Board Directors & Members
Officers
Chairman
Daniel A. Greene
Treasurer
Arthur Benjamin, Jr.
Assistant Treasurer
Todd S. Benenson, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Assistant Secretary
Myrna Fraser, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Counsel
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq.
President
F. Carlisle Towery, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Executive Vice President
Andrew M. Manshel, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Members and Directors
Deborah Ayala, Jamaica Hill Community Association
*Lamont R. Bailey, Esq., Bailey & Bailey, LLC
Samantha Bailey-Champagnie, Seabright Ventures
Eduardo Barahona, Centro Hispano “Cuzcatlan”
*Arthur Benjamin, Jr., Vice President, Treasurer/CFO, Access.1 Communications Corp.
Daisy Bernard, Resident
Lawrence M. Bernstein, Attorney At Law, Jonas Equities Inc.
Laurel Brown, Executive Director, Jamaica Center Improvement Association
Leilani Brown
Patricia Chin, Founder, VP Records Headquarters
*Jennifer Ching, Project Director, Queens Legal Services
Elizabeth Custodio, Assistant CRA Officer, Astoria Federal Savings
Rebecca Deutscher, President, Deutscher & Daughter, Inc.
Cedric Dew, Executive Director, Jamaica YMCA
Daniel Englander, Vice President, Rosco, Inc.
*Bruce Flanz, President & CEO, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
*Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York
*Icema D. Gibbs, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, JetBlue Airways
*Howard Graf, A.I.A., Partner, Graf & Lewent Architects, LLP
Clinton Graham, President, C.G. Plumbing Supply Corporation
*Yesenia Graham, Vice President, Graham Associates, LLC
*Daniel A. Greene, Manhattan Division Director, Citi Bank
Michel Hodge, Director of Project Management, Administrative Affairs, York College
Nicole Howard, Associate Corporate and Real Estate, Farrell Fritz PC
Dr. Wilma Hunt-Watts, D.P.M.
*Chuck Imhof, Staff Vice President, Delta Airlines
Derek C. Irby, Executive Director, 165th Street Mall Association
Rev. Fr. Darryl F. James, Priest-in-Charge, The Parish of Grace Church
Eric D. Jarman, Agent, Rapid Realty
Frederica Jeffries, Esq., Supervising Assist. District Attorney, Queens County District Attorney Office
Dwayne Jones, CRA Officer, State Bank of India
Matthew Kammer, Senior Loan Officer, TD Bank
*Philippa Karteron, Executive Director, Council for Airport Opportunity
*Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, President, York College
Michele B. Keller, Resident
*Peter Kulka, President, K.J.L. Property Management Corp.
*Calvin Lawrence, Editor, ABC News
Neil J. Lucey, Senior Vice President & NY Area Manager, Parsons Brinkerhoff
Peter Magnani, Director, Capital Program Management, Queens Borough Public Library
Greg Mays, President, A Better Jamaica
*Marsha M. McGrath, Associate Group CFO, Elmhurst Dairy
*Peter Meyer, President, NYC Market, TD Bank
*Sean P. Mongan, Director of Business Markets – Metro New York, National Grid
Gerry Moore, Airport Services Manager, Emirates
Mary Anne Mrozinski, Executive Director, King Manor Museum
Cynthia Murphy, Executive Director, Adult and Continuing Education, York College
Edward L. Newsome, Senior Lender & Vice President, Signature Bank
*Michael Nussbaum, Executive Vice President / Associate Publisher, Queens Tribune
Reverend Patrick H. O’Connor, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
Dorothy N. Ogundu, M.D.
*Patricia D. Ornst, Regional Manager, American Airlines
Rei Perez, MPA, Vice President, Citi Community Officer (Manhattan & Queens), Citibank, N.A.
Shanie Persaud, Executive Director, Guyanese & American Business & Professional Council
Greg Polis, Vice President, Chasson Associates, LLC
Simone Price, Executive Director, Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District
Rev. Kenneth Richardson, Associate Reverend, The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York
Eileen Sackman, Senior, Vice President, Valley National Bank
*Elliot G. Sander, President and CEO, HAKS
Brian Sarath, Resident Manager, Massey Knakal Realty Services
Henry Schwartz, President, Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.
Raymond Schwartz, Executive Director, Venture House
John C. Simons, Managing Partner, Corporate Fuel Partners, LLC
Monica Slater Stokes, Managing Director, Continental/United Airlines
Steven Stowers, Vice President, M&T Bank
Steven L. Sussman, Vice President, J. Sussman, Inc.
Martha Taylor, Esq., Second Vice Chair, Jamaica Estate Association
*Joy A. Tomchin, President, Vanguard Investors
Donald Vernon, Esq., Vernon and Associates P.C.
*Jonathan White, Managing Director, Siebret Branford Shank
Patricia Wylie-Kennedy, SVP/COO, Project Samaritan Health Services
Tom Zlabinger, Instructor, Performing and Fine Arts, York College
* Director
Directors Emeriti
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq.
Lawrence J. Cormier
Robert V. Delaney
Paul P. Gibson, Jr.
Hampton D. Graham
William L. Jefferson
James A. Lacchini
William J. Laraia
Therese M. Molloy, Esq.
Tazewell A. Smith
Staff
Jodi Adams, Administrative Assistant
Michelle Andrews, Staff Accountant
Todd S. Benenson, Chief Financial Officer
Mikki Columbus, Senior Project Manager
Caroline Forbes, Strategic Project Specialist
Myrna Fraser, Executive Assistant
Jessica Garcia, Senior Staff Accountant
Shoba Jagesar, Human Resources/Bookkeeper
Charlene Joseph, Executive Assistant
Levar Haffoney, Business Development Strategist
Lisandro Kellis, Manager of Financial Services
Gaitri Lachminaraine, Accounts Payable
Masheika Lewis, Administrative Assistant
Andrew M. Manshel, Executive Vice President
Mark Nieves, Director of Capital Projects
Mary Reda, Director, Real Property Operations
Justin Rodgers, Director, Economic Development
Edwin Rosado, Real Properties Facilities Manager and Director of FS/EAP
Anne Taibleson, Director of Resource Development
Carlisle Towery, President
James Vaccaro, Director of Security & Quality Control
Richard Werber, Director, Business Services Group
Sejan Yun, Graphic Designer
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