Harbor Conservancy

The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy was founded in 2005 as the official 501(c)3 nonprofit partner of the National Park Service’s 22 sites on New York Harbor. In our first decade, we have raised over $15 million to support initiatives in our historic sites and recreation areas.

At our monuments and memorials, we have conserved historic collections, reopened to the public icons such as the Statue of Liberty and Hamilton Grange and supported restoration efforts at Federal Hall including preserving the iconic statue of George Washington.

Across Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, we have connected local communities to their recreation areas, through free kayak and camping programs.

We have also raised awareness of our sites collectively through interpretive harbor tours reaching close to one million visitors and a web information portal, that serves over a quarter of a million people annually.

Our Team

BOARD

Marian Heiskell
Chair & Co-Founder

Marie Salerno
President & Co-Founder

Patsy Glazer (Secretary)
Independent Consultant

Matthew Hayford (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley

Tonio Burgos
CEO, Tonio Burgos and Associates Inc.

Coleman Burke
Founder & Managing Partner, Waterfront Companies

Selby Bush
Senior Government Affairs Representative, Williams

David Callard
Senior Family Advisor, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel

Michael Greenspon
General Manager, News Services, The New York Times

Amelia Huntington
President, Market Group Americas, Philips Lighting

Tony Hiss
Author, The Experience of Place and In Motion

Elsie McCabe Thompson
President, New York City Mission Society

Michael Mulgrew
President, United Federation of Teachers

Travis Noyes
Chief Marketing Officer, New York Wheel
Senior Vice President, Marketing for Empire Outlets

George Samoladas
Director, BlackRock

HISTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Charlene Bickford
Director, First Federal Congress Project

Kenneth Bowling
Co-editor, The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress et. al.

William diGiacomantonio
Chief Historian, The United States Capitol Historical Society

Joanne Freeman
Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University

Tony Hiss
Visiting Scholar, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University

Kenneth T. Jackson
Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences, Columbia University

Sam Roberts
Author and Urban Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times

CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs

Hon. William Bradley
D-NJ (1979–1997)

Hon. Mack Mattingly
R-GA (1981–1987)

Members

Hon. George Allen
R-VA (2001–2007)

Hon. Saxby Chambliss
R-GA (2003–2015)

Hon. Lincoln Chafee
R-RI (1999–2007)

Hon. Alfonse D’Amato
R-NY (1981–1999)

Hon. Christopher Dodd
D-CT (1981–2011)

Hon. Judd Gregg
R-NH (1993–2011)

Hon. Kay Hagan
D-NC (2009–2015)

Hon. Joseph Lieberman
D-CT (1989–2013)

Hon. Charles Robb
D-VA (1989–2001)

Hon. Rick Santorum
R-PA (1995–2007)

Hon. Robert Torricelli
D-NJ (1997–2003)

Hon. James Webb
D-VA (2007–2013)

Hon. Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
R-CT (1971–1989)

PROJECT TEAM

Marie Salerno
President & Co-Founder

As President of the Harbor Conservancy, Marie plays an essential role in defining and implementing its vision for national park sites such as Federal Hall. She has over four decades of experience in nonprofit fundraising and has produced multi-faceted campaigns for New York’s cultural, literary and educational institutions, including The New York Public Library, Thirteen/WNET, New York Magazine and NYC 100: Greater New York Centennial Celebration.

Renee Barnes
Program Director

Renee, in her role as Program Director for the Harbor Conservancy, oversees implementation of its public programs as well as its planning and restoration projects. Her prior achievements for Federal Hall include development of its new programmatic concept plan, restoration of the site’s iconic statue of George Washington and cataloguing and digitization of its historic collections.

Rosa Quinatoa
Office Manager

Rosa is an integral part of the Harbor Conservancy office, supporting the entire project team through a variety of administrative, development, research and communications functions.

Consultants

Lynn Goldner
Media

Lynn is working to secure creative talent and partnerships for dramatic film and theatrical experiences at Federal Hall. She has previously developed film projects for premium cable channels such as HBO and Sundance Channel.

Laura Herrera
Event Rentals & Marketing

Laura is developing space rentals and other earned revenue initiatives for Federal Hall. She is a Founder and Managing Partner of Fullhouse Events with over a decade of experience in several industries, including travel and tourism, government, non-profit and event production.

Bonnie Levinson
Visual Arts

Bonnie is developing a creative arts plan for Federal Hall. Her career working in the arts with cultural institutions spans three decades, most recently as Deputy Director for External Affairs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She is a trustee of several arts organizations including San Francisco Art Institute.

Debora Ott
Literary Arts

Debora is developing literary arts programs as well as collaborative partnerships with nonprofit literary arts organizations in and beyond New York State for Federal Hall. She is the Founder of Just Buffalo Literary Center, Inc., where she was Artistic Director and Executive Director for over two decades.

Visit Federal Hall, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Main entrance: 26 Wall Street. Wheelchair accessible entrance: 15 Pine Street. Get detailed visitor information.