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Get to Know Three Members of the Chamber Staff
THIS IS QUEENSBOROUGH QUEENS CHAMBER STAFF PROFILES
GIANCARLO DIAZ
How long have you been at the Chamber?
Four months.
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.
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.
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
JULIO VARGAS
How long have you been at the Chamber?
Four months.
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.
JESSIN WANG
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.
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.
What is the most inspiring part of your job? Helping small business get back on their feet.
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
QUEENS CHAMBER PARTNERS & AFFILIATES
info@baysidevillagebid.com QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $218,000 and over 350 members. Founded in 2007, the BID includes commercial property owners and residents on Bell Boulevard between 35th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, as well as a block east and west on 41st Avenue.
BAYSIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
41-16 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361 President: Ed Probst Vice President: Judith Limpert 718.229.2277 info@baysideba.com baysideba.com QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 2007, the BID includes commercial property owners and residents on Bell Boulevard between 35th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, as well as a block east and west on 41st Avenue.
ACCOMPANY CAPITAL (FORMERLY BCNA)
78-27 37 Ave., Ste. 1 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Business Development: Tshering Gurung 347.730.6468 tgurung@accompanycapital.org QUICK GLANCE: Accompany Capital is an award-winning Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Small Business Administration (SBA) micro lender that provides small and micro business owners in New York City with low-cost loans, access to business training & technical assistance, and oneon-one counseling. Accompany Capital has disbursed over $34 million in loans and assisted over 10,000 immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs in New York City since its founding as Business Center for New Americans (BCNA) in 1997, as well as provided workshops and one-on-one advice on business management and marketing to over 10,000 businesses.
BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTER NETWORK (BOC, INC.)
85 S. Oxford Street #2 Brooklyn, NY 11217 718.624.9115 bocnet.org QUICK GLANCE: Business Outreach Center Network’s mission is to improve the economic prospects of traditionally underserved groups, with a focus on low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs and their communities, and thereby create genuinely brighter futures. At the heart of our mission is the belief that whatever their differences, people and communities share a common goal: to achieve economic stability and growth. Working in partnership with culturally diverse individuals and organizations in support of this shared goal is the hallmark of BOC.
CHHAYA CDC
37-43 77th Street, #2 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 718.478.3848 chhayacdc.org QUICK GLANCE: Core to our strategy is organizing and advocating for systemic changes that remove the barriers to well-being, housing stability, and economic mobility for our communities. For over 20 years, Chhaya has served tens of thousands of individuals and led the charge on key policy issues for immigrants, such as basement legalization, language access, tenants’ rights, and more.
217 Park Row, 2nd Floor, Suite 9 New York, NY 10038 chinatownpartnership.org QUICK GLANCE: Chinatown Partnership, led by Wellington Chen, was formed in 2006 as new start-up from grounds up to bring residents, business owners and community groups together to rebuild Chinatown following 9/11, and to preserve the neighborhood’s unique culture while ensuring its vitality in the future through strategic positioning. With the highly popular Weekend Walks street festive series, Mid-Autumn Festival, One Day in NYC, annual Beautification/Earth Day, East West Parade with Little Italy, Double Valentine’s Day to promote the softer side of Chinatown and the Jewelry District and all the cafes, eateries in the area. Explore Chinatown marketing initiative, Lunar Stages outdoor film screenings, and Taste of Chinatown street events, Chinatown Partnership helps promote the area as a special destination to live, work, and visit.
FOREST HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 751123, Forest Hills, NY 11375 President: Leslie Brown 718.268.6565 FHChamber11375@gmail.com FHChamber@aol.com QUICK GLANCE: Re-formed in 1995, the group has over 225 members. Chamber meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. at the West Side Tennis Club, 1 Tennis Place, in Forest Hills.
GATEWAY JFK
Executive Director: Scott Grimm-Lyon 516.730.3400 info@GatewayJFK.org GatewayJFK.org QUICK GLANCE: Formerly the Greater JFK Industrial BID and founded in 2016, the group seeks to provide support to the off-airport air cargo and services district through supplemental services and improvements, technical and professional services for its members, and advocacy and administration.
GREATER FLUSHING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
39-01 Main Street, Suite 511, Flushing NY 11354 Executive Director: John Choe john@flushingchamber.nyc 646.783.8985 flushingchamber.nyc QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 2014 and representing over 200 businesses.
GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
90-04 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 President: Hope Knight 718.291.0282 gjdc.org QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1967, the group has 75 members. GJDC’s work expands economic opportunity and improves quality of life for the ethnically and economically diverse residents of Jamaica and for the region at large, which benefits from rational, well-planned, and sustainable metropolitan growth.
