Our Board of Directors

As CEPA grows, so does the strength and vibrancy of CEPA’s Board of Directors. Our current board is a diverse group of artists and professionals who—through their collected experience, professional expertise, and passion for contemporary art—are charged with safeguarding CEPA’s mission and visioning its future.

2025 CEPA Officers

President

Laura O’Neill

Photo Editor
The New York Times

Vice President

Valerie Ingold

Outsource Manager
Commercial Collection Corp. of New York, Inc.

Treasurer

Morgan Tanski

Financial Consultant
Equtiable Advisors

2025 CEPA Board Members

Aitina Fareed-Cooke

Owner
Get Fokus’d Productions, LLC

Rachel Good

Director of Community Outreach & Executive Assistant
Savarino Companies 

Melissa Grainger

Development & Fundraising Consultant

Kim Sholly

Financial Aid Administrator
University at Buffalo

Eric Kunsman

 Photographer, Book Artist, Fine Printmaker, Educator, & Collaborator

Douglas Levere

Commercial Photographer
Douglas Levere Photo

Quincey Miracle

Artist (Sculpture, Installation, Performance) & Educator

Brandon Watson

Photographer