Staff
Rev. Chloe Breyer
Executive Director
cbreyer@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3532
Joining the Interfaith Center in 2007, Chloe is an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of New York. From 2000-2003, she founded and directed the Cathedral Forums on Religion and Public Life at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Following 9/11/2001, she worked on an interfaith initiative to rebuild a mosque in Afghanistan destroyed by U.S. bombs. Chloe is the author of The Close: A Young Woman’s First Year at Seminary (Basic Books 2000) with chapter contributions to What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World (Church Publishing 2005) and Challenging the Christian Right From the Heart of the Gospel (Beacon Press 2006).
Executive Director
cbreyer@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3532
Joining the Interfaith Center in 2007, Chloe is an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of New York. From 2000-2003, she founded and directed the Cathedral Forums on Religion and Public Life at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Following 9/11/2001, she worked on an interfaith initiative to rebuild a mosque in Afghanistan destroyed by U.S. bombs. Chloe is the author of The Close: A Young Woman’s First Year at Seminary (Basic Books 2000) with chapter contributions to What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World (Church Publishing 2005) and Challenging the Christian Right From the Heart of the Gospel (Beacon Press 2006).
Henry Goldschmidt
Education Program Associate
hgoldschmidt@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3514
Henry is a cultural anthropologist, a community educator, and a scholar of New York’s religious diversity. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and has taught anthropology and religious studies at Wesleyan University and elsewhere. He is the author of Race and Religion among the Chosen Peoples of Crown Heights (Rutgers University Press, 2006) and the coeditor of Race, Nation, and Religion in the Americas (Oxford University Press, 2004). He is a native New Yorker, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children.
Education Program Associate
hgoldschmidt@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3514
Henry is a cultural anthropologist, a community educator, and a scholar of New York’s religious diversity. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and has taught anthropology and religious studies at Wesleyan University and elsewhere. He is the author of Race and Religion among the Chosen Peoples of Crown Heights (Rutgers University Press, 2006) and the coeditor of Race, Nation, and Religion in the Americas (Oxford University Press, 2004). He is a native New Yorker, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children.
Dr. Sarah Sayeed
Program Associate
ssayeed@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3519
A former assistant professor at Baruch College, Sarah graduated from Princeton University in 1990 and earned her Ph.D. in communications from the Annenberg School for Communications. Sarah is a board member of the Muslim Consultative Network and Women in Islam and she has authored numerous articles about women, Islam, and public health.
Program Associate
ssayeed@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3519
A former assistant professor at Baruch College, Sarah graduated from Princeton University in 1990 and earned her Ph.D. in communications from the Annenberg School for Communications. Sarah is a board member of the Muslim Consultative Network and Women in Islam and she has authored numerous articles about women, Islam, and public health.
Anushavan Margaryan
Program Associate
Anushavan@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3515
Originally from Eatchmiadzin, Armenia, Anushavan joined the Interfaith Center of New York in January of 2007. A former Deacon and Ecumenical Officer of the Armenian Diocese of New York, Anushavan has an expertise in Oriental Orthodox Theology and Traditions. Anushavan is responsible for ICNY’s Civic Connection Program and has worked with the New York State Unified Court System to produce nine roundtable discussions between judges and religious leaders.
Program Associate
Anushavan@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3515
Originally from Eatchmiadzin, Armenia, Anushavan joined the Interfaith Center of New York in January of 2007. A former Deacon and Ecumenical Officer of the Armenian Diocese of New York, Anushavan has an expertise in Oriental Orthodox Theology and Traditions. Anushavan is responsible for ICNY’s Civic Connection Program and has worked with the New York State Unified Court System to produce nine roundtable discussions between judges and religious leaders.
Ellen Greeley
Development Director
ellen@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3511
Ellen was attracted to ICNY because of its versatility and agility to work on the ground with committed partners on social justice issues impacting communities of faith. Ellen has served as a philanthropist advisor for private and family foundations and as a policy chief for New York City government and a mortgage banker. She earned a MS from Stony Brook in public policy analysis. She currently serves as a steering board member for both the Hudson Valley Community Coalition and New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform. She is also a board member of Oxford Academy Preparatory School and co-chair of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester’s Social Justice Committee.
Development Director
ellen@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3511
Ellen was attracted to ICNY because of its versatility and agility to work on the ground with committed partners on social justice issues impacting communities of faith. Ellen has served as a philanthropist advisor for private and family foundations and as a policy chief for New York City government and a mortgage banker. She earned a MS from Stony Brook in public policy analysis. She currently serves as a steering board member for both the Hudson Valley Community Coalition and New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform. She is also a board member of Oxford Academy Preparatory School and co-chair of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester’s Social Justice Committee.
Ian Stickland
Office Manager and IT Director
istickland@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3510
Ian Stickland graduated from Beloit College in 2004 with a degree in Sociology and Political Science. After leaving college, Ian taught English at a school for orphans and street children in Kathmandu, Nepal. Returning to the United States, Ian worked in Sales for Tumi before moving on to a position in Catalog Design and Sales Tracking with Scully and Scully in New York. Ian manages ICNY’s website, maintains its database of funders and contacts, and oversees ICNY’s interns.
Office Manager and IT Director
istickland@interfaithcenter.org
212-870-3510
Ian Stickland graduated from Beloit College in 2004 with a degree in Sociology and Political Science. After leaving college, Ian taught English at a school for orphans and street children in Kathmandu, Nepal. Returning to the United States, Ian worked in Sales for Tumi before moving on to a position in Catalog Design and Sales Tracking with Scully and Scully in New York. Ian manages ICNY’s website, maintains its database of funders and contacts, and oversees ICNY’s interns.
