Board of Directors
Meet the lineup of industry leaders whose collective experience, insight and vision inform everything we do at NYC Tourism + Conventions.
Officers
Chairman
Charles Flateman
Executive Vice President
The Shubert Organization, Inc.
Vice-Chairs
John Calvelli
Executive Vice President
Wildlife Conservation Society
Melba Wilson
Founder
Melba's Restaurants
Treasurer
Daniel Nadeau
Area General Manager
New York Marriott Marquis
Secretary
Sofia Vandaele
General Manager
InterContinental New York Barclay
Executive Committee
John Calvelli
Executive Vice President
Wildlife Conservation Society
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
Rafael Espinal
Commissioner
NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
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
Vito Fossella
Borough President
Staten Island
Maneesh Goyal
Founder
Passerine
Tom Harris
President
Times Square Alliance
Kathy Hilt
District Vice President
Macy's
EB Kelly
Senior Managing Director
Tishman Speyer
Jessica Lappin
President
Downtown Alliance
Kerry Mack
Chief Revenue Officer
Highgate Hotels
Susan Marenoff-Zausner
President and CEO
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Luis Miranda
Founding Partner
MirRam Group
Kenny Minaya
Commissioner
NYC Department of Small Business Services
Jennifer Montalvo
Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff
NYC Economic Development Corporation
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
Anthony Ramirez II
Co-Founder
The Bronx Beer Hall
Andrew Rigie
Executive Director
NYC Hospitality Alliance
Julie Su
Deputy Mayor of Economic Justice
Office of the Mayor
Rafael Espinal
Commissioner
NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
Sofia L. Vandaele
General Manager
InterContinental New York Barclay
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
Regina Bain
Executive Director
Louis Armstrong House Museum
Damian Bazadona
President & Founder
Situation Interactive
Adrian Benepe
Jaclyn Bernstein
President and Partner
Empire Force Events
Matt Brown
VP and Store Director
Saks Fifth Avenue
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
CEO
The Moth
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
Vice President University Relations
Cornell University
Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad
Founder
Accessible Travel NYC
Jason Laks
CEO
The Broadway League
Joyce Leveston
CEO
Jacob Javits Convention Center
Angie Mar
Owner, Chef
Les Troix Chevaux
Rich Maroko
President
Hotel Trades Council
Kenneth Mitchell
Executive Director
Staten Island Zoo
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
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
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
Lillian Bonsignore
Fire Commissioner
Fire Department City of New York
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
Ellen Futter
President Emerita
American Museum of Natural History
Vanessa Gibson
Borough President
The Bronx
Brad Holyman-Siegal
Borough President
Manhattan
Harold Holzer
Jonathan F. Fanton Director
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
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
Tricia Shimamura
Commissioner
Department of Parks and Recreation
Francis Tedesco
President
Academy Bus Tours
Jessica Tisch
Commissioner
New York Police Department
Jonathan Tisch
Chairman/CEO
Loews Hotels Corp
Nick Valenti
CEO
Simple Hospitality
Jack Withiam, Jr.
Trade Show Management
Event Services & Management, LLC
Tim Zagat
Co-Founder
Zagat Survey
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