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Behind all we do at NYC & Company is our Board of Directors. Leading with experience, insight and vision, this group of industry experts helps us uphold our mission to keep New York City flourishing through tourism.
NYC & Company Board of Directors
Charles Flateman, Chairman
NYC & Company
Executive Vice President, Business Development
The Shubert Organization, Inc.
Fred Dixon, President & CEO
NYC & Company
Executive Committee
Vicki Been – Office of the Mayor
John Calvelli – Wildlife Conservation Society
Gonzalo Casals – NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Arthur Cohen – LaPlaca Cohen
Vijay Dandapani – Hotel Association of NYC
Anne del Castillo – NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
Fred Dixon – NYC & Company
Joel Fisher – Madison Square Garden
Charles Flateman – The Shubert Organization
Ellen Futter – American Museum of Natural History
Maneesh Goyal – Sona/Temple Bar
Kathy Hilt – Macy's
Rebecca Hubbard – Lotte New York Palace
James E. Johnson – New York City Law Department
Lynn Kelly – New York Restoration Project
Jessica Lappin – Downtown Alliance
Huntley Lawrence – Port Authority of NY & NJ
Lisa Linden – LAK Public Relations, Inc.
Kerry Mack – Highgate Hotels – New York Area
Susan Marenoff-Zausner – Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Spencer Means – Compass Real Estate
Dan Nadeau – New York Marriott Marquis
Tracy Nieporent – Myriad Restaurant Group
Jonelle Procope – Apollo Theater
Marlene Poynder – Conrad New York
Raja Rajamannar – Mastercard
Anthony Ramirez II – Bronx Beer Hall
Donavan Richards – Queens Borough President
Marcus Samuelsson – Marcus Samuelsson Group
Charlotte St. Martin – The Broadway League
Alan Steel – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
Sofia L. Vandeale – InterContinental New York Barclay
Lloyd A. Williams – Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
Tren'ness Woods-Black – Sylvia's "Soul Food" Restaurant
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John Antonini – Saks Fifth Avenue
Regina Bain – Louis Armstrong House Museum
Damian Bazadona – Situation Interactive
Jeff Bennett – Tiffany & Co
David Berliner – Brooklyn Museum
Jaclyn Bernstein – Empire Force Events
Michael Burke – Statue Cruises
Judith Byrd – Byrd Retail Group
Zach Chodorow – China Grill Management
Kerry Diamond – Cherry Bombe
Diarmuid Dwyer – New York Hilton Midtown
Mary Farrell – Tishman Speyer at Rockefeller Center
Stacey Feder – Related Companies
Mike Fiorentino – Manhattan Center Studios
Andrew Flatt – Disney Theatrical Group
Rick Friedberg – Liberty Connections, Ltd.
Jean-Yves Ghazi – Empire State Building
Michael Grant – Reed Exhibitions
Scott Goldsmith – Intersection Media LLC
Caroline Hirsch – Carolines on Broadway
Dawn Hudson – 4th and One Consulting LLC
Sam Ibrahim – New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge
Judith Jamison – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad – Accessible Travel NYC
Angie Mar – Beatrice Inn
Mark Marmurstein – Twin America
Rich Maroko – Hotel Trades Council
Luis Miranda – MirRam Group
Tyler Morse – MCR Development
Richard Nicotra – The Nicotra Group, LLC
Travis Noyes – Empire Outlets
Debra O’Connell – Disney Media
Patricia Ornst – Delta Air Lines
Joanne Podell – Cushman & Wakefield
Clare Reichenbach – James Beard Foundation
Frances Resheske – Con Edison
Andrew Rigie – NYC Hospitality Alliance
Ramona Roopnarine – Bloomberg LP
Steven Rubenstein – Rubenstein
Taryn Sacramone – Queens Theatre
Andreas Sappok – Imagine Communications
Jeffrey Stewart – Walnut Hill Advisors
John Wang – Queens Night Market
Melba Wilson – Melba's
Shelley Worrell – cariBEING
Kathy Wylde – Partnership for New York City
Brett Yormark – Roc Nation Unified
Daniel Zausner – United States Tennis Association
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Eric Adams – Brooklyn Borough President
Wilma Alonso – Fordham Road BID
Daniel A. Biederman – 34th Street Partnership
Gale Brewer – Manhattan Borough President
Alfred C. Cerullo, III – Grand Central Partnership
Wellington Z. Chen – Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation
Harvey Paul Davidson – Guides Association of NYC
Ruben Diaz, Jr. – The Bronx Borough President
Jonnel Doris – NYC Department of Small Business Services
Maria Hinojosa – The Futuro Group
Regina Myer – Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Daniel Nigro – Fire Department, City of New York
James Oddo – Staten Island Borough President
Alicia Pierro – Big Apple Greeter
Emily Rafferty – MET
Dermot Shea – New York Police Department
Mitchell Silver – Department of Parks and Recreation
Francis Tedesco – Academy Bus Tours
Jonathan Tisch – Loew's Hotels Corp
Nick Valenti – Simple Hospitality
Jack Withiam Jr – Event Services & Management, LLC
Tim Zagat – Zagat Survey