The Armory Foundation
Rita Finkel is the Co President, COO, and Executive Vice President of Strategy & Finance at The Armory Foundation, where Rita has worked since April 2006. Prior to that, Rita served as the Executive Director at Fencers Club from August 1999 to March 2006. Rita was the first employee in the 115-year history of the Fencing Club, responsible for membership development, coach recruitment, and overall management of athletes. Rita graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Communications in 1979.
The Armory Foundation
The Armory Foundation oversees the premier indoor track and field center in America. It is committed to serving youth by promoting fitness, a love of sport, education, and the pursuit of excellence by hosting over 100 track meets each year, maintaining the US National Track and Field Hall of Fame, operating the largest after school activities center in New York, providing college prep, youth educational support, and academic counseling services to hundreds of underserved New York City public middle and high school students, and offering a variety of community support programs, all in its world class facility.