Development Staff Directory

The New Jersey Symphony Development staff is ready to help all donors of the New Jersey Symphony! Please contact us by phone or email with any question or request.

Sidney Jackson

Vice President of Development
973.735.1717
sjackson@njsymphony.org

  • Head of Development Department
  • Board of Trustees contributions
  • Leadership gifts
  • Overall department strategic planning

Hannah Aberin

Development Manager
973.735.1723
haberin@njsymphony.org

  • Symphony Friends member gift inquiries
  • Employer matching-gift inquiries
  • Giving-history inquiries
  • Gift acknowledgements/tax receipts
  • Information and reservations for Donor Travel events
  • Change of name/address on NJ Symphony records

Yvonne Casuso

Senior Director of Individual Giving
973.735.1708
ycasuso@njsymphony.org

  • Donor liaison
  • Major and leadership gift inquiries
  • Planned giving and Laureate Society member inquiries
  • Individual Giving operations

Jesse Goodale

Manager of Special Events
973.735.1729
jgoodale@njsymphony.org

  • Information and reservations for galas, receptions and other events
  • Gala ad journal reservations
  • Open Rehearsal ticket redemption

Caelan Jimenez

Development Support Specialist
973.735.1746
cjimenez@njsymphony.org

  • Department administrative support
  • VP calendar and meeting management
  • Donor travel program

Niya Kasibhotla

Manager of Institutional Giving
973.735.1725
nkasibhotla@njsymphony.org

  • Corporate and foundation grant proposals and reporting
  • Corporate partner benefits redemption
  • Government funding

Ingrid Novak

Senior Director of Institutional Giving
973.735.1727
​inovak@njsymphony.org

  • Institutional funder liaison
  • Corporate giving
  • Sponsorships
  • Foundation giving
  • Government funding

Renée Pachucki

Associate Vice President of Development
973.735.1722
​rpachucki@njsymphony.org

  • New Jersey Symphony fundraising strategy
  • Donor liaison
  • Board of Trustees contributions 
  • General department operations

Clare Sobon

Philanthropy Officer
973.735.1730
csobon@njsymphony.org

  • Donor liaison
  • Amadeus Circle member gift inquiries
  • Major gifts
  • Donor communications