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
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
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
Donors
We are grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support.
$10,000 +
Randall Emmett
$5,000 – $9,999
The Disney Foundation
George Furla
Alex Lacamoire
Amy and David Schwartz
$3,000 – $4,999
Patrick O’Connell
Dr. Karen Zur
$1,000 – $1,999
Augusto Barranco
Blaine Dunham Birchby
Shannon Mulcahy DiNota
Tobin Dorn
Elizabeth and Max Gainer
Zabryna Guevara
Steven Levine
Scott Shelfer
$500 -$999
Margaret Blaustein
Todd Rosen
Paula and Stephen Scheer
Jonathan Tavss
$250 – $499
Paula Barrera
Geannina Burgos
Jamie Deklin
Erin Berg Hager
Joshua Levine
Up to $250
Shari Azar
Jeremy Bieger
Yasenny Camejo
Katie Christie
Monica Cronin
Steven Falkowitz
Eileen Faxas
Laurelle Hennessy
Michelle Horan
Nedra Kalish
Brett Kelly
Scott Kirsner
Shira Kirsner
Maria Lacamoire
Claudia Lewis
Humberto Lopez
Kevin Manning
Jeffrey Muller
Lara Murphy
Kim Osterberger
Marc Ostrick
Arlene Prieto
Deborah Weiner Raviv
Jason Rayman
Lauren Roth
Christopher Rudd
Gustavo Sardina
Aileen Seoane
Maria Serritella
Timothy Sullivan
Keith Tralins
Amy Yoffe
Shoshana Samole Zisk