staff in New York

John DiStasio
Bookkeeper

Hope Campbell Gustafson
Senior Program Associate

Michaela Olson
Coordinator of Programs and Operations/NYC

Dana Prescott
Executive Director
Staff IN italy

Alem Araya
Housekeeper

Maurizio Bastianoni
Head Groundskeeper

Francesca Cacioppo
Housekeeper

Patrizia Caini
Head of Housekeeping/ Sous Chef

Romana Ciubini
Head Chef

Patrizia Corsici
Sous Chef

Ilaria Locchi
Program Coordinator/ Italy

Diego Mencaroni
Residency Director

Ennio Santini
Assistant Custodian/ Groundskeeper
“It would take a far more brilliant wordsmith than me to articulate the Civitella experience fully. It starts, I think, with an extraordinary group of people who make these buildings and their community tick. And together with the fellows, they create an atmosphere which is at once completely down to earth, and unbelievably rarefied. The latter, because such opportunities for complete solitude and intense focus, and in a turn, for such togetherness and fertile exchanges of ideas, should somehow be almost impossible to reconcile: and yet here they are, completely naturally and unselfconsciously.”
Board Directors
Civitella Ranieri Foundation has a Board that is comprised of friends and relatives of the donor, as well as professionals from philanthropy, academia, finance and law. The Board plays a vital role in maintaining the mission, health, and direction of Civitella Ranieri Foundation. It sets goals and policies, oversees the endowment, assesses the program and the Executive Director, as well as attends to board development.

Stephen Doyle
DG 2015

Jennifer Dowley

Stephen Evans
Chair Emeritus

Helen C. Evarts
Chair

Holly Evarts

Jonathan Galassi

Dwight E. Lee

Emily Rafferty

Gianfilippo Ranieri di Sorbello

Gerald E. Rupp
Chair Emeritus

Christopher "Kit" White
DG 2010, 2013

Du Yun
Fellow 2015
“There are no words to express how deeply appreciative I am for this time, this magic place, this gift of integrity. The sounds, the textures, the light, the flavors, the camaraderie filled my days with a new sense of hope that we can all support each other’s artistic vision to create a more harmonious world for all.”
Advisory Council
The Civitella Ranieri Board formed the Advisory Council in January, 2011 to get varied and trusted perspectives on how we are doing and our role within the artistic community. It is overseen by a Board member and the staff. It is a distinguished group of the artistic community, including some past Fellows and Directors Guests.

Andrea Barnet
DG 2010, 2013

Eve Beglarian
Fellow 2006, Juror

Carol Biagiotti
Juror

Andrianna Campbell
Juror

Christopher Cerrone
Fellow 2012, Juror

Michele Ciacciofera
Fellow 2016

Francesco Dillon

Heather Ewing

Lynn Freed
Fellow 2007, DG 2012, Juror

Maria Ida Gaeta

Annie Gosfield
Fellow 2008, Juror

Emily Jacir
Fellow 2009

John Kelly
Fellow 2010

Jon Kessler
Fellow 2015

Ann Kjellberg
DG 2016

Roger Kleier

Tania Leon
Fellow 2003, Juror

John Meadows

Harold Meltzer
DG 2013, Juror

Marco Momi
Juror

John Newman
DG 2014

Pat Oleszko
Fellow 2011, DG 2019

Lorcan O'Neill

Francine Prose

Giorgia Rissone

Richard Roth
Fellow 2012

Lindsey Schneider

Allison Seay
Fellow 2013

Gary Shteyngart
Fellow 2009

James Siena
DG 2011

Francesco Simeti
Fellow 2012, Juror

Tina Summerlin

Ellyn Toscano

Saverio Verini

Monica Youn
Fellow 2013
“My Civitella residency could not have come at a better time. I had just completed a cycle of work so stressful, I was near collapse. Getting far away was just what I needed. Getting away to Italia was a dream. The new friends I made, the places we went to, the things we saw, have enriched our lives in ways we will savor for a long, long time. Everyone made us feel so special.”