Profile Type: Board of Trustees
Jill Jefferson
Jill has been a Park Slope resident for almost 30 years. She grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to the east coast to attend college and law school. Jefferson has a B.S. in Economics and a J.D., where her focus was international law and public policy. She presently is an Executive Director at J.P.…
Pamela Koo
Pamela is a northern California native who has called New York home since 2008. A first-generation American, Pamela is proud of her family and their Chinese heritage. She has built her career in the FinTech industry-leading teams across Human Resources, Product Development, and Sales. Pamela is currently a Gotham Fellow, seeking to drive cultural renewal…
Pierre Vilain
Pierre has worked 30 years as an economist specializing in urban and transportation economics. He is currently a Managing Director at KPMG LLP and previously served as a US Council Member for the International Project Finance Association. Pierre earned his PhD in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.A. in Economics from New…
James Weiss
James is an active investor in and advisor to small and mid-sized companies in periods of transformation. He has held senior leadership roles with Palantir Technologies and Bain & Company. A classically trained pianist and conductor, Weiss started his career as the assistant to legendary film composer Hans Zimmer, and subsequently built a company providing…
Konrad Payne
A native New Yorker, Konrad comes to the Board of Trustees after having served on the Advisory Council since its inception. His relationship with the Conservatory dates back to 2008 when he took a Jazz Theory class. He is an attorney and currently serves as Senior Counsel in the New York State Attorney General’s Office.…
Sailaja Sastry
Sailaja has lived in Brooklyn since 2004, and her two children are both students at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature, specializing in Asian American and postcolonial literature, and has taught at Columbia University, Barnard College and Rutgers University. She is a lapsed flutist.
Frederick Tang
Fred is an architect with a practice in Gowanus and is also an adjunct faculty member at Barnard College and Columbia University where he teaches undergraduate architecture courses. He has been a BKCM parent for two years and is now also a jazz piano student. He was a Suzuki student in piano and violin throughout…
Naomi Nwosu-Stewart
Dr. Naomi Nwosu-Stewart has over 20 years of experience in education, ranging from a NYC Department of Education classroom teacher to a higher education administrator. She currently serves as the Director of Enrollment Management Services and an Adjunct of Secondary Math & Science Education at the City University of New York. Naomi served on the…
Eric Friedman
Eric is the Assistant Executive Director for Public Affairs at the NYC Campaign Finance Board where he leads the agency’s external affairs, community outreach, policy research, marketing, digital communications and media relations work. A proud alumnus of the Atlantic City High School Marching Band, he recently started playing trumpet after a 20-year hiatus.
Margaret Meyers
Margaret is a partner in the commercial litigation group of Perkins Coie LLP. She represents companies, board committees, senior executives and other individuals in government and internal investigations, regulatory proceedings, complex commercial litigations and white-collar criminal matters. Margaret received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard…