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  • DCA Board of Directors
    1974-75 William Littler, President, succeeded by Patrick O'Connor in 1975
    Walter Terry
    Patrick O'Connor
    Lee Edward Stern
    Paula Shapiro
    Selma Jeanne Cohen
    Rose Ann Thom
    Rita Katz Farrell
    Suzanne Shelton
    Don McDonagh
    1978-79 David Vaughan and Iris Fanger, Co-Presiding Officers
    Deborah Jowitt
    Kitty Cunningham
    Alan M. Kriegsman
    Allen Robertson
    Marcia B. Siegel
    Tobi Tobias
    Jean Nuchtern
    1979-80 Sally Banes and Marcia B. Siegel, Co-Presiding Officers.
    Deborah Jowitt
    Marilyn Hunt
    Suzanne Shelton
    George Dorris
    Michael Robertson
    Elizabeth Zimmer
    Allen Robertson
    1980-81 Sally Banes, Presiding Officer
    George Dorris
    Burt Supree
    Elizabeth Zimmer
    Camille Hardy
    Susan Reiter
    Mindy Aloff
    Tullia [Bohen] Limarzi
    Debra Cash
    Janice Ross
    1981-82 Dale Harris, President
    Burt Supree
    Laura Shapiro
    Wynne Delacoma
    Camille Hardy
    Susan Reiter
    Linda Small
    Julinda Lewis Williams
    Linda Winer
    1982-83 Dale Harris, President
    Brenda Dixon-Stowell, Vice President
    Jennifer Dunning
    Nancy Goldner
    Camille Hardy
    Susan Reiter
    Linda Winer
    Julinda Lewis
    Effie Mihopoulos
    Gary Parks
    Wynne Delacoma
    Herbert M. Simpson
    1983-84 Cynthia S. West, President
    Eric Taub
    Craig Bromberg
    Gail Glick
    Nancy Goldner
    Jonnie Greene
    Alan M. Kriegsman
    Julinda Lewis
    Effie Mihopoulos
    John Mueller
    Herbert M. Simpson
    Joan Ross Acocella, replaced by Elizabeth Zimmer
    1984-85 Mindy Aloff, President
    Joan Acocella
    Tullia Limarzi
    Iris Fanger
    Jonnie Greene
    Camille Hardy
    Marilyn Hunt
    Suzanne Levy
    Effie Mihopoulos
    John Mueller
    Herbert M. Simpson
    Eric Taub
    1985-86 Burt Supree, President
    Jonnie Greene
    Joan Acocella
    Lynn Garafola
    Sally Banes
    Barbara Figge Fox
    Camille Hardy
    Laurie Horn
    George Jackson
    Tullia Limarzi
    Josie Neal
    Sally R. Sommer
    1986-87 Nancy Reynolds, President, succeeded by George Jackson, Spring 1987
    Jonnie Greene
    Lynn Garafola
    Janice Berman
    Roy M. Close
    Barbara Figge Fox
    Camille Hardy
    George Jackson
    Tullia Limarzi
    Jane Ward Murray
    Sally R. Sommer
    Gary Parks
    1987-88 Lynn Garafola and Tullia Limarzi, Co-Presidents
    Natasha Simon
    Anne Levin
    Karen Onoda
    Ann Daly
    Doris Diether
    Jonnie Greene
    Betsy Kline
    H.B. Kronen
    Jane Ward Murray
    Janice Ross
    1988-89 Ann Daly, President
    Janice Ross
    Doris Diether
    Robert Sandla
    Shelley Berg
    Marianne Goldberg
    Betsy Kline
    Nicole Plett
    Natasha Simon
    Tom Strini
    Alexandra Tomalonis
    June Vail
    1989-90 Janice Ross, President
    Nicole Plett
    Doris Diether*
    Judith Green
    Alan M. Kriegsman
    Josie Neal
    David Nicholson
    Lewis Segal
    Tom Strini
    Christine Temin
    Alexandra Tomalonis
    June Vail
    1990-91 Nicole Plett, President
    Molly McQuade
    Doris Diether
    Judith Green
    Shelley Berg
    Cathy Curtis
    Bruce Fleming
    David Nicholson
    Lewis Segal
    Tom Strini
    Gus Solomons, jr.
    Christine Temin
    June Vail
    1991-92 Bruce Fleming, President.
    Molly McQuade
    Lisa Traiger
    Doris Diether
    Cathy Curtis
    Rita Felciano
    Gay Morris
    Kate O'Neill
    Lewis Segal
    Gus Solomons, jr.
    Cerinda Survant
    Christine Temin
    Jane Vranish
    1992-93 David Gere and Deborah Jowitt, Co-Chairs
    Molly McQuade
    Doris Diether
    Rita Felciano
    Gay Morris
    Kate O'Neill
    Marcia B. Siegel
    Herbert M. Simpson
    Gus Solomons, jr.
    Lisa Traiger
    Jane Vranish
    1993-94 David Gere and Deborah Jowitt, Co-Chairs
    Elizabeth Zimmer
    Doris Diether
    Rita Felciano
    Gay Morris
    Kate O'Neill
    Marcia B. Siegel
    Herbert M. Simpson
    Cerinda Survant
    Lisa Traiger
    Jane Vranish
    1994-95 David Gere and Deborah Jowitt, Co-Chairs
    Doris Diether
    Rita Felciano
    Kathryn Williams
    Elizabeth Zimmer
    Suzanne Carbonneau
    Lili Cockerille Livingston
    Lewis Segal
    Marcia B. Siegel
    Herbert M. Simpson
    Martha Ullman West
    1995-96 George Jackson and Martha Ullman West, Co-Chairs
    Doris Diether
    Rita Felciano
    Kathryn Williams
    Elizabeth Zimmer.
    Suzanne Carbonneau
    Nicole Dekle
    Lynne Conner (on leave)
    Robert Johnson
    Cathryn Harding
    Lili Cockerille Livingston
    Lewis Segal
    1996-97 Cathryn Harding and Martha Ullman West, Co-Chairs
    Doris Diether
    Kathryn Williams
    Robert Johnson
    Lili Cockerille Livingston
    Linda Belans
    Bill Bissell
    George Dorris
    George Jackson
    Alan M. Kriegsman
    Lewis Segal
    1997-98 Cathryn Harding, Chair
    Stacey Prickett
    Doris Diether
    Bill Bissell
    Robert Johnson
    Linda Belans
    Gigi Berardi
    George Dorris
    George Jackson
    Alan M. Kriegsman
    Sandra Kurtz
    Martha Ullman West
    Lili Cockerille Livingston
    Martha Ullman West
    1998-99 Stacey Prickett, Chair
    George Dorris
    Doris Diether
    Wilma Salisbury
    Kate O'Neill
    Kay Bardsley
    Gigi Berardi
    Megan Halverson
    Cathryn Harding
    Robert Johnson
    Sandra Kurtz
    Martha Ullman West

