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.
Greg Bovitz
President
CEO & Founder, Bovitz Inc.
Robyn Hightower
Program Chair
Senior UX Research Manager, Hinge
Jayme Schlesinger
Membership Chair
Political Science Lecturer, Columbia University
Charlie Riemann
Immediate Past President
Senior Analytics Manager – Elections Unit, NBC News
Soubhik Barari
Vice President
Research Methodologist, NORC
Nadia Frigiola
Assoc. Program Chair
Senior Vice President of Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Inspirient
Mary Hoyt Kearns
Assoc. Membership Chair
Vice President, Customer Experience Research, JPMorgan Chase
Rosemarie Sharpe
Secretariat
NYAAPOR
Amber N. Ott
Secretary-Treasurer
Partner, Hudson Pacific
Karen Jaffe
Communications Chair
Executive Director, Head of CX Research, JP Morgan Chase
James Diamond
Councilor at Large
Research Manager, PayPal
Michael Lenmark
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Survey Statistician, Cornell University's Worker Institute
Damon Roberts
Assoc. Communications Chair
Manager of Elections, ABC News
Sarah Feldman
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Senior Director of Research, GLAAD
2025–2026 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS
NYAAPOR is lucky to have been led by an incredible group of individuals throughout its history.
1997-1998
President
Mickey Blum
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Janet Streicher
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Program Chair
Graham Hueber
Assoc. Program Chair
Communications Chair
Dan Merkle
Assoc. Communications Chair
Membership Chair
Fred Neurohr
Assoc. Membership Chair
Councilor at Large
Elayn Bernay
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Immediate Past President
1996-1997
President
Murray Edelman
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Patricia McGrath
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Program Chair
Dan Merkle
Assoc. Program Chair
Communications Chair
Richard Peterson
Assoc. Communications Chair
Membership Chair
Jay Mattlin
Assoc. Membership Chair
Councilor at Large
Warren Mitofsky
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Immediate Past President
1995-1996
President
Robert Lee
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Susan Mendelsohn
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Program Chair
Horst Stipp
Assoc. Program Chair
Communications Chair
Ariela Keysar
Assoc. Communications Chair
Membership Chair
Michael Wood
Assoc. Membership Chair
Councilor at Large
Josephine Holz
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Immediate Past President