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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
Emily Rafferty, Chairman
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Fred Dixon, President & CEO
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Charles Flateman, Vice Chairman
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Senior Vice President of Marketing, The Shubert Organization
Executive Committee
Andrew Bodziak – Marriott International
Zachary Carter – New York City Law Department
Vijay Dandapani – Hotel Association of NYC
Ruben Diaz, Jr. – Bronx Borough President
Tom Finkelpearl – NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Joel Fisher – Madison Square Garden
Ellen Futter – American Museum of Natural History
Alicia Glen – Office of the Mayor
Maneesh K. Goyal – MKG
Gail Grimmett
Lynn Kelly – New Yorkers for Parks
David Keys – Hilton Worldwide New York
Patti Lee
Lisa Linden – LAK Public Relations, Inc.
Susan Marenoff-Zausner – Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Spencer Means – Compass Real Estate
Julie Menin – NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
Scott Nadeau – New York Marriott Marquis
Tracy Nieporent – Myriad Restaurant Group
James Patchett – NYC Economic Development Corporation
Steven Rubenstein – Rubenstein Strategic Communications
Marcus Samuelsson – Marcus Samuelsson Group
Charlotte St. Martin – The Broadway League
Alan Steel – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
Tim Tompkins – Times Square Alliance
Nick Valenti – Patina Restaurant Group
Peter Ward – NY Hotel & Motel Trades Council
Gerri Warren Merrick – Warren Merrick Communications
Lloyd A. Williams – Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
Jack Withiam, Jr. – Event Services and Management, LLC
Tim Zagat – Zagat Survey
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Gina Argento – Broadway Stages
Jeff Bennett – Tiffany's
David Berliner – Brooklyn Museum
Jaclyn Bernstein – Access NY
Daniel Boockvar
Michael Burke – Statue Cruises
Judith Byrd – Byrd Retail Group
John Calvelli – Wildlife Conservation Society
Michael Capiraso – New York Road Runners
Susan Chin – Design Trust for Public Space
Harry Coghlan
Arthur Cohen – LaPlaca Cohen
Joe Daniels – National Medal of Honor Museum
Lisa DeRosa – American Express
Keith Douglas – One World Observatory
Mary Farrell – Top of the Rock Observation Deck & Rockefeller Center
Mike Fiorentino – Manhattan Center Studios
Rick Friedberg – Liberty Connections, Ltd.
Scott Goldsmith – Intersection Media LLC
Eric Gordon – Beyond Times Square
Kathy Hilt – Macy's
Caroline Hirsch – Carolines on Broadway
Rebecca Hubbard – New York Palace
Dawn Hudson
Huntley Lawrence – Port Authority of NY & NJ
Kerry Mack – Highgate Hotels, New York Area
Mark Marmurstein – Twin America
Fernando Mateo – La Marina
Luis Miranda – MirRam Group
Mitchell B. Modell – Modell's Sporting Goods
Tyler Morse – MCR Development
Anthony Napoli – Briggs, Inc., a DMC Network Company
Richard Nicotra – The Nicotra Group, LLC
Travis Noyes – New York Wheel/Empire Outlets
Patricia Ornst – Delta Air Lines
Jonelle Procope – Apollo Theater Foundation
Laura Raicovich
Anthony Ramirez II – The Bronx Beer Hall
Frances Resheske – Con Edison
Taryn Sacramone – Queens Theatre
Andreas Sappok – Imagine Communications
Jeffrey Stewart – Walnut Hill Advisors
Dan Wempa – New York Hall of Science
Tren'ness Woods-Black – Sylvia's "Soul Food" Restaurant
Kathy Wylde – Partnership for New York City
Brett Yormark – Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center
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Eric Adams – Brooklyn Borough President
Wilma Alonso – Fordham Road BID
Daniel A. Biederman – 34th Street Partnership
Gregg Bishop – Small Business Services
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
Sandra Garcia Betancourt
Maria Hinojosa – The Futuro Group
Jukay Hsu – Coalition for Queens
Meera Joshi – Taxi & Limousine Commission
Melinda Katz – Queens Borough President
Larcelia Kebe – Harlem, Your Way! Tours
Jessica Lappin – Downtown Alliance
Melissa Mark-Viverito
Regina Myer – Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Daniel Nigro – Fire Department, City of New York
James Oddo – Staten Island Borough President
James P. O'Neill – New York Police Department
Alicia Pierro – Big Apple Greeter
Mitchell Silver – Department of Parks and Recreation
Francis Tedesco – Academy Bus Tours