    *Doris Diether served as Treasurer (ex-officio) from 1989–1999.

    1999-00 Stacey Prickett and Megan Halverson, Co-Chairs; Halverson, Chair as of Spring 2000
    Mary Cargill
    Wilma Salisbury
    Kay Bardsley
    Gigi Berardi
    Karyn D. Collins
    Merilyn Jackson
    Robert Johnson
    Sandra Kurtz
    Francis Mason
    2000-01 Megan Halverson, Chair
    Karyn D. Collins
    Mary Cargill
    Wilma Salisbury
    Kate O'Neill
    Merilyn Jackson
    Sandra Kurtz
    Francis Mason
    Margaret Putnam
    Caitlin Sims
    Rose Anne Thom
    June Vail
    2001-02 Megan Halverson and Karyn D. Collins, Co-chairs; Collins, Chair, as of February 2002
    Mary Cargill.
    Kate O'Neill
    Merilyn Jackson
    Sandra Kurtz
    Francis Mason
    Margaret Putnam
    Caitlin Sims
    Rose Anne Thom
    June Vail
    Janet Light
    Steve Sucato
    2002-03 Karyn D. Collins, Chair
    Mary Cargill
    Kate O'Neill.
    Theodore Bale
    Merilyn Jackson
    Sandra Kurtz
    Janet Light
    Caitlin Sims
    Shayna Samuels
    Steven Sucato
    June Vail
    Chris Dohse
    2003-04 Karyn D. Collins, Chair
    Theodore Bale
    Steven Sucato
    Mary Cargill
    Holly Williams
    Chris Dohse, succeeded by Mindy Aloff
    Jeffrey Escoffier
    Merilyn Jackson
    Janet Light
    Molly McQuade
    Sara Wolf
    2004-05 Karyn Collins, Co-Chair
    Steve Sucato, Co-Chair (and Chair starting June 2005)
    Holly Williams, Secretary?
    Mary Cargill, Treasurer
    Mindy Aloff (also newsletter editor)
    Theodore Bale
    Janet Light
    Molly McQuade
    Christie Taylor
    Lisa Traiger
    2005-06 Steven Sucato, Chair
    Mindy Aloff
    Theodore Bale (2005 only)
    Roger Durbin (2005 only)
    Kena Herod
    George Jackson
    Janet Light
    Christie Taylor
    Lisa Traiger
    Holly Williams
    2006-07 Kena Herod and Lisa Traiger, Co-Chairs
    Robert Abrams
    Mindy Aloff
    Nancy Dalva
    George Jackson
    Sandi Kurtz
    Janet Light
    Naima Prevots
    Christie Taylor
    Holly Williams
    2007-08 Robert Abrams, President
    Tom Borek
    Kena Herod
    George Jackson
    Robert Johnson, Vice President
    Sandi Kurtz
    Camille LeFevre
    Dawn Lille, Treasurer
    Joel Lobenthal, Secretary
    Naima Prevots
    Lisa Traiger

    * The DCA Board's officer roles were collectively run for the latter half of 2007
    2008-09 Robert Abrams, President
    Tom Borek
    Kena Herod
    Robert Johnson, Vice President
    Sandi Kurtz
    Dawn Lille, Treasurer
    Joel Lobenthal, Secretary
    Carmel Morgan
    Alastair Macaulay
    Lori Ortiz
    2009-10 Robert Abrams, President
    Tom Borek
    Kena Herod
    Robert Johnson, Vice President
    Sandi Kurtz
    Dawn Lille, Treasurer
    Joel Lobenthal, Secretary
    Carmel Morgan
    Alastair Macaulay
    Lori Ortiz
    2010-11 Robert Abrams, President and Interim Executive Director
    Tom Borek
    Kena Herod
    Robert Johnson
    Alastair Macaulay
    Ali Duffy
    Carmel Morgan
    Joanna G. Harris
    Lori Ortiz
    Philip Sandstrom
    Rajika Puri
    Rita Kohn, Secretary