Docent Bios - The OFFICIAL Guided Tour of Grand Central Terminal

Pennelope Goodfriend

is the Director of the English School for the United Nations Delegations when she is not leading tours of Grand Central for MAS. She also enjoys her work as docent at the New Museum. As a native New Yorker, she loves the way the building tells the story...

Bridget Gramling

Bridget moved to NYC in 2010 from Kansas City, MO. A former dean of admission, she has been giving tours since she was 19, first of college campuses, now of New York landmarks, including Grand Central Terminal and the High Line Park. Her passion...

Karen Fitchett

Bio coming soon.

Diana Leidel

Grand Central Terminal is "by any means, one of the most gracious public spaces in the world," and I love sharing its wonderful story with visitors. A longtime New York resident, I am an art director, publishing professional and university instructor. A practicing artist and licensed tour guide, I relish developing and leading walking tours, especially focusing on New York women, on Washington Square and on brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Marsha Cohen

is a native New Yorker who has always enjoyed showing off her city to out-of-town friends and family. Going through the docent training program and learning so much and then being able to give knowledgeable tours of Grand Central Terminal to hundreds of people...

Linda Karas

spent years traveling the world as a TV news producer. Even though she’s retired, she still loves telling stories. She also loves trains, architecture, New York history and sharing her passions with visitors.

Mark Herdter

is retired from the Metropolitan Museum of Art after 30 years in NYC commercial photography. He is thrilled to be giving tours for MAS of the beautiful and historic Grand Central Terminal. Mark’s father left from and returned to this terminal on his way to the South Pacific...

Susanne Koster

I’m Susanne, a native New Yorker from Long Island with lively and engaging tours. I am an urban explorer, and enjoy the story each street and building have to tell. With a deep need to know why, my curiosity often has me pouring through the archives at the New York...

Jordan Wouk

was born and raised in Manhattan over the Park Avenue tunnel at 95th Street and has often commuted from Grand Central Terminal. He enjoys talking about the physical beauty of the terminal and the clever layout for the movement of people, trains, and cars.

Alice Weiss

loves being a Grand Central docent and it’s been a fabulous experience to share her knowledge, hosting wonderful visitors through this iconic building and its surrounding neighborhood. Alice loves telling visitors about the history, architecture, secrets, and fascinating...

Bill Rosser

is a retired information technology analyst and consultant to corporate IT users around the world. He has lived and worked in New York City for over 30 years and was a GCT reverse commuter for 25 years. Bill has always loved architecture and enjoys taking architectural...

Sara Sill

Another lifetime ago, while practicing law, Sara accepted a pro-bono assignment working with the Municipal Art Society on a project related to Grand Central Terminal. Passionate about architecture and preservation, Sara loved the MAS mission and the history and...

Stephen Eide

Stephen Eide is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a public policy think tank. His tours focus on how the recent revivals of Grand Central and the 34th Street corridor parallel the comeback of New York City as a whole.

John Forgach

is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently an attorney with W. R. Grace & Co. He attended Georgetown University and its law school. He enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the architecture of Grand Central, as well as understanding its past, present and...

Deborah Zelcer

enjoys illuminating the social, political, technological and economic contexts which have shaped cities throughout history. She credits studies with esteemed architectural historian Reyner Banham for igniting her passion to interpret the built environment. After receiving...

Frannie Ruch

Bio coming soon.

Emily Nonko

is originally from Colorado and came to New York to study journalism. She is now a writer and editor specializing in New York City news, real estate and architecture. She loves sharing the stories of Grand Central, especially concerning the architecture and preservation of...

Curtis B. Wayne

studied architecture and urban planning at the Cooper Union, in New York City, and has been active in the City’s cultural life as a practicing architect for over 35 years. His approach to GCT tours highlights the delightful blend of Beaux Art ornament with...

Robert Halpern

was born and raised in New York, educated at the City University and intended to teach. Following graduate study in philosophy, he received a law degree and joined a firm on Wall Street specializing in public finance (aka municipal bonds). Travel nurtured an interest in architectural history and architectural photography, leading him to serve as a Grand Central docent and to conduct a Jane’s Walk...

Jerry Bruno

Originally from Miramar, Florida, Jerry moved to New York City and fell in love with its built environment. His enthusiasm for architectural design, historical preservation and history of cities came full circle when he became a member of the Municipal Art Society...

Karl Lauby

loves New York City’s vitality, diversity, architecture, culture, and history. They all come together in Grand Central Terminal. For 23 years when he worked at The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, Karl had the delight of beginning and ending the workday with a walk...

Ron Janoff

is a licensed tour guide and member of the Guides Association. He designs and leads walking tours of Manhattan and Brooklyn based on his long experience as a resident and advocate of New York City. His tours focus on architecture, art and artists, poets and writers...

Russ Dantzler

Russ was relocated to NYC by an employer. Hailing from Nebraska and figuring he’d never really adjust to the hustle and bustle, to his surprise he fell in love with the city’s sounds, history, and architecture and the affair continues some thirty years later and counting...

Reggie Grayson

Reginald V. Grayson “Reggie” is a licensed associate real estate broker, specializing in Manhattan co-ops and condos. With degrees in urban planning, real estate development & investment, and finance, his love of Grand Central Terminal stems from...

Robert Depczenski

As a former college professor, leading Grand Central tours is a natural extension of Robert’s passion for teaching. While living in NYC, he has observed firsthand the accomplishments of MAS and its commitment to elevating the aesthetic quality of urban life...

Claire Campbell

Bio coming soon.

Carey Golden

Bio coming soon.

Jason Stein

Jason is a licensed NYC tour guide with a passion for history and sharing the NYC experience with others, especially Grand Central Terminal. He also designs and leads tours around the city, including his Vanderbilt Mansion tour along Fifth Avenue.

Sue Berkon

Trained as an architectural historian, Sue has a passionate interest in New York City and its built environment. She has led tours at City Hall, the Tweed Courthouse and the New- York Historical Society. Leading tours at the Grand Central Terminal is the icing on the cake...

Adam Lubitz

Adam fell in love with Grand Central Terminal after moving to the city in 2011. He’s now a graduate student of Urban Planning and Historic Preservation at Columbia, and likes adding insights gained from graduate study to his tours. Adam enjoys making the varied stories and...

Sarah Andes

Sarah is the Director of Programming for a national civics education nonprofit, Generation Citizen. Her work, coupled with her suburban Texas upbringing, background in geography and urban studies, and experience as a high school teacher in rural...