84-01 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven NY 11421 718.805.0202 gwdcbid@hotmail.com woodhavenbid.com QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $257,000 with more than 350 businesses under its umbrella on Jamaica Avenue from Dexter Court to 100th Street. They are providing free benches for store owners along Jamaica Avenue. They also provide 2.5 and 5 percent home improvement loans.
JAMAICA CENTER BID
161-10 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 419 Jamaica, NY 11432 Executive Director: Jennifer Furioli 718.526.2422 jamaica.nyc @JamCenterBID (Twitter) @jamcenterbid (Instagram) @Jamaica Center BID (Facebook) QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1979, the Jamaica Center BID serves over 400 businesses on Jamaica Avenue between Sutphin Boulevard and 169th Street. With a budget of over $1 million, the BID’s goal is to promote and maintain Downtown Jamaica as a thriving business hub
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and an enjoyable destination to shop, work, live and visit.
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. Box 300687, Jamaica, NY 11430 Executive Director: Clorinda Antonucci President: Al DePhillips Vice President: Joseph Morra JFKCoCExec@gmail.com jfkairportchamberofcommerce.org QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1978, the group has over 200 members. The chamber was chartered in 1978 by a group of business people in and around JFK Airport. It is the only airport in the nation to have its own Chamber of Commerce. The chamber seeks to create an environment in which members of the business community can work together to enhance the growth, well being and economic development of the airport community and its aviation industry.
LONG ISLAND CITY PARTNERSHIP
President: Elizabeth Lusskin 718.786.5300 longislandcityqueens.com QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1979, the Long Island City Partnership advocates for economic development that benefits LIC’s industrial, commercial, cultural and residential sectors. The goal is to attract new businesses to the neighborhood, retain those already here, welcome new residents and visitors, and promote a vibrant and authentic mixed-use community. The LIC Partnership operates the LIC Business Improvement District and the LIC Industrial Business Zone.
MASPETH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. Box 780265, Maspeth, NY 11378 President: David Daraio 718.335.1300 maspethchamberofcommerce.org QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1953, they have 120 members and a budget of $115,000.
MASPETH INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (MIBA)
BOC: 96-11 40th Road, Corona, NY 11368 Coordinator: Quincy Ely-Cate 718.205.3773 qelycate@bocnet.org mibanyc.org QUICK GLANCE: Covering roughly 600 businesses with 30 active members, the Maspeth Industrial Business Association provides a collective voice in advocating the needs and interests of industrial and manufacturing businesses in Maspeth. They help companies in the Maspeth Industrial District in developing workforce, accessing tax credits, obtaining financing, navigating government regulations and, in some cases, finding real estate.
MIDDLE VILLAGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
79-47 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, NY 11379 President: Salvatore Crifasi 718.894.8700 Sal@Crifasi.com QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $8,000 with 35 businesses under its umbrella. Formed in 1929. MVCC meets annually and focuses on the Metropolitan Avenue shopping district between 69 and 80th streets. The mission is to improve the area and assist local businesses if they have any concerns or needs.
MURRAY HILL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF NY
P.O. Box 1897 New York, NY 10156 212.886.5867 murrayhillnyc.org QUICK GLANCE: Murray Hill is a unique residential neighborhood in midtown Manhattan. While there is no formal boundary for the neighborhood, the area served by The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association and its sister organization the Manhattan East Community Association (MECA) extends from Fifth Avenue eastward to the East River and from 42nd Street down to 26th Street (encompassing the 10016 postal code).
MYRTLE AVENUE BID
62-14 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385 Executive Director: Ted Renz 718.366.3806 QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $500,000 with over 300 retail and service businesses under its purview. Board meetings are held four times a year with the annual meeting in June. The district includes Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood between Fresh Pond Road and Wyckoff Avenue. Program support is provided by the Ridgewood LDC.
QUEENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
12-55 Queens Boulevard, Room 309 Kew Gardens, NY 11424 Executive Director: Seth Bornstein 718.263.0546 queensny.org QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $1.5 million and a resource for over 2,000 businesses in the borough of Queens. Register online for upcoming virtual events, including:
ROCKAWAY BUSINESS ALLIANCE
info@rockawaybusinessalliance.org QUICK GLANCE: Budget of $40,000 and a resource for over 200 businesses. The Rockaway Business Alliance was founded in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. RBA’s vision is to create business corridors that are clean, safe, and welcoming, with shopping, dining, attractions, and engagement for the local community and the visitors drawn to Rockaway’s beaches and open spaces.
