About New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts was created by the Florida Legislature in 1984 as a center of excellence in the performing and visual arts. It is an educational partnership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College, and the University of Florida. To learn more about NWSA, please visit nwsa.mdc.edu.


Gala Aranaga
Director

Tobin Dorn
Director

Randall Emmett
Vice President
High School / Theater / 1989

Elizabeth Gainer
Director
High School / Theater / 1990

Gentry George
Director
High School / Dance / 2008

Luna Goldberg
Director

Erin Berg Hager
Director
High School / Theater / 1990

Selina Hall-Swope
Director
High School / Dance / 2002

Darcy Hernandez-Gil
Director

Alexandra Kotis
Director

Alex Lacamoire
Director
High School / Music / 1990

Amy Langer
Foundation Director
High School / Theater / 1989

Michael Lazo
Director
High School / Theater / 2002

Joshua Levine
Director
High School / Visual Art / 1991

Martha Miranda
Faculty Liaison
HIgh School / Faculty

Patrick O'Connell
President
College / Theater / 1992

Debora Sanchez
Director

David Schwartz
Treasurer

Sylvan Seidenman
Foundation Administrator
High School / Faculty

Maria Ines Serritella
Director
High School / Dance / 1992

Grant Stern
Secretary
High School / Music / 1995

Keith Tralins
Director
High School / Theater / 1989

Melissa Verdecia
Director

Merzili Villanueva
Director
High School / Dance / 1999

Shoshana Zisk
Director
High School / Music / 1989

Karen Zur
Director
High School / Dance / 1990
Randall Emmett
David Grutman
Miami Dolphins
Roderick Vanderbilt
$5,000 – $9,999
The Disney Foundation
George Furla
Alex Lacamoire
Patrick and Patty O’Connell
Daniel R’bibo
Amy Langer and David Schwartz
$2,000 – $4,999
Elizabeth and Max Gainer
Todd Rosen
Dr. Karen Zur
$1,000 – $1,999
Augusto Barranco
Paula Barrera
Blaine Dunham Birchby
Margaret Blaustein
Shannon Mulcahy DiNota
Tobin Dorn
Zabryna Guevara
Steven Levine
Schwab
Scott Shelfer
$500 -$999
Gentry George
Deborah Hoffman
Maria Cata Guerra
Martha Miranda
Morris Family Foundation
Dr. Mandy Offerle
Debora Sanchez
Paula and Stephen Scheer
Jonathan Tavss
$250 – $499
Geannina Burgos
Jamie Deklin
Dennis Edwards
Steven Falkowitz
Nancy Garcia
Erin and John Hager
Jean Hawa
David Kwiat
Joshua Levine
Network for Good
Ralph Remis
Dr. Jill Rosenthal
Keith Tralins
Up to $100- $249
Jeremy Bieger
Catherine Christie
Katie Christie
Cheryl Cook
Monica Cronin
Luna Goldberg
Jeffrey Huber
Edward Jones
Mark Hanson
Nedra Kalish
Brett Kelly
Lois Kirn
Scott Kirsner
Shira Kirsner
Deborah Leone
Claudia Lewis
Renee Lieberman
Juliana Miller
Jeffrey Muller
Lara Murphy
Kim Osterberger
Nancy Ratner
Deborah Weiner Raviv
Lauren Roth
Louise Romeo
Sylvan Seidenman
Maria Serritella
Christina Stujenske
Richard Weinstein
Nancy Wolcott
Amy Yoffe
And many others who have contributed up to $99.