Our Team

Sharon Salvador, Interim Executive Director

Sharon Salvador is the newly appointed Executive Director of Newark School of the Arts following the retirement of Larry Tamburri, effective January 2, 2025.

Letter from the Director

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Lidiane Francisco, Registrar

Lidiane Francisco - is a multilingual in Portuguese-Creole, Portuguese, English, and Spanish. She completed a Bachelor of Business Administration-Management from Berkeley College, New Jersey, in 2019 with honors. In the past 10 years, Lidiane has dedicated her professional talents in the Administrative field, Office Management, Human Resources, and Customer Service leadership. Ms. Lidiane has worked in Programs such as the City of Newark ID as a Registrar, and MTA Easy Pay program as a Customer Care Team Coach, supervising, leading, and educating a team of 13 customer service representatives. She also devoted volunteering services at the Red Cross, Sal Cape Verde Island, and to different organizations in the City of Newark such as The Leaguers Inc., WIC - Women, Infant, & Children, City of Newark Occupy the Block, and Mayor Ras Baraka’ 2018 campaign.

Sharon Salvador,

Development Director

Newark School of the Arts’ new Director of Development Director and Liaison to the Board is Ms. Sharon Salvador, MBA. Ms. Salvador is a distinguished Leader in Local and Global economic development with over 25 years of experience in Grants and Strategic Planning, Administration, Fiscal Management and Operations for various Corporations, Foundations and Charitable Organizations.  Ms. Salvador has a BA in Economics, an MBA and is a doctoral candidate pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration in Business Intelligence (2025).

Patricio Molina

Director of Conservatory Division           

Music Theory, Piano,  A musician, Chilean-native pianist, composer and conductor Dr. Patricio Molina’s talents have been recognized by a number of people, institutions and competitions, including The New York Times which described him as “a gifted artist”. Patricio completed his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Dr. Marc Silverman and his DMA in piano performance at Rutgers University. He is set to complete his PhD in composition in 2020. For more information about concerts, projects, and performances, please visit www.patriciofmolina.com 

Doris Martinez, Office Manager

Richard Marshall

Director of Program Operations, Marketing, Community Outreach

Richard is a resident of Newark who takes great pride in his community and is passionate about arts education. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from NJIT and later left the corporate world to serve his community. For more than two decades, he has held several academic positions, including Science, Math, STEM, and STEAM, as well as a dance teaching artist. Richard has also contributed his event management skills to various community organizations across the state. During his tenure at NSA, he has demonstrated his expertise in development and operational support, which has significantly enhanced arts education and the NSA team. As a director, he has excelled in managing advertising, community outreach, and overseeing both in-school and out-of-school operations, making a significant contribution to the organization's success. Richard is also a fellow of VELP, the Victoria Emerging Leaders Program at Rutgers University, and a graduate of Leadership Newark, a public policy program through the City of Newark.

John Prall, Finance Director