who artist • committee • funding • team
artist
Meredith Bergmann, sculptor and designer
Meredith Bergmann is a sculptor and poet who for over 40 years has been making artwork that deals with complex themes in an accessible, beautiful, and stimulating way. She seeks out commissions that explore issues of history, race, human rights, disabilities, and the power of poetry and music.
Her public commissions include the 2020 Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument for New York City’s Central Park, the Boston Women’s Memorial on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston’s Back Bay, and her bronze Memorial to September 11th for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Meredith was awarded the Cooper Union Alumni Association’s Augustus Saint-Gaudens award for professional achievement in art in 2019. Learn more at meredithbergmann.com.
the committee
Roosevelt Island Disabled Association
Jim Bates, President, 2010–2017
Wendy Hersh, President
Nancy Brown, Vice President
The Roosevelt Island Disabled Association enhances the quality of life of the disabled population on Roosevelt Island by providing activities, programs, and social services that are geared to individuals' strengths and abilities — mental, physical, and emotional.
We help people live more independent and socially active lives.
FDR Hope Memorial Committee
of the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association
current and past members:
Marilyn Atkins
Jim Bates
Ron Becker
Nancy Brown
Fay Christian
Marc Diamond, chair
Jonathan Kalkin
Rick O’Conor
Ellen Polivy
Howard Polivy
Archie Price
Dr. Jack Resnick
Margie Smith
primary funding
ALICE HEYMAN
This key donation was received via
New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright
Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
William J. vanden Heuvel, Founder and Chair Emeritus
Sally Minard, Past President and CEO
Generous support provided by the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Shelton J. Haynes, President and CEO
New York City Council
New York City Council Member Jessica Lappin
the team
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
project owner; oversight of plaza construction project
Shelton J. Haynes, President and CEO
Prince R. Shah, Senior Project Manager
plaza design, digital modeling
Marc Diamond
André Morawski RLA, ASLA
Will Garris LEED AP
Aanya Chugh
lettering consultants
Abbott Miller
Mattson Gallagher
One Lux Studio
lighting design
Jack Bailey, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, Partner
Huanhai Chenh, Associate
Michael Bergmann
project manager
Polich Tallix
bronze foundry
Sculpture House Casting
mold maker
Salvatore Perrotta, master mold maker
Joseph Ruggiero, master mold maker
Ramon Reynoso, master mold maker
Wilfredo Sierra, mold maker
artist’s life models
Brian Sloan
Serenity Martorell
Jamie Michelson
F.D. Reeve
James Wallert
artist’s sculpture assistants
Stephanie Borgese
Angela Cunningham
Mark Porter
historians
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Paul Sparrow, Director
Kirsten Strigel Carter, Supervisory Archivist
Herman Eberhardt, Supervisory Museum Curator
Roosevelt Island Historical Society
Judith Berdy, President
Roosevelt Warm Springs
Michael Shadix, archivist
The LiRo Group
owner’s representative
Trevor Engblom, Project Manager
Emma Kravitz, Office Engineer
Joseph Peckelis, Resident Engineer
Lawrence Group
architect of record
Cole Hoffarth, AIA
Jordan Wilkinson, PLA
Ysrael A. Seinuk P.C.
structural engineer
JFK&M Consulting Group
electrical engineer
Nazmul Chowdhury
Sea Crest Construction
general contractor
Eric Read, VP Operations
Jim Dergin, Project Manager
Giovanni F. Morsello, Project Superintendent
Prestige Stone and Pavers
stone installer
The North Carolina Granite Corporation
stone supplier and fabricator
Richard Zinsmeister, NYC Sales Rep.
Doug Norman, Cut Stone Manager
Dale Marion, Chief Estimator
Alton Simmons, Project Manager
Chris Martin, Drafting Supervisor
Stanley Joyce, Senior Draftsman
Sam Dowdy, Senior Draftsman
Rocky Gwyn, Production Manager
Quarry Department
Fabrication Department
Shipping Department
Langan Engineering and Environmental
site survey
Joseph Romano, Principal / Vice President
Gregory Jensen, Laser Scanning Survey Technician
Matthew Sipple, PLS, Project Surveyor — 3D Laser Scanning
SavATree
arborist
Mark Van Nortwick, ISA Certified Arborist
Accu-Cost Construction Consultants
cost estimator
Patricia Neumann, CPSM, CEO and President
+ very special thanks to +
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Laura Gang
Daniel Gardiner
Randy Huber, Coldspring
New York State Assembly Member Mikah Kellner
Marianne Lau, AIA
Dick Lutz, The Main Street WIRE
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, New York City
NYC Parks
New York City Public Design Commission
Percent for Art, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Roosevelt Island Visual Artists Association
Roosevelt Islander Online
Roosevelt Island Committee of NYC Community Board 8
Larry Parnes, Co-Chair
Jeffrey Escobar, Co-Chair
Ellen Polivy
Jane Swanson, Assistant Director, Government and Community Relations, Cornell Tech