THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020 CONTACT: [email protected], (212) 788-2958 MAYOR DE BLASIO APPOINTS MEMBERS TO SECTOR ADVISORY COUNCILS NEW YORK—Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Labor and Workforce; Large Business; Small Business; and Arts, Culture, and Entertainment. Sector Advisory Councils will inform the Administration's efforts to restart the economy and city life. The councils will serve as critical links to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership of the councils on Faith, Construction and Real Estate, Non-Profits and Social Services, Public Health and Healthcare, Education and Vocational Training, and Surface Transportation will be announced in the coming days. “For us to have a strong restart and get to the recovery New Yorkers deserve, we have to do this the smart way. These Sector Advisory Councils will provide the insight we need to successfully open our city back up and protect our people,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. Labor and Workforce Sector Advisory Council 1. Harry Nespoli, Sanitation Workers 2. Henry Garrido, DC 37 3. John Santos, 32BJ SEIU 4. George Gresham, 1199 SEIU 5. Peter Ward, Hotel Trades Council 6. Michael Mulgrew, UFT 7. Pat Kane, NYSNA 8. Dr. Frank Proscia - Doctors Council President 9. Vinny Alvarez, NY Central Labor Council 10. Gary LaBarbera, Building Trades Council 11. Marc Cannizzaro, CSA 12. Dennis Trainor, CWA 13. Greg Floyd, Teamsters/ Local 237 14. Darly Corniel, Director of Education & Programs Opts at CWE 15. Alba Villa, Executive Director Northern Manhattan Immigration Coalition 16. Elias Husamudeen, COBA 17. Lou Turco, Police Lieutenants Union (LBA) 18. James “Jake” Lemonda, UFOA superior fire officers 19. Barbara Bowen, CUNY/Professional Staff Congress 20. Stuart Appelbaum, RWDSU 21. Rob Newell, UFCW 1500 22. Magda Barbosa, Catholic Migration Services, Immigrant Low-Wage Worker Initiative 23. Marrisa Senteno and Allison Julien, National Domestic Workers Alliance NY chapter 24. Rafael Espinal, Freelancers Union 25. Angie Kamath, CUNY 26. Jodi Sturgeon, PHI 27. Rebecca Lurie, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 28. Sandra Escamilla, Children’s Aid Society, Workforce + Youth programs 29. Joey Ortiz, Employment Training Coalition 30. Melinda Mack, NYATEP 31. David Ehrenberg, Brooklyn Navy Yard 32. Eileen Reilly, CAMBA 33. Jennifer Mitchell, The Hope Program 34. George Miranda, President Teamsters Joint Council 16 Large Business Sector Advisory Council 1. Vincent Alvarez, Central Labor Council 2. Ajay Banga, Mastercard 3. Frank Bisignano, Fiserv 4. Stacey Cunningham, NYSE 5. Cathy Engelbert, Deloitte & WNBA 6. William E. (Bill) Ford, General Atlantic LLC 7. Jane Fraser, Citigroup 8. Jeff Gennette, Macy's 9. Horacio Gutierrez, Spotify 10. Joey Levin, IAC 11. Jerome McCluskey, Milbank 12. Anish Melwani, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 13. Charles Phillips, Infor 14. Christiana Riley, Deutsche Bank Americas 15. Suzanne Schank, Siebert Williams Shank 16. Joshua Silverman, Etsy 17. Marva Smalls, Viacom/CBS 18. Steven Swartz, Hearst 19. John Waldron, Goldman Sachs 20. Kathryn Wylde, Partnership for New York City 21. Jide Zeitlin, Tapestry Small Business Sector Advisory Council 1. Lourdes Zapata, SOBRO 2. Paul Storch, Summit Appliance 3. Israel Velez, City Tamale 4. Anthony and Paul Ramirez, Founders and Co-Owners, Bronx Beer Hall 5. Jeffrey Garcia, Mon Amour Coffee and Wine/President NYS Latino Restaurant, Bar & Lounge Association 6. Ramona Mejia, President and CEO, Sell-Mar Enterprise 7. Lisa Sorin, President, Bronx Chamber of Commerce 8. Julia Jean-Francois, Co-Director, Center for Family Life 9. Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce 10. Karen Mitchell, True Indian Hair 11. Quincy Ougi Theodore, Owner of Brooklyn Circus retailer 12. Wallace Ford, Medgar Evers College 13. Colvin Grannum, Bed Stuy Restoration 14. Mohamed Attia, Executive Director of the Street Vendors Project 15. Jo-Ann Yoo, Asian American Federation 16. Jessica Walker, President and CEO, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 17. Limor Fried, Ada Fruit 18. Ken Giddon, Rothmans 19. Wellington Chen, Chinatown Partnership 20. Charles “Charlie” Tebele, Digital Gadgets 21. Joanne Kwong, Pearl River Mart 22. Edward Funches, InclusionTM 23. Melba Wilson, Melba's 24. Tom Grech, Queens Chamber 25. Jason Ferreira, Ferreira Foodtown 26. John DiFazio, DiFazio Industries 27. Ceaser Claro, SIEDC 28. Linda Barron, SI Chamber of Commerce 29. Carrie White, GUM Studios 30. Noelle Santos, The Lit Bar 31. Aziz Hasan, Kickstarter Arts, Culture and Tourism Sector Advisory Council 1. Mike Burke, Statue Cruises/Hornblower 2. John Calvelli, Wildlife Conservation Society 3. Michael Capiraso, NYRR 4. Calixto Chinchilla, New York Latino Film Festival 5. Vijay Dandapani, Hotel Association 6. Erika Elliot, Summerstage 7. Indira Etwaroo, The Center for Arts and Culture at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 8. Joel Fisher, Madison Square Garden Entertainment 9. David Garza, Henry Street Settlement 10. Thelma Golden, The Studio Museum in Harlem 11. Cathy Hung, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning 12. Kemi Ilesanmi, The Laundromat Project 13. Leah Johnson, Lincoln Center 14. Julia Levy, Roundabout Theater 15. Janice Monger , Staten Island Museum 16. Seth Pinsky, 92nd Street Y 17. Jonelle Procope, Apollo Theater 18. Andrew Rigie, NYC Hospitality Alliance 19. Rosalba Rolon Pregones, PRTT Theater 20. Jesse Rosen, League of American Orchestras 21. Charlotte St Martin, Broadway League 22. Alan Steel, Javits Center 23. Alan Suna, Silvercup Studios 24. Ken Sunshine, Sunshine Sachs 25. Morris Vogel, LES Tenement Museum 26. Dennis Walcott, Queens Public Library 27. Peter Ward, NY Hotel and Motel Trades Council ### .