Board & Executive Committee
Executive Committee
NYCAEYC's Executive Committee has included Co-Presidents, a Past President, a President-Elect, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Past officers named in association records include Howard Johnson, Tracey Lee Drummond Lucas, Georgenne Lasko Weisenfeld, Lynne Mueller, Beverly Ford, Roslyn Carroll, and Jorge Saenz De Viteri.
Co-Presidents / Past President
Howard Johnson & Tracey Lee Drummond Lucas
President-Elect / Vice President
Georgenne Lasko Weisenfeld & Lynne Mueller
Secretary / Treasurer
Beverly Ford, Roslyn Carroll & Jorge Saenz De Viteri
Governing Board
Governing Board members have brought professional affiliations from early childhood programs across New York City, including Columbia Greenhouse Nursery, Bank Street College of Education, and United Cerebral Palsy.
| Name | Professional Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Vicki Aspenberg | Columbia Greenhouse Nursery, 404 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027 |
| Maria Benejan | Bank Street College of Education, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025 |
| Clare Bonafede | United Cerebral Palsy |
Additional Governing Board members are listed in association contact records, with inquiries directed to individual nycaeyc.org addresses.
Connect with Leadership
Board and committee correspondence can be reached through NYCAEYC's contact channels. General inquiries go to office@nycaeyc.org, with mail historically addressed c/o Community Resource Exchange, 42 Broadway, 20th floor, New York, NY 10004, phone 212-894-3382.
Visit the home page for full contact details, or read more about the association.
Effective nonprofit leadership begins with a clear division of responsibilities across a small executive committee, where shared officer roles distribute the workload and prevent burnout among volunteers who already balance full professional lives. A traditional structure pairing co-presidents with a past president creates built-in mentorship, allowing institutional memory to carry forward while newer leaders learn the rhythms of the role before stepping into primary responsibility for organizational direction and member representation.
Pairing a president-elect with a vice president offers a similar continuity advantage, giving emerging leaders time to observe board dynamics, understand committee workflows, and build relationships with members before assuming the top position. This staggered approach to officer transitions is widely used in member-driven associations because it preserves stability during leadership changes, supports thoughtful decision-making, and ensures that organizational priorities and ongoing initiatives are not disrupted when terms turn over.
The complementary roles of secretary and treasurer anchor the operational backbone of any association, with one officer safeguarding accurate records of meetings, correspondence, and governing documents while the other maintains financial transparency, budgets, and reporting. When these positions are filled by trusted members with attention to detail, the broader leadership team can focus on mission-driven work, confident that administrative and fiduciary duties are being handled with consistency and care.