CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF CITY & STATE’S 2017 REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION HONOREES, ESPECIALLY OUR MEMBERS
OFER COHEN TERRA CRG
DAVID LOMBINO TWO TREES MANAGEMENT
CARLO A. SCISSURA NEW YORK BUILDING CONGRESS
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Andrew Hoan, President and CEO
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 New York Law School 8 a.m.
Check-In and Networking Breakfast
8:40 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:45 a.m.
Power Panel Maggie Austin, Chief Diversity and Industry Relations Officer, New York City Department of Design and Construction Jessica Yager, Executive Director, New York University Furman Center Benjamin Prosky, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Renee Sacks, Executive Director, Women Builders Council Louis J. Coletti, President and CEO, Building Trades Employers’ Association
9:30 a.m.
Presentation of Awards by Matthew Schatz, Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer, TD Bank
10:00 a.m. Event Concludes
Congratulations to the 2017 CSR: Diversity Awards Honorees! Alloy LLC Husam Ahmad, HAKS Nancy E. Anderson, The Sallan Foundation Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. Ofer Cohen, TerraCRG Louis J. Coletti, Building Trades Employers’ Association Colliers International Dagher Engineering Jeffrey R. Gural, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank David Lombino, Two Trees Management Co. Charlotte Matthews, Related Companies Glen Oberwiler, Raice Contracting Corp. Nayan Parikh, Ashnu International Corp. Seth Rosenblum, The Rosenblum Companies Renee Sacks, Women Builders Council Carlo A. Scissura, New York Building Congress Emily Sheridan, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. Shimon Shkury, Ariel Property Advisors Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Chris Straile, Sustainable Comfort Inc. Karen Sweeney, Turner Construction Co. Russell Unger, Urban Green Council
Thanks for making a difference. Congratulations to today’s honorees for helping to build a strong community. Well done.
Moderator
JESSICA YAGER
Executive Director New York University Furman Center Jessica Yager is the executive director at the New York University Furman Center. She has led the center’s policy work since 2012, first serving as policy director and then as deputy director. Prior to joining the center, Yager was the founding director of the Foreclosure Prevention Project at Queens Legal Services. She has also worked as a senior staff attorney at the Office of the Appellate Defender; a clinical teaching fellow at the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law; and as a law clerk to Judge Napoleon A. Jones Jr., with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Yager received a law degree from New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar, and received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.
Speaker
MAGALIE D. AUSTIN
Chief Diversity and Industry Relations Officer New York City Department of Design & Construction Magalie D. Austin serves as the chief diversity and industry relations officer with the New York City Department of Design and Construction. Under her leadership, the Office of Diversity and Industry Relations creates and implements innovative solutions that increase contract opportunities for minority- and women-owned business enterprises with the agency. The office is also charged with monitoring vendor compliance with MWBE goals established on agency procurements. In her role, she also serves as the department’s liaison to industry groups, promoting the reputation of the agency through outreach efforts. Prior to joining the department, Austin served as a partner in The Austin Firm, which she co-founded, providing legal and consulting services to individuals and entities working on Haiti’s redevelopment after the earthquake in 2010. Austin has also served as the dean of admissions at the University of Illinois College of Law and headed the diversity program at the University of Illinois College of Engineering. Austin is a graduate of St. John’s University and Tulane University Law School.
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BENJAMIN PROSKY
Executive Director American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Benjamin Prosky is the executive director of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture. With a background in urban studies and urban planning, Prosky has devoted his career to a range of projects and initiatives dedicated to the promotion and interpretation of architecture and the city. He first started working for the Institut français d’architecture in Paris, coordinating exhibitions and public programs. He then moved to the Canadian Center for Architecture, where he worked as head of public and university programs. Prosky worked for six years at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation as director of special events and external affairs. Prior to his current role, Prosky served for five years as assistant dean for communications at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he oversaw exhibitions, publications, events and web content. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and the Association of Architecture Organizations.
RENEE SACKS
Executive Director, Women Builders Council Inc.; President, Sacks Communications As executive director of the Women Builders Council, Renee Sacks advocates on behalf of small businesses while working to increase diversity and the role of women in the construction industry. She founded Sacks Communications in 1986 and over three decades built a reputation based on outreach, capacity development, community relations and strategic business development, focusing on equal opportunity in public-sector procurement and corporate diversity. Sacks is the publisher of Diversity Agenda, a publication credited with bringing together the nation’s top decision makers and advocates to change the conversation on diversity and its impact on the construction industry and beyond. Proudest Achievement: Creating a new national conversation about diversity through innovative programing for MWBEs and women in construction through the engagement of public, private and small-business stakeholders.
LOUIS J. COLETTI
President and CEO Building Trades Employers’ Association In his two decades as president of the largest contractor association in New York, Louis J. Coletti has led numerous initiatives geared toward increasing diversity in the construction industry. Coletti co-founded the Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills, which trains New York City high school graduates through building trade union apprenticeship programs. He was appointed by Gov. George Pataki to the New York State Apprenticeship and Training Council and currently serves on the New York City Department of Education Advisory Council for Career and Technical Education and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth Through Diversity. Proudest Achievement: My proudest professional achievement is co-founding NYC Construction Skills, which opens the door for high school students to enter the construction industry and has been a catalyst for expanding diversity in the trade unions.
DAGHER ENGINEERING CONGRATULATES ALL THE HONOREES OF THE CITY & STATE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARDS THANK YOU TO CITY & STATE FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEW YORK BUSINESS LEADERS AND CORPORATIONS WHO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
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With more than $1.6 billion in projects completed or in development since 2006, Alloy has established itself as a thought leader within the architecture industry for its comprehensive approach to development. While its projects themselves are a source of company pride, Alloy is equally motivated by the values reflected within them. The firm’s work has always been guided by diverse professionals (including designers, analysts, brokers and builders) who share the fundamental goal of making positive contributions to New York’s built environment. Alloy, moreover, emphasizes active engagement with industry peers while continually challenging its own practice through teaching and lecturing.
HUSAM AHMAD Chairman and CEO HAKS
Husam Ahmad is CEO of HAKS, a consulting engineering firm specializing in bridges, highways, railroad and facilities design, inspection and construction management. A professional engineer and expert in QA/QC and safety, Ahmad also oversees the company’s social responsibility initiatives, including its mentoring program for MWDBE firms. Ahmad has filled leadership roles on the boards of numerous professional organizations, including the New York Building Congress, the Concrete