Board of Directors

Officers

Chairman
Charles Flateman
EVP, The Shubert Organization, Inc.

Vice-Chairs
John Calvelli
Executive Vice President
Wildlife Conservation Society

Melba Wilson
Founder
Melba's Restaurants

Treasurer
Marlene Poynder
Managing Director
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

Secretary
Daniel Nadeau
Area General Manager
New York Marriott Marquis

Executive Committee

John Calvelli
Executive Vice President
Wildlife Conservation Society

Adolfo Carrión Jr.
Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce
Office of the Mayor

Arthur Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder
LaPlaca Cohen

Julie Coker
President and CEO
New York City Tourism + Conventions

Vijay Dandapani
President and CEO
Hotel Association of NYC

Diarmuid Dwyer
Area Vice President Operations
Hilton Hotels of NYC

Joel Fisher
Executive Vice President, Marquee Events & Operations
Madison Square Garden

Charles Flateman
Executive Vice President
The Shubert Organization

Andrew Flatt
SVP, Marketing & Revenue
Disney Theatrical Group

Dan Garodnick
Commissioner
City Planning Commission

Vanessa Gibson
Borough President
Bronx

Maneesh Goyal
Founder
Passerine

Tom Harris
President
Times Square Alliance

Kathy Hilt
District Vice President
Macy's

Muriel Goode-Trufant
Corporation Counsel
New York City Law Department

Patricia Kaufman
Commissioner
NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment

EB Kelly
Senior Managing Director
Tishman Speyer

Andrew Kimball
President and CEO
NYC Economic Development Corporation

Jessica Lappin
President
Downtown Alliance

Huntley Lawrence
Principal
HAL Strategy Group LLC

Kerry Mack
Executive Vice President of Revenue & Distribution
Highgate Hotels

Susan Marenoff-Zausner
President and CEO
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Spencer Means
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Sotheby’s International Realty

Luis Miranda
Founding Partner
MirRam Group

Tyler Morse
Chairman and CEO
MCR / Morse Development

Daniel Nadeau
Area General Manager
New York Marriott Marquis

Tracy Nieporent
Director of Marketing/Partner
Myriad Restaurant Group

Patricia Ornst
Director, NYS and Local Government Affairs
Delta Air Lines

Marlene Poynder
Managing Director
The Carlyle Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel

Anthony Ramirez II
Co-Founder
The Bronx Beer Hall

Andrew Rigie
Executive Director
NYC Hospitality Alliance

Sofia L. Vandaele
General Manager
InterContinental New York Barclay

Lloyd A. Williams
President and CEO
Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce

Melba Wilson
Founder
Melba's Restaurants

Tren'ness Woods-Black
VP Communications
Sylvia's "Soul Food" Restaurant

Board of Directors

Rafael Abreu 
VP, Sales & Marketing 
Statue Cruises 

Matt Brown 
VP and Store Director 
Saks Fifth Avenue 

Regina Bain
Executive Director
Louis Armstrong House Museum

Damian Bazadona
President & Founder
Situation Interactive

Adrian Benepe
President and CEO
Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Jaclyn Bernstein
President and Partner
Empire Force Events

David Burke
Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur
David Burke Tavern

Judith Byrd
President
Byrd Retail Group

Sean Decatur
President
American Museum of Natural History

Kerry Diamond
Editorial Director
Cherry Bombe

Gina Duncan
President
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Blanca Espinosa
Founder
White Rose Experiences

Mike Fiorentino
General Manager
Manhattan Center Studios

Rick Friedberg
President
Liberty Connections, Ltd.

Kristine Garlisi
Chief Operating Officer
The Nicotra Group, LLC

Leon Goldberg
Managing Director – East
United Airlines

Scott Goldsmith
President
Intersection Media LLC

Caroline Hirsch
President and Owner
New York Comedy Festival

Leah Johnson
EVP & Chief Communications, Marketing and Advocacy Officer
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lynn Kelly
Executive Director
New York Restoration Project

Kyle Kimball
VP of Government Affairs and Community Engagement
NYU

Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad
Founder
Accessible Travel NYC

Jason Laks
CEO
The Broadway League

Joyce Leveston
CEO
Jacob Javits Convention Center

Lisa Linden
Media Strategist
Resilere Partners

Angie Mar
Owner, Chef
Les Troix Chevaux

Rich Maroko
President
Hotel Trades Council

Melva Miller
President
Melva M. Miller & Associates, Inc

Kenneth Mitchell
Executive Director
Staten Island Zoo

Brian Moreland
President
B.More Now Productions

Liz Neumark
Founder
Great Performances

Kwame Onwuachi
Chef
Tatiana Restaurant Lincoln Center

Emma Pfohman
CEO
ABNY

Bernd Pichler
Area Managing Director
One Hotel Brooklyn Bridge

Joanne Podell
Vice Chairman
Cushman & Wakefield

Clare Reichenbach
CEO
James Beard Foundation

Amy Roth
Co-Chief Operating Officer
Whitney Museum

Steven Rubenstein
President
Rubenstein

Taryn Sacramone
Managing Director
Queens Theatre

Jeffrey Stewart
Founder, Walnut Hill Advisors/Senior Advisor, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels & Co
Walnut Hill Advisors

Jessica Baker Vodoor
President and CEO
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

John Wang
Founder
Queens Night Market

Chris Wanlass
VP/General Manager
Nordstrom NYC

Shelley Worrell
Founder & Chief Curator
caribBEING

Kathy Wylde
President and CEO
Partnership for New York City

Daniel Zausner
Chief Operating Officer
United States Tennis Association

Ex-officios

Wilma Alonso
Executive Director
Fordham Road BID

Daniel A. Biederman
President
34th Street Partnership

Alfred C. Cerullo, III
President & CEO
Grand Central Partnership

Wellington Z. Chen
Executive Director
Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation

Harvey Paul Davidson
Associate Director
Guides Association of NYC

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa
Commissioner
Department of Parks and Recreation

Vito Fossella
Borough President
Staten Island

Ellen Futter
President Emerita
American Museum of Natural History

Dyshinal Gross
Commissioner
NYC Department of Small Business Services

Mark Levine
Borough President
Manhattan

Janno Lieber
CEO
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Regina Myer
President
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Lee Perlman
EVP, Chief Administrative & Financial Officer
Greater New York Hospital Association

Alicia Pierro
Executive Director
Big Apple Greeter

Emily Rafferty
President Emerita
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Antonio Reynoso
Borough President
Brooklyn

Donovan Richards
Borough President
Queens

Francis Tedesco
President
Academy Bus Tours

Jessica Tisch
Commissioner
New York Police Department

Jonathan Tisch
Chairman/CEO
Loews Hotels Corp

Robert Tucker
Fire Commissioner
Fire Department City of New York

Nick Valenti
CEO
Simple Hospitality

Jack Withiam, Jr.
Trade Show Management
Event Services & Management, LLC

Tim  Zagat
Co-Founder
Zagat  Survey