Officers of the Academy

The Academy is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors composed of the President, eight Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. The Board appoints members to serve on committees and hires the Executive Director. The current members of the board are listed below.

Current Board of Directors

President

Henry N. Cobb 2012-2015

Vice-Presidents for Art

William Bailey 2012-2015
Judy Pfaff, 2010-2013
Ursula von Rydingsvard, 2011-2014

Vice-Presidents for Literature

Ann Beattie 2012-2015
Yusef Komunyakaa, 2010-2013
Tony Kushner, 2010-2013

Vice-Presidents for Music

John Corigliano 2012-2015
John Harbison, 2011-2014

Secretary

Billie Tsien 2012-2015

Treasurer

Charles Wuorinen, 2010-2013

Executive Director

Virginia Dajani