ROCKAWAY DEVELOPMENT & REVITALIZATION CORPORATION
1920 Mott Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 President: Kevin Alexander 718.327.5300 www.rdrc.org QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1978, the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) was established to promote the revitalization of the Rockaway’s economic base and neighborhoods by creating long-standing partnerships with city and state agencies.
ROCKAWAY EAST MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION (REMA4US)
1032 Beach 20th Street Far Rockaway, NY 11691 rema4us.org REMA 4 US, Inc. seeks to engage in economic development and revitalization in the Rockaway Peninsula. To strengthen our community revitalization programs and community development efforts in the Rockaway Peninsula REMA works alongside businesses, civic groups, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. REMA works to inform the public about opportunities that exist to strengthen the community, and to create a welcoming and safe environment to help expand economic opportunity in the Rockaway Peninsula.
STEINWAY ASTORIA PARTNERSHIP BID
25-69 38th Street, Suite 1C, Astoria 11103 Executive Director: Marie Torniali 718.728.7820 info@steinwaystreet.nyc steinwaystreet.org QUICK GLANCE: Founded in 1991, the BID has over 300 members. The Steinway Street Business Improvement District encompasses all 300 business located on Steinway Street from 28th Avenue to 35th Avenue. National chain stores such as Victoria’s Secrets, The Gap, Benetton, and Express are side by side with local family-owned shops some of them fixtures on the street for some 50 years.
MAJOR CORPORATE
Bindle Systems
180 Valley Road
Katonah, NY 10536 joinbindle.com
Bindle is a software platform purpose-built to help communities safely, fairly, and fully reopen. Bindle allows you to securely store your COVID-19 test and vaccine records and easily prove your health status whenever going into a shared space. We respect the fundamental right to privacy and never share your personal health information with the places you are visiting.
CORPORATE
Above All Pressure Cleaning
194 Morris Avenue
Holtsville, NY 11742 aboveallpressurecleaning.com
Here at AAPC, we define softwashing as a cleaning process, where we use low pressure and special solutions to safely remove mildew bacteria, algae, lichen, and other organic growth from any exterior part of your home or business. At, AAPC we understand the customer comes first, which is why we take great precautions in preparation for the job at hand.
Bank of America
36-35 Bell Boulevard, Suite 201
Bayside, NY 11361 bankofamerica.com
At Bank of America, we ask this question every day of all those we serve. It is at the core of how we live our values, deliver our purpose and achieve responsible growth. By asking this question, we continue to learn what matters most to our clients, our employees and our
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CitizensRX
1144 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301 citizensrx.com
At Citizens Rx, our mission is to provide comprehensive pharmacy benefit management services that may be individually selected to suit specific client needs. Our ultimate goal is to bring you, the client, the greatest value for your drug spend.
EW Howell Construction Group
245 Newtown Road, Suite 600
Plainview, NY 11803 ewhowell.com
We have always worked hard to remove the headaches and simplify the complicated construction process for our clients. That’s the value that EW Howell brings, and it runs throughout our entire organization, from estimating, all the way through to our on-site managers. For 130 years, we’ve been perfecting how we approach construction in the New York area, and that means we can do it better than anyone else.
NBCUniversal
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112 nbcuniversal.com
We are one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group,
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COMMERCE
PO Box 4399, Sunnyside, NY 11104 President: Vanessa Ceballos 718.729.4688 sunnyside-chamber.org QUICK GLANCE: With an annual budget of $55,000, the chamber is an organization built around assisting and helping local business and professionals by providing resources to increase business, safety and historical preservation throughout the neighborhood.
SUNNYSIDE SHINES
45-56 43rd Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104 Executive Director: Jaime-Faye Beam 718.606.1800 director@sunnysideshines.org sunnysideshines.org QUICK GLANCE: The BID has a budget of approximately $480,000 with more than 250 businesses under its umbrella. The mission of Sunnyside Shines is to invigorate and enrich the economic life of the neighborhood by creating a safe and dynamic commercial district.
