Officers

CHAIRMAN
Lamont R. Bailey, Esq.

VICE CHAIRMAN
Karen Lutz

TREASURER
Arthur Benjamin, Jr.

COUNSEL
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq.

PRESIDENT
F. Carlisle Towery, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Andrew Manshel, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation

ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Myrna Fraser, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation

Members and Directors

* Lamont R. Bailey, Esq., Hopkins, Lawrence & Bailey, LLC
  Eduardo Barahona, Board Member, Centro Hispano “Cuzcatlan”
  Janet Barkan, Executive Director, Jamaica Center Improvement Association

* Arthur Benjamin, Jr., Vice President, Treasurer & CFO, Access.1 Communications Corp.
  Daisy Bernard

  Justin Bernbach, Managing Director of State and Community Affairs, American Airlines
  Lawrence M. Bernstein, Esq., Jonas Equities Inc.

* Gina Bolden-Rivera, Business Consultant

* Douglas Bottner, Vice President/Marketing Lending, Capital One Bank
  Norman Burak, Vice President, HSBC Bank USA

  James Burns, Postmaster, United States Postal Services

  Giselle A. Cahalan, Vice President/Regional Administrator, Capital One Bank

  Glenn Chua, Assistant Vice President, Business Banking, Flushing Savings Bank

* Maurice Coleman, Senior Vice President, New York Market Manager, Bank of America
  Thomas Cracovia, Executive Director, Queens College
* Richard J. DeFeo, Jr., General Counsel, Elmhurst Dairy, Inc.
  Rebecca Deutscher, President, Deutscher & Daughter, Inc.
  Cedric Dew, Executive Director, Jamaica YMCA
  April Dubison, Senior Community Development Director (Queens), National Grid

* Carolene Eaddy, Compliance Officer & Counsel, Hearst Corporation

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

  Daniel Englander, Vice President, Rosco, Inc.
* Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York
* James Forbes, Vice President, Northeast Region, Interstate Brands Corporation
  Elizabeth Forgione, Vice President & Branch Manager, Sterling National Bank

* Icema Gibbs, Director, Community Relations, jetBlue Airways

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

* Yessenia Graham, Vice President, Graham Associates, LLC

* Daniel Greene, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Ben Harris, President, Community Hardware

  Michel Hodge, Acting Project Manager, Administrative Affairs, York College

* H. Sidney Holmes, Corporate Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

  Nicole Howard, Associate, Corporate & Real Estate Transactions, Farrell Fritz PC
  Carol J. Hunt, Executive Director, Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
  Wilma Hunt-Watts, DPM
  Derek C. Irby, Executive Director, 165th Street Mall Association
  Clarence L. Irving, Sr., Chairman & Founder, Black American Heritage Foundation
* Gary Isenberg, Executive Vice President of Hotel Operations, Field Hotel Associates
* William L. Jefferson
  Frederica Jeffries, Esq., Supervising Assistant District Attorney, Queens County District

    Attorney Office
  Philippa Karteron, Project Administrator Special Initiatives, NYC Department of Small

    Business Services
* Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, President, York College
  Michele B. Keller
* James Lacchini
* William J. Laraia, Executive Vice President, Director New York Region, United

    Commercial Bank
  Nicole Leon, First Vice President/Senior Regional Manager, WAMU

  Domenick Loccisano, Branch Manager, Astoria Federal Savings
* Karen Lutz, East Division, Business 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
* William D. Martin, Director, Community Relations, Verizon Communications
  Greg Mays, President, Addisleigh Park Civic Organization
  Zuri McKie, Executive Director, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

* Peter Meyer, President, TD Commerce Bank
  Gerry Moore, Airport Services Manager, Emirates
  Jodi Morris, Managing Director, The GRADS Foundation, Inc.

  Cynthia Murphy, Executive Director, Adult and Continuing Education, York College
  Reverend Patrick H. O'Connor, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
  Dorothy N. Ogundu, M.D.

* Kenneth Olson, Developer, POKO Partners, LLC
* Howard E. Peskoe, Esq., Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP
  James E. Peterson, Vice President, Community Development Corporation of LI
  Morton Pickman, Pickman Realty Corporation

  Kevin Riley, Managing Director, Goldstrum Ol'Brooke
* David P. Rosen, President & CEO, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
  Dr. Angelo Rossi, Professor and Director FDA Liaison, York College
* Cruz C. Russell, General Manager, Situational & Strategic Analyst Aviation Department,

    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.
  Joseph Sciame, Vice President Government & Community Relations, St. John's University
  John C. Simons, Managing Partner, Corporate Fuel Partners, LLC

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

    Services - Region II
* Carlos Soto, Senior Vice President & Queens District Executive, HSBC Bank, USA

  Steven L. Sussman, Vice President, J. Sussman, Inc.
  Joy A. Tomchin, President, Vanguard Investors
  Donald Vernon, Esq.

  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

Therese M. Molloy                                                              

Tazewell A. Smith