Our Board of Directors
As of December 2020
General Coordinator / Executive Director
Professor Néstor Murray-Irizarry
Board of Directors
Dr. J. Emanuel Dufrasne González, President/Coordinator of
musicologist and ethnomusicologist projects
Professor Mayra Robles, Vice-President/Coordinator of Educational Projects
Professor Carmen I. Asencio López, Secretary
Professor Roig Berrios, Treasurer/Coordinator of Virtual Projects
Néstor Murray-Ramos, Infrastructure Advisor
Staff / Administrative and Volunteer
Jesus J. Barriera Bonilla, administrator
Ashley Rodríguez Robles, clerk/volunteer
Yesenia Malavé Notary, accountant
Attorney Emiliano Irizarry, legal advisor
Arch. Ferdinand López-Valle, advisor
Consultants for Communications / Virtual Projects
Jose Roberto Rodríguez
Digital Producer/Editor Wilfredo Echevarría
Advisors and collaborators for special projects on traditional Puerto Rican and Caribbean musical instruments
Luthier William Cumpiano
J. Emanuel Dufrasne González, Ph.D.
Noraliz Ruiz, Ph.D.
Advisors and collaborators for the Center's artistic projects
Leticia Weiss, proposal advisor
José R. Alicea, artist (painter)
Rafael Rivera Rosa, artist (painter)
Felipe Cuchi, graphic artist
Diana Micheli, graphic artist
Osvaldo De Jesús-Cruz, artist (engraver)
Fernando Santiago, artist (engraver)
Camilo Carrión, artist (engraver)
Nitza Tufiño, artist (painter)
Theodore Hendricks, musician
Yvonne Figueroa, musician
Nancy B. True [RIP], Friends of Casa Paoli coordinator, New York
[2018-2020]
Oscar Martínez, artist (painter), Chicago
Jaime Vázquez, cultural manager
Coqui Santaliz, poet
Roxana Fernández Azizi, cultural manager
Martin García, artist (engraver)
Rod Leigh, historian, New Jersey
Elena Martínez, cultural manager, New York
Julia Cristina Ortiz Lugo, Ph.D. Miradero (virtual magazine)
Professor Hilda Quintana, Ph.D. founder and organizer of Colloquium of Art and
Children's Literature
Ana Emmanuelli, artist (engraver)
Collaborators (2020)
John Gudino
Maureen Medina, teacher-guide
Ferdinand López Valle, architect
Omar Alfonso, journalist
Norma Colon Daleccio, journalist
Sandra Torres Guzmán, journalist
Reinaldo Millan, journalist
Armando Pacheco Matos, writer and composer
Dr. Mildred Allen, President, Puerto Rican Family Institute
Dr. Hilda E. Quintana, university professor and writer
Dr. Gustavo Batista, musicologist
Rafael Rivera Rosa university professor and artist (painter)
Prof. Luis Manuel Álvarez, musicologist
Luis Abraham Ortiz, artist (painter)
Camilo Carrión, artist (painter)
Julio Amir, Ponce Culture Director
Jaime Vázquez, filmmaker and cultural leader, Ponce
Emilio Quintana Quiles, framer
Carlos Roberto Del Valle, photographer
Ruperto Chaparro, Director, Sea Grant, UPR-Mayagüez
Luz Negron Pérez, teacher and guide
Alexandra González Rivera, librarian and guide
Liz Serrano, teacher and guide
María del Carmen Vázquez Luciano, friend of Casa Paoli
Maddy Rivera Caraballo, journalist
Edder González Palacios, designer
Carlos Cruz Cruz, musician
Robert Ruiz, journalist
Ruben Rodriguez, musician
Nitza Tufiño, artist (painter)
Rafaela Billini, filmmaker
William R. Cumpiano, string instrument luthier
Rossana Duchenne. teacher and researcher
Elena Martínez, cultural manager and folklorist
Bobby Sanabria, musician and educator
Juan Sotomayor, musician, researcher, photographer
Wilfredo Echevarría, media specialist
Ing. Francisco Pagán Santos, friend of Casa Paoli
Nelson García Santos, photographer and writer
Nancy B. True, friend of Casa Paoli
Suleika Cabrera Drinane, friend of Casa Paoli
Dr. José Rabelo, physician
Fernando Santiago, artist (engraver)
Amir Señeriz, Director, Ponce Museums
Eric Rodriguez Rivera, genealogy scholar
James Cuebas, artist and photographer
Enríquez Pagán, construction worker
Dr. Myrna Nieves, university professor and writer
Dr. Pedro J. Mombille, friend of Casa Paoli
Dr. Juan González Lamela, university professor
Miguel Acevedo Flores, string instrument luthier
Theodore Hendricks, teacher and pianist
Sponsors (2019)
Departamento de Arte y Cultura de la
Administración Municipal Autónoma de Ponce
Patria y Cultura, Inc.
Friends of Casa Paoli, New York
Sea Grant
Guilarte Editores
Ediciones Gaviota
Taller Boricua, New York
Bronx Music Heritage Center, New York
Fundación Miranda Casañas
Puerto Rican Family Institute
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades
National Endowment for the Humanities
Flamboyán para las Artes Fund
Sociedad de Amigos de la Casa Paoli
Escuela Especializada de Bellas Artes de Ponce
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Ponce campus
El Adoquín News
La Perla del Sur
Taller de periodismo del Sur
WPAB AM
Radio UPR, Rio Piedras
Es Noticia
Noticias Ponce
Claridad
El Nuevo Día
El Vocero de Puerto Rico