State of the Region: New York City
State of the Region: New York City 2015 PROGRESS REPORT NEW YORK CITY REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS Regional Council Chair Winston Fisher, Partner, Fisher Brothers APPOINTED MEMBERS Stuart Appelbaum, President, RWDSU and Executive Vice President, UFCWIU Wellington Chen, Executive Director of the Chinatown Partnership Marlene Cintron, President, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC) Cesar J. Claro, President & CEO, Staten Island Economic Development Corporation Carol Conslato, Past President / Counsel, Queens Chamber of Commerce Mike Fishman, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Martin Golden, NYS Senate Monique Greenwood, CEO of Akwaabe Bed & Breakfast Inns Gail Grimmett, Senior Vice President for New York, Delta Airlines Steve Hindy, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Brooklyn Brewery Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, President, York College Kenneth J. Knuckles, President & CEO, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation Gary LaBarbera, President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Nick Lugo, President, New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Ashok Nigalaye, Ph.D, President & CEO, Epic Pharma LLC. Sheldon Silver, NYS Assembly Douglas C. Steiner, Chairman, Steiner Studios Marcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director, Grow NYC Peter Ward, President, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council Sheena Wright, President & CEO, United Way of New York City Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for New York City EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Deputy Mayor of New York City, Alicia Glen Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr. Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams Manhattan Borough President, Gale A. Brewer Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz Staten Island Borough President, James Oddo STATE OF THE REGION: NEW YORK CITY:CITY | MEMBERS Table of Contents I. Executive Summary . 2 II.
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