior to joining Apollo, Tiffany spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs in the Real Estate Financing Group where she was the co-head of large loan originations. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at the College of William & Mary.
Raised in an artistic family, Tiffany has had a long-standing appreciation for the arts and studied painting, drawing and art history throughout college. Painting continues to be a creative outlet for her, and she is excited to be part of an organization that builds community and brings the joy of the arts to children and young adults in New York City.
Janet Woods
Since 2022
As President East, Ms. Woods is responsible for managing operations for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Central regions of Savills US. Janet provides management of the firm’s tenant representation services in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and all future offices in the region. She also serves on the company’s Board of Directors. An integral member of the firm with over 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Janet communicates with Northeast branch managers in each of the region’s cities, as well as regional brokers, to drive results and inspire innovative practices of the industry.
Janet also works collaboratively with other regional managers and senior management professionals to implement firm-wide growth initiatives such as the expansion of various service lines like occupier services, project management, industrial and retail brokerage, and beyond. Within her region, Janet develops revenue growth strategies and business development techniques that raise pitch-to-win ratios and increase the sell-through of ancillary services or other business lines. She also assists the regional offices with recruiting and developing high-end brokers and other front-line talent that will advance the company culture and influence successful transactions.
Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Janet spent over three years as a regional director and regional managing director at Stan Johnson Company. In her role, Janet led the East Coast expansion plans by recruiting producers, launching additional branches and supporting the overall company growth initiatives. She was also the national group leader of the corporate finance team. Before Stan Johnson, Janet spent over a year with Cushman & Wakefield as an executive managing director providing brokerage services throughout the tri-state area. Previously, she had also spent six years with JLL as executive vice president and seven years as a principal for The Staubach Company. Janet’s breakthrough into the industry was with her later employer, Cushman & Wakefield, who brought her on as a member of their capital markets group.
Athletics has been an important part of Janet’s personal development, and she shares her love of sports with her husband and three children. She played softball and volleyball at Fordaham University and was captain of both teams. As a parent, she served as a board member for Rye Girls Softball and volunteered as head softball coach. Today, she is an avid pickleball player. Janet first became involved with Creative Art Works as a member of the client committee for the summer 2021 mural commissioned by Savills. As a business leader, parent, and a coach, she was inspired by CAW’s commitment to youth development.