The New York Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
NYAAPOR is led by a volunteer executive council elected by members each spring.
The executive council oversees standing committees and is supported by a professional administrator, the secretariat. To ensure consistency in leadership, past and incoming presidents work closely with the current president and current and incoming (associate) council members also work together.
NYAAPOR members who are interested in joining the leadership can fill out a volunteer interest form.
Robyn Hightower
President
Research Dir., Growth, Trust & Safety, Hinge
Nadia Frigiola
Program Chair
Senior Vice President of Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Inspirient
Jayme Schlesinger
Membership Chair
Political Science Lecturer, Columbia University
Greg Bovitz
Immediate Past President
CEO & Founder, Bovitz Inc.
Kabir Khanna
Vice President
Director, Elections & Analytics, MS NOW
Rohit Kandala
Assoc. Program Chair
Associate Director of Data Science, Omnicom Media Group
Jeff Craw
Assoc. Membership Chair
Research & Insights Consultant
Rosemarie Sharpe
Secretariat
NYAAPOR
Michael Lenmark
Secretary-Treasurer
Survey Statistician, Cornell University's Worker Institute
Amber N. Ott
Communications Chair
Partner, Hudson Pacific
Sarah Feldman
Councilor at Large
Senior Director of Research, GLAAD
Michael Schwam-Baird
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Assoc. Prof. Professional Practice in Political Analytics,
Columbia University
Sami Fleischner
Assoc. Communications Chair
Client Solutions Associate Director, Verasight
Karyn Vilbig
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Sr. Research Scientist, Vote Forward & Swing Left
2026–2027 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS
NYAAPOR is lucky to have been led by an incredible group of individuals throughout its history.
2025-2026
President
Greg Bovitz
Vice President
Soubhik Barari
Secretary-Treasurer
Amber Ott
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Michael Lenmark
Program Chair
Robyn Hightower
Assoc. Program Chair
Nadia Frigiola
Communications Chair
Karen Jaffe
Assoc. Communications Chair
Damon Roberts
Membership Chair
Jayme Schlesinger
Assoc. Membership Chair
Mary Hoyt Kearns
Councilor at Large
James Diamond
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Sarah Feldman
Immediate Past President
Charlie Riemann
2024-2025
President
Charlie Riemann
Vice President
Greg Bovitz
Secretary-Treasurer
Amanda Marziliano
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Sahana Senroy Mitra
Program Chair
Soubhik Barari
Assoc. Program Chair
Robyn Hightower
Communications Chair
Kyle Cissone
Assoc. Communications Chair
Karen Jaffe
Membership Chair
Jessica Ko
Assoc. Membership Chair
Jayme Schlesinger
Councilor at Large
Allison Colon
Assoc. Councilor at Large
James Diamond
Immediate Past President
Patrick Hoey
2023-2024
President
Patrick Hoey
Vice President
Charlie Riemann
Secretary-Treasurer
Sam Lippin
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Amanda Marziliano
Program Chair
Greg Bovitz
Assoc. Program Chair
Soubhik Barari
Communications Chair
Maria Olivera
Assoc. Communications Chair
Kyle Cissone
Membership Chair
Mary Meyn
Assoc. Membership Chair
Jessica Ko
Councilor at Large
Kelly Martin
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Allison Colon
Immediate Past President
Greg Holyk