Caryn Campbell, Executive Director
Caryn Campbell (she/her) joins MCF from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), where she has served as Director of Patron Engagement since 2014. In her role with AAADT, she devised new approaches to increase the donor base and advance fundraising through creative campaigns, initiatives, and cross-functional collaborations. Prior to her work with AAADT, she served as Director of Development at the Storefront Academy of Harlem, annually raising $5 million and implementing a $1 million strategic plan. Campbell began her career working in the film industry holding positions with The De Laurentis Company and Paramount Pictures. She also worked in various production roles with Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, working on Lee’s epic Malcolm X and Girl 6. Campbell holds a BFA from Southern Methodist University.
Sindy Folgar, BE BOLD Program Director
Sindy Folgar (she/her) comes to the MCF BE BOLD program with extensive performance and teaching experience. She recently served as Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships at Dancewave in Brooklyn and is Adjunct Dance Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College. Certified in American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum, Folgar has served as a ballet instructor at New York University and The Ailey School (Junior Division), Program Director at Peridance Center in New York City, and Adjunct Dance Faculty/Choreographer at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching Dance in the Professions from NYU’s Steinhardt School, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet and Body Science and Motion from Marymount Manhattan College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ballet from Escuela Nacional de Danza in Guatemala.
Amanda Lindamood, BE BOLD Program Coordinator
Amanda Lindamood (she/her) began her journey with The Misty Copeland Foundation as a Teaching Artist in 2023 and is now the BE BOLD Program Coordinator. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Dance Education with a concentration in Ballet Pedagogy from New York University Steinhardt and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Dance, Psychology, and Cognitive Science from Case Western Reserve University. Lindamood is an ABT Certified Teacher in Levels Pre-Primary through 7 & Partnering. Her teaching experience includes faculty positions at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Children’s Division at American Ballet Theatre and Steps on Broadway Academy.
Consulting Partners
Attorney
Herrick, Feinstein LLP – Christina Mason, Partner
Auditor
Mary Sormeley
DEIA Training
Cultural Innovations Group – Dr. Durell Cooper
Digital Agency
rayogram – Jane Ryan Beck, Craig Winkelman
Evaluation
Dr. Gess LeBlanc
Finance
Arts FMS – Lucy Mallet, Julia Corrigan, Andrew Slater
Grants and Communications
Mary Sternbach
Strategic Advisor
Jane L. Polin