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
EVP, The Shubert Organization, Inc.
Vice-Chairs
John Calvelli
Executive Vice President
Wildlife Conservation Society
Melba Wilson
Founder
Melba's
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
Arthur Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder
LaPlaca Cohen
Vijay Dandapani
President and CEO
Hotel Association of NYC
Fred Dixon
President and CEO
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Diarmuid Dwyer
General Manager
New York Hilton Midtown
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
Maneesh Goyal
Founder
Sona/Temple Bar
Tom Harris
President
Times Square Alliance
Kathy Hilt
District Vice President
Macy's
Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix
Corporation Counsel
New York City Law Department
Patricia Kaufman
Commissioner
NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
Lynn Kelly
Executive Director
New York Restoration Project
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 – New York Area
Susan Marenoff-Zausner
President and CEO
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Spencer Means
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Compass Real Estate
Luis Miranda
Founding Partner
MirRam Group
Tyler Morse
Chairman and CEO
MCR / Morse Development
Dan 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
Antonio Reynoso
Borough President
Brooklyn
Alan Steel
President and CEO
Javits Center
Maria Torres-Springer
NYC Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce
Office of the Mayor
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
Tren'ness Woods-Black
VP Communications
Sylvia's "Soul Food" Restaurant
Board of Directors
John Antonini
SVP, Director of Stores
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
Michael Burke
Chief Operating Officer
Statue Cruises
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.
Jean-Yves Ghazi
President
Empire State Building
Leon Goldberg
Managing Director – East
United Airlines
Scott Goldsmith
President
Intersection Media LLC
Caroline Hirsch
Founder
New York Comedy Festival
Judith Jamison
Artistic Director Emerita
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Leah Johnson
EVP & Chief Communications, Marketing and Advocacy Officer
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
EB Kelly
Senior Managing Director
Tishman Speyer
Kyle Kimball
VP of Government Affairs and Community Engagement
NYU
Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad
Founder
Accessible Travel NYC
Lisa Linden
CEO
LAKPR
Angie Mar
Owner, Chef
Beatrice Inn
Rich Maroko
President
Hotel Trades Council
Melva Miller
President
Melva M. Miller & Associates, Inc
Brian Moreland
President
B.More Now Productions
Liz Neumark
Founder
Great Performances
Richard Nicotra
Chairman/President
The Nicotra Group, LLC
Kwame Onwuachi
Chef
Tatiana Restaurant Lincoln Center
Sandra Perez
Executive Director
Heritage of Pride
Joanne Podell
Vice Chairman
Cushman & Wakefield
Clare Reichenbach
CEO
James Beard Foundation
Andrew Rigie
Executive Director
NYC Hospitality Alliance
Ramona Roopnarine
Global Head of Brand & Recruitment Marketing
Bloomberg LP
Amy Roth
Co-Chief Operating Officer
Whitney Museum
Steven Rubenstein
President
Rubenstein
Taryn Sacramone
Managing Director
Queens Theatre
Andreas Sappok
President
Imagine Communications
Charlotte St. Martin
President
The Broadway League
Jeffrey Stewart
Founder, Walnut Hill Advisors/Senior Advisor, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels & Co
Walnut Hill Advisors
Sally Tallant
President & Executive Director
Queens Museum
KP Trueblood
President and COO
Brooklyn Museum
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
Susan Donoghue
Commissioner
Department of Parks and Recreation
Vito Fossella
Borough President
Staten Island
Ellen Futter
President
American Museum of Natural History
Vanessa Gibson
Borough President
The Bronx
Laura Kavanagh
Fire Commissioner
Fire Department, City of New York
Kevin D. Kim
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
Donovan Richards
Borough President
Queens
Edward Caban
Commissioner
New York Police Department
Francis Tedesco
President
Academy Bus Tours
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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