Officers

CHAIRMAN
Lamont R. Bailey, Esq.

VICE CHAIR
Karen Lutz

VICE CHAIR
Daniel Greene

TREASURER
Arthur Benjamin, Jr.

ASSISTANT TREASURER
Todd S. Benenson, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation

SECRETARY
Carolene Eaddy

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
* Michael F. Barbera, Senior Vice President, Capital One Bank

  Eduardo Barahona, Board Member, Centro Hispano “Cuzcatlan”
* Arthur Benjamin, Jr., Vice President, Treasurer & CFO, Access.1 Communications

    Corp.
  Daisy Bernard, Resident

* Justin Bernbach, Managing Director of Corporate Affairs, American Airlines
  Lawrence M. Bernstein, Esq., Jonas Equities Inc.

* Gina Bolden-Rivera, President, Bolden-Rivera & Associates LLC

  Norman Burak, Vice President, HSBC Bank USA

  James Burns, Postmaster, United States Postal Services

  Patricia Chin, Founder, VP Records Headquarters

  Glenn Chua, Assistant Vice President, Flushing Savings Bank

* Maurice L. Coleman, Senior Vice President, Community Development Banking,

    Bank of America
  Rebecca Deutscher, President, Deutscher & Daughter, Inc.
  Cedric Dew, Executive Director, Jamaica YMCA
* Carolene Eaddy, Compliance Officer & Counsel, Hearst Corporation

  Pat Edwards, Vice President, Community Relations Director of Queens, Citibank, N.A.

  Daniel Englander, Vice President, Rosco, Inc.
* Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York
  Elizabeth Forgione, Vice President, Sterling National Bank

  Charles Foster, Chief Financial & Operation Officer, The Greater Allen Cathedral

    of New York

* Icema D. Gibbs, Director, Community Relations, jetBlue Airways

  Clinton Graham, President, C.G. Plumbing Supply Corporation

* Yesenia Graham, Vice President, Graham Associates, LLC

* Daniel Greene, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
* Gail Grimmett, Sr. Vice President of Global New York, Delta Airlines

  Michel Hodge, Director, Project Management/Administrative Affairs, York College

  Nicole Howard, Associate, Corporate & Real Estate Transactions, Farrell Fritz PC
  Dr. Wilma Hunt-Watts, DPM
  Derek C. Irby, Executive Director, 165th Street Mall Association
  Clarence L. Irving, Sr., Chairman & Founder, Black American Heritage Foundation
  Reverend Father Darryl F. James, Priest-in-Charge, The Parish of Grace Church
  Eric Jarman, Real Estate Agent, Levan Real Estate
  Frederica Jeffries, Esq., Supervising Assistant District Attorney, Queens County

    District Attorney Office
  Philippa Karteron, Executive Director, Council for Airport Opportunities
* Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, President, York College

  Michele B. Keller, Resident

  Justin Kilian, Branch Manager, Astoria Federal Savings
  John Kourkoutis, Vice President, HSBC Bank, USA

* Peter Kulka, President, KJL Property Management Corporation

  Nicole Leon, First Vice President/Senior Manager, Washington Mutual Bank

* Richard L. Lim, Senior Vice President/Head of Operations, NY Regional Office,

    East West Bank

  Richard J. Louis,Deputy General Manager, The Port Authority of NY & NJ

* Karen Lutz, New York City Division Manager, Citibank, N.A.

* Patrick MacKrell, President & CEO, New York Business Development Corporation
* George Maggiore, Director of Strategic Marketing Services Metrics, National Grid
  Peter Magnani, Director, Capital Program Management, Queens Borough Public

    Library
  Greg Mays, President, Addisleigh Park Civic Organization
* Marsha M. McGrath, Associate Group CFO, Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.

* Peter M. Meyer, President, New York City Market, TD Bank
* Sean P. Mongan, Director of Business Markets - Metro New York, National Grid

  Gerry Moore, Airport Services Manager, Emirates
  Cynthia Murphy, Executive Director, Adult and Continuing Education, York College

  Esme M. Neblett, Lead Economic Development Specialist, National Grid
  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.

  Shanie Persaud, Executive Director, Guyanese & American Business

    & Professional Council
* Howard E. Peskoe, Esq., Herrick, Feinstein LLP
  James E. Peterson
  Morton Pickman, Pickman Realty Corporation

  Brigit Pinnell, Executive Director, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District

  Simone Price, Executive Director, Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District

* David P. Rosen, President & CEO, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
* Cruz C. Russell, Director of Office of Strategic Initiative, The Port Authority of NY/NJ

  Eileen Sackman, Senior Vice President, Valley National Bank
  Brian Sarath, Resident Manager, Massey Knakal Realty Services

  Henry Schwartz, President, Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.
  John C. Simons, Managing Partner, Corporate Fuel Partners, LLC

  Kelli Singleton, Plan Manager/Employer Policy Lead, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

    Services - Region II
  Steven L. Sussman, Vice President, J. Sussman, Inc.
  Joy A. Tomchin, President, Vanguard Investors
  Donald Vernon, Esq., Vernon and Associates P.C.

  Tom Zlabinger, Instructor, Performing & 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

Therese M. Molloy, Esq.

Tazewell A. Smith