GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Members and Directors
*Lamont R. Bailey, Esq., Hopkins, Lawrence & Bailey, P.C.
*Sallyanne K. Ballweg, JPMorgan Chase
Eduardo Barahona, Centro Hispano "Cuzcatlan"
Janet Barkan, Jamaica Center Improvement Association
*Arthur Benjamin, Jr., Access.1 Communications Corp.
Daisy Bernard
Lawrence M. Bernstein, Esq., Jonas Equities Inc.
Norman Burak, HSBC Bank, USA
*Maurice Coleman, Bank of America
Thomas Cracovia, City University of New York
Giselle A. Croy, North Fork Bank
*Richard J. DeFeo, Jr., Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.
Rebecca Deutscher, Deutscher & Daughter
Cedric Dew, Jamaica YMCA
April Dubison, KeySpan Energy
Tyra Emerson, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica
Daniel Englander, Rosco, Inc.
Robin Eshaghpour, Sutphin Properties
*Rev. Dr. Floyd Flake, The Greater Allen Cathedral of NY
*James Forbes, Interstate Brands Corp.
Elizabeth Forgione, Sterling National Bank
*Icema Gibbs, JetBlue Airways
Clinton Graham, C. G. Plumbing Supply Corp.
Ben Harris, Community Hardware
Carol J. Hunt, Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
Wilma Hunt-Watts, D.P.M.
Derek C. Irby, 165th Street Mall Association
Clarence L. Irving, Sr., Black American Heritage Foundation
*Gary Isenberg, Field Hotel Associates
*William L. Jefferson
Martha V. Johns, M.S.W.
Philippa Karteron, One Stop Career Center *Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, York College
* Directors
Directors Emeriti
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq., Albanese & Albanese
Lawrence J. Cormier, The Cormier Group Ltd.
Robert V. Delaney
Paul P. Gibson, Jr.
Dave Graham
Therese M. Molloy, Esq., Kovit & Molloy
Tazewell A. Smith
Michele B. Keller
*David C. Kotheimer, HSBC Bank, USA
*James A. Lacchini
*William J. Laraia, United Commercial Bank
Morris R. Lee, Council for Airport Opportunity
Richard Louis, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
*Karen Lutz, Citibank, N.A.
George Maggiore, KeySpan Corporation
Peter Magnani, Queens Borough Public Library
*William D. Martin, Verizon Communications
Greg Mays, Addisleigh Park Civic Organization
Zuri McKie, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Peter Meloro, Consolidated Edison Company
Melva Miller, Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District
*Gerry Moore, Emirates
Cynthia Murphy, York College
Reverend Patrick H. O'Connor, First Presbyterian Church
Dorothy N. Ogundu, M.D.
Harshad Patel, Quality Inn
*Howard E. Peskoe, Esq., Clifford Chance US LLP
James E. Peterson, Vice President, Flushing Savings Bank
Miguel Ramirez, Centro Hispano "Cuzcatlan"
Kevin Riley, Goldstrum Ol'Brooke
*David P. Rosen, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Dr. Angelo Rossi, York College
*Cruz C. Russell, The Port Authority of NY/NJ
*Eileen Sackman, JPMorgan Chase
Henry Schwartz, Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.
Joseph Sciame, St. John's University
John C. Simons, Corporate Fuel Partners
Rona Stromberg, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Steven L. Sussman, J. Sussman Inc.
Joy A. Tomchin, Vanguard Investors
Donald Vernon, Esq.
*James Y. Wohn, North Fork Bank
Officers
CHAIRMAN
David C. Kotheimer
VICE CHAIRMAN
Lamont R. Bailey, Esq.
TREASURER
Arthur Benjamin, Jr.
COUNSEL
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq.
PRESIDENT
F. Carlisle Towery, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Helen H. Levine, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
SECRETARY
Richard J. DeFeo, Jr.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Myrna Fraser, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation