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Board of Directors

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is overseen by a Board of Directors comprised of area leaders from the corporate, academic, and cultural communities. The Board is co-chaired by Robert Catell, Chairman of National Grid U.S. and Alan Fishman, Chairman of both Meridian Capital Group and the Independence Community Foundation. To download a PDF of our Board leadership, click here.

Robert Catell, Co-Chair
National Grid U.S.

Brendan Dugan, Corporate Treasurer
Sovereign Bank

Mark Buller
MarJam Supply

Don Capoccia                         
BFC Partners 

Joe Chan
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Isaac Chera
Next Generation Chera

Don Elliott
Butzel Long

Pat Fallon
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MaryAnne Gilmartin
Forest City Ratner

Louis Greco
Second Development Services, Inc.

Veronica Hackett
The Clarett Group

Abby Hamlin
Hamlin Ventures LLC

Fred Harris
Avalon Bay Communities, Inc.

Gale Stevens Haynes
Long Island University – Brooklyn

Yaron Hershco
United Homes NY

Paul Hines
SIAC

Karen Brooks Hopkins
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Russ Hotzler
NYC College of Technology

William Howell
Howell Petroleum Products

Jerry Hultin
Polytechnic Institute of NYU

Carl Hum
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Sam Ibrahim
Marriott Hotel @ BrooklynBridge

Alan Fishman, Co-Chair
Meridian Capital Group

Victoria Aviles, Corporate Secretary
Bridge Cleaners

Paula Ingram
Ingram & Hebron

Albert Laboz
United AmericanLand

Brian Leary
CPEX Real Estate

Harvey Lichtenstein
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Frank Macchiarola
St. Francis College

Glenn Markman
Cushman & Wakefield

Peter Meyer
Commerce Bank

Josh Muss
Muss Development Company

Ben Nash
V-3 Group

Georgiana Pickett
651 Arts

Frances Resheske
Consolidated Edison Co. of NY Inc.

Phil Rosen
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Frances Schor
TreeLine Co.

Kevin Smith
Bank of New York

George Silva
J.W. Mays

Paul Travis
Washington Sq. Partners

Nancy Umanoff
Mark Morris Dance Group

David Walentas
Two Trees Management

Dean Joan G. Wexler
Brooklyn Law School