Harlem School Of the Arts Appoints New Development Director

HARLEM, NY — The Harlem School of the Arts and Herb Alpert Center has hired a long-time development specialist to help drive fundraising to the 57-year-old school with the hiring of W.M. “Terry" Frankenberger III, the school recently announced.

Prior to joining the Harlem School of the Arts as its new chief development officer, Frankenberger served in a similar role at Harlem Academy. While at the independent, not-for-profit, co-educational school, Frankenberger played a pivotal role in planning and excuting the school’s $31 million capital campaign that led to the construction of a new 29,000 square foot, five-story building that sits next to the Harlem School for the Arts.

In a statement, Frankenberger said he is excited to bring more than 20 years of fundraising experience to his new role.

“I have always been interested in supporting this community,” he said. “This is a tremendous opportunity to fulfill that commitment because HSA is uniquely positioned at the intersection of arts and social justice.”

Previously in his career, Frankenberger served as the senior director of development of the College of Performing Arts at the New School, the vice president of development at the Paley Center for Media and the director of development and legacy gifts at the Mt. Sinai Health System in addition to the director of development for the College of Arts and Science at New York University. He holds degrees from Yale and Washington and Lee University.

Frankenberger has served as a director or trustee on the boards of the Professional Children’s School, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre, National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and Citigroup Pride Network.

“We are very excited and truly honored to welcome Terry to our institution. We are looking forward to working side by side with him to advance the goals of this organization,” HSA President Eric Pryor said in a news release. “If this pandemic has taught us anything, is that the arts matter and institutions like HSA must be supported for the benefit of the community and for the well-being of the young people whom we serve. More importantly HSA must continue to thrive and grow if we are to continue to shape and mold productive citizens and future artists.”