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.
2022-2023
President
Greg Holyk
Vice President
Patrick Hoey
Secretary-Treasurer
Sharyn Silber
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Sam Lippin
Program Chair
Charlie Riemann
Assoc. Program Chair
Greg Bovitz
Communications Chair
Amanda Marziliano
Assoc. Communications Chair
Maria Olivera
Membership Chair
Sehra Eusufzai
Assoc. Membership Chair
Mary Meyn
Councilor at Large
MJ Emery
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Kelly Martin
Immediate Past President
Amber N. Ott
2021-2022
President
Amber N. Ott
Vice President
Greg Holyk
Secretary-Treasurer
Phyllis Mancino
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Sharyn Silber
Program Chair
Patrick Hoey
Assoc. Program Chair
Charlie Riemann
Communications Chair
Lea Williams
Assoc. Communications Chair
Amanda Marziliano
Membership Chair
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Assoc. Membership Chair
Sehra Eusufzai
Councilor at Large
Kathleen Wheldon
Assoc. Councilor at Large
MJ Emery
Immediate Past President
Jay Mattlin
2020-2021
President
Jay Mattlin
Vice President
Amber N. Ott
Secretary-Treasurer
Tracy Goodwin
Assoc. Secretary-Treasurer
Phyllis Mancino
Program Chair
Greg Holyk
Assoc. Program Chair
Patrick Hoey
Communications Chair
MJ Emery
Assoc. Communications Chair
Lea Williams
Membership Chair
Amanda Marziliano
Assoc. Membership Chair
Michael McGuigin
Councilor at Large
Donato Vaccaro
Assoc. Councilor at Large
Kathleen Wheldon
Immediate Past President
Randal Ries