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QUEENS CHAMBER STAFF PROFILES
GIANCARLO DIAZ
How long have you been at the Chamber? Three months. Previous Job: Tutor for kids from grades 2 to 11, as well as a research assistant for Off the Grid Innovation. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Step out of your comfort zone. What advice would you give a candidate who wants to join our team? Be passionate about working with small businesses. Favorite Music or Movie Genre: “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men.
Previous Job: I was a graduate student. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? The purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it. What advice would you give a candidate who wants to join our team? Always try to remember the small details of what a business owner is telling you. They will appreciate your close attention. Favorite Music or Movie Genre: I enjoy a good classic drama like Scent of a Woman. It’s one of my favorite films. What is the most inspiring part of your job? When a business owner thanks me for helping save their business. It lets me know the work I’m doing is meaningful. What is one thing you hope to accomplish in 2021? I would like to eventually like to start my own business in forex trading. As we’re becoming fully vaccinated, what’s do you look forward to doing in the coming year? I would love to travel to Europe again, especially Prague and Kiev.
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community) and expose them to free resources to boost their business. What is one thing you hope to accomplish in 2021? Make a positive impact, whether it be in my community, towards my mentees, clubs, peers, or the workplace.
What is the most inspiring part of your job? Knowing that I am able to reach out to a very specific sector of small businesses (the Chinese
As we’re becoming fully vaccinated, what’s do you look forward to doing in the coming year? Visiting new restaurants with friends and going out to exercise.
JULIO VARGAS
What is the most inspiring part of your job? Helping small business get back on their feet.
How long have you been at the Chamber? Four months.
How long have you been at the Chamber? Four months.
JESSIN WANG
Previous Job: I actually have two more jobs. I am also a cashier in a pharmacy and a photographer. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Don’t let for tomorrow what you can do today. What advice would you give a candidate who wants to join our team? Be eager to learn. Favorite Music or Movie Genre: Heavy metal, and I don’t watch a lot of movies, but I do read a lot.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish in 2021? I have a lot of dreams and hopes that I want to accomplish this year. Let’s start by finding a direction and passion. As we’re becoming fully vaccinated, what’s do you look forward to doing in the coming year? Concerts, I need to go to concerts again.
CHAMBER PARTNERS & AFFILIATES 82ND STREET PARTNERSHIP
37-06 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Executive Director: Leslie Ramos 718.335.9421 82ndstreet.org QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $224,000 with
more than 200 businesses under its umbrella. The district is on 82nd Street from 37th Avenue to Baxter Avenue. The board meets quarterly with the annual meeting in June.
ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION
120 Wall Street, 9th Fl., New York, NY 10005 aafederation.org QUICK GLANCE: The Asian American Federation’s mission is to raise the influence
and well-being of the pan-Asian American community through research, policy advocacy, public awareness and organizational development. Established in 1989, the Federation is a panAsian non-profit organization representing a network of community service agencies in the Northeast. These agencies work in the fields of health & human services, education, economic development, civic participation, and social justice.
BAYSIDE VILLAGE BID
213-33 39th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11361 Executive Director: Christine Siletti 718.423.2434
