Our Team
Toya A. Lillard
Executive Director
Toya.Lillard [at] 651ARTS.org
Robert W. Henderson, Jr.
Director of Production & Operations
Robert.Henderson [at] 651ARTS.org
Farren Wood
Manager of Programs & Community Engagement
Farren.Wood [at] 651ARTS.org
Farren Wood is a South African/Australian arts manager, creative professional and fierce community advocate. An inherent and culturally inherited love of storytelling has seen her dedicate her career to either telling the story or cultivating a place and space for stories to be told. Farren has worked as an actor, writer, performer, producer, event and artist manager. She has created and produced events for multiple West-Australian arts organizations including Fringeworld Perth. Her most recent work includes events for the capital city local government, the City of Perth. These range from small community gatherings to large-scale commercial music festivals. Wood has a BA in Arts Management from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Alisha Delissaint
Program Assistant
Alisha.Delissaint [at] 651ARTS.org
Press and Public Relations
Flowers Communication Group
Pro Bono Legal Counsel
Meredith Kane and Ruobing Chen
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Capital Projects
CJAM Consulting, LLC
Landair
Development Consulting
Advance NYC
Accounting Services
Rich & Bander, LLP
Board of Directors
Robyne Walker Murphy, Chair
Lise Suino, Treasurer
Theodore Bennett, Esq., Secretary
Obadele O. Davis, Esq.
Johari Jenkins
Claude M. Johnson
Bahia Ramos
Malik Yoba