MAYOR DE BLASIO APPOINTS MEMBERS TO SECTOR ADVISORY COUNCILS

USANEWSONLINE.COM DESK, NEW YORK—Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Labor and Workforce; Large Business; Small Business; and Arts, Culture, and Entertainment. Sector Advisory Councils will inform the Administration’s efforts to restart the economy and city life. The councils will serve as critical links to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership of the councils on Faith, Construction and Real Estate, Non-Profits and Social Services, Public Health and Healthcare, Education and Vocational Training, and Surface Transportation will be announced in the coming days.

“For us to have a strong restart and get to the recovery New Yorkers deserve, we have to do this the smart way. These Sector Advisory Councils will provide the insight we need to successfully open our city back up and protect our people,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Labor and Workforce Sector Advisory Council1.

Harry Nespoli, Sanitation Workers2.  Henry Garrido, DC 373.  John Santos, 32BJ SEIU4.  George Gresham, 1199 SEIU5.  Peter Ward, Hotel Trades Council6.  Michael Mulgrew, UFT7.  Pat Kane, NYSNA8.  Dr. Frank Proscia – Doctors Council President 9.  Vinny Alvarez, NY Central Labor Council10.  Gary LaBarbera, Building Trades Council11.  Marc Cannizzaro, CSA12.  Dennis Trainor, CWA13.  Greg Floyd, Teamsters/ Local 23714.  Darly Corniel, Director of Education & Programs Opts at CWE15.  Alba Villa, Executive Director Northern Manhattan Immigration Coalition16.  Elias Husamudeen, COBA17.  Lou Turco, Police Lieutenants Union (LBA)18.  James “Jake” Lemonda, UFOA superior fire officers 19.  Barbara Bowen, CUNY/Professional Staff Congress20.  Stuart Appelbaum, RWDSU21.  Rob Newell, UFCW 150022.  Magda Barbosa, Catholic Migration Services, Immigrant Low-Wage Worker Initiative23.  Marrisa Senteno and Allison Julien, National Domestic Workers Alliance NY chapter24.  Rafael Espinal, Freelancers Union25.  Angie Kamath, CUNY26.  Jodi Sturgeon, PHI27.  Rebecca Lurie, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies28.  Sandra Escamilla, Children’s Aid Society, Workforce + Youth programs29.  Joey Ortiz, Employment Training Coalition30.  Melinda Mack, NYATEP31.  David Ehrenberg, Brooklyn Navy Yard32.  Eileen Reilly, CAMBA33.  Jennifer Mitchell, The Hope Program34.  George Miranda, President Teamsters Joint Council 16 Large Business Sector Advisory Council1. Vincent Alvarez, Central Labor Council2.  Ajay Banga, Mastercard3.  Frank Bisignano, Fiserv4.  Stacey Cunningham, NYSE5.  Cathy Engelbert, Deloitte & WNBA6.  William E. (Bill) Ford, General Atlantic LLC7.   Jane Fraser, Citigroup8.   Jeff Gennette, Macy’s9.   Horacio Gutierrez, Spotify10.  Joey Levin, IAC11.  Jerome McCluskey, Milbank12.  Anish Melwani, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc.13.  Charles Phillips, Infor14.  Christiana Riley, Deutsche Bank Americas15.  Suzanne Schank, Siebert Williams Shank16.  Joshua Silverman, Etsy17.  Marva Smalls, Viacom/CBS18.  Steven Swartz, Hearst19.  John Waldron, Goldman Sachs20.  Kathryn Wylde, Partnership for New York City21.  Jide Zeitlin, Tapestry Small Business Sector Advisory Council1.   Lourdes Zapata, SOBRO2.   Paul Storch, Summit Appliance3.   Israel Velez, City Tamale4.   Anthony and Paul Ramirez, Founders and Co-Owners, Bronx Beer Hall5.   Jeffrey Garcia, Mon Amour Coffee and Wine/President NYS Latino Restaurant, Bar & Lounge Association6.     Ramona Mejia, President and CEO, Sell-Mar Enterprise7.    Lisa Sorin, President, Bronx Chamber of Commerce8.    Julia Jean-Francois, Co-Director, Center for Family Life9.    Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce10.  Karen Mitchell, True Indian Hair11.  Quincy Ougi Theodore, Owner of Brooklyn Circus retailer12.  Wallace Ford, Medgar Evers College13.  Colvin Grannum, Bed Stuy Restoration14.  Mohamed Attia, Executive Director of the Street Vendors Project15.  Jo-Ann Yoo, Asian American Federation16.  Jessica Walker, President and CEO, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce17.  Limor Fried, Ada Fruit18.  Ken Giddon, Rothmans19.  Wellington Chen, Chinatown Partnership20.  Charles “Charlie” Tebele, Digital Gadgets21.  Joanne Kwong, Pearl River Mart22.  Edward Funches, InclusionTM23.  Melba Wilson, Melba’s24.  Tom Grech, Queens Chamber25.  Jason Ferreira, Ferreira Foodtown26.  John DiFazio, DiFazio Industries 27.  Ceaser Claro, SIEDC28.  Linda Barron, SI Chamber of Commerce29.  Carrie White, GUM Studios30.  Noelle Santos, The Lit Bar31.  Aziz Hasan, Kickstarter Arts, Culture and Tourism Sector Advisory Council1.   Mike Burke, Statue Cruises/Hornblower2.   John Calvelli, Wildlife Conservation Society3.    Michael Capiraso, NYRR4.    Calixto Chinchilla, New York Latino Film Festival5.    Vijay Dandapani, Hotel Association6.    Erika Elliot, Summerstage7.   Indira Etwaroo, The Center for Arts and Culture at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation8.    Joel Fisher, Madison Square Garden Entertainment9.    David Garza, Henry Street Settlement10.  Thelma Golden, The Studio Museum in Harlem11.  Cathy Hung, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning12.  Kemi Ilesanmi, The Laundromat Project13.  Leah Johnson, Lincoln Center14.  Julia Levy, Roundabout Theater15.  Janice Monger , Staten Island Museum16.  Seth Pinsky, 92nd Street Y17.  Jonelle Procope, Apollo Theater18.  Andrew Rigie, NYC Hospitality Alliance19.  Rosalba Rolon  Pregones, PRTT Theater20.  Jesse Rosen, League of American Orchestras21.  Charlotte St Martin, Broadway League22.  Alan Steel, Javits Center23.  Alan Suna, Silvercup Studios24.  Ken Sunshine, Sunshine Sachs25.  Morris  Vogel, LES Tenement Museum26.  Dennis Walcott, Queens Public Library27.  Peter Ward, NY Hotel and Motel Trades Council. Press Release.