SUTPHIN BOULEVARD BID
89-00 Sutphin Boulevard, Suite 204C Jamaica, NY 11435 Executive Director: Glen Greenridge 718.291.2110 sutphinblvdbid@verizon.net QUICK GLANCE: The BID was founded in 2004 and represents 134 businesses, 56 properties and 39 property owners along Sutphin Boulevard between Hillside Avenue and 94th Avenue in Jamaica. world-renowned theme parks, and a premium ad-supported streaming service. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
New York Life Insurance Company
95-25 Queens Boulevard, 4th Floor
Rego Park, NY 11374 newyorklife.com
At the heart of New York Life is a commitment to be there for our customers when they need us—whether today or decades into the future. We have delivered on that promise for over 175 years by investing wisely, growing a portfolio of strategic businesses, and remaining true to our mission as a mutual company, accountable only to our customers, not to outside investors. For our customers, that means having the confidence that comes with knowing they can build a better future for themselves and those they love.
Nuvo Solutions
510 NC Highway
Clayton, NC 27520 nuvo.solutions
With over 15 years of experience in mobility, and field service management consulting, our experts can guide you down the right path that best suit your needs and accomplishes your wants. From formulating a franchise or corporate cell phone strategy to implementing a full fleet management solution Nuvo Solutions is your trusted partner.
INTRODUCTORY Aim High Leadership Center Four, Inc.
97-08 Rockaway Boulevard Ozone Park, NY 11417 aimhighleadershipcenters.com
Best Bar Ever LLC T/A Blackbird’s Bar and Restaurant
41-19 30th Avenue Astoria, NY 11103 blackbirdsbar.com
Elite Orthodontics
59 E. 54th Street, PH Suite New York, NY 10022 eliteorthonyc.com
Greenlight Transportation Services, LLC
101-20 Liberty Avenue, Suite C Ozone Park, NY 11417 greenlighttrans.com
Solace House
Solace House 1040 Jackson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 solacehouseusa.org
EXECUTIVE COMMMITEE EXECUTIVE STAFF
Thomas Santucci
Chairperson Susan Browning
Vice Chairperson Patricia Mezeul
Treasurer Patrick Yu
Secretary Nash Roe
Associate Treasurer Richard Dzwlewicz
Associate Secretary Thomas J. Grech
President & CEO Joanne M. Persad
Chief of Operations Alejandra Espejo
Financial Controller Neil Wagner
Business Service Program Manager Brendan Leavy
Business Development Manager Jacqueline Donado
Strategic Program Coordinator Jef Gross
Manager of Committee Development SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL
William Blake Dominick Ciampa Joseph Farber Louis D. Laurino Jeff Levine Joseph M. Mattone, Sr Vincent L. Petraro, Esq. George Rozansky Gerard Thornton
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Michelle Stoddart
ResortsWorld Casino New York City michelle.stoddart@rwnewyork.com
Jayson Simba
Festival of Cinema NYC FestivalofCinemaNYC@gmail.com ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
Bill Staniford bill@staniford.com Michael Grella Grella Partnership Services mike@socialquityventures.com
BANKING & LAW
Paul Harrison Chase paul.harrison@chase.com Jackie Harounian Wisselman, Harounian & Associates jackie@lawjaw.com
COMMUNICATIONS
Cody Fisher Blue Ox Marketing, LLC cody@blueoxmarketing.com Leigh Schuckman Sandler Training leigh.schuckman@sandler.com
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
Bert Lurch E Central Medical Management bertl@ecmmgt.com
ENERGY
Marshall Haimson
E-Capital Development marshall@e-capitaldevelopment.com
Jay Solly
Sol Strategies jaypsolly@gmail.com FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES
Chad Callahan Plaza College cec4@plazacollege.edu Michael Shoule JW Hampton mikes@jwhampton.com
HOSPITALITY
Jim Quent Statewide Public Affairs jquent@statewidepublicaffairs.com Vincent Gentile Vassilaros & Sons Coffee vincent@vassilaroscoffee.com
MANUFACTURING
Lina DeLaCruz
Control Electropolishing Corp. lina@controlpublishing.com
Geoff Smith
Connect 360 geoff@bizcon360.com CORPORATE MEMBERS
NONPROFIT
Larry Grubler Transitional Services of NY lgrubler@tsiny.org Maria Odysseus Investors Bank modysseus@myinvestorsbank.com
REAL ESTATE
Martin Cottingham Avison Young martin.cottingham@avisonyoung.com Kevin Louie Cushman & Wakefield kevin.louie@cushwake.com Michael Wang Project Queens michael@projectqueens.com
TECHNOLOGY
Bobby Giurintano TGI Office Automation bgiurintano@tgioa.com Fred Canone fc1281@gmail.com
TRANSPORTATION
Kris Amato TD Bank Kristin.amato@td.com William Harris Edge Auto Rental william@edgeautorental.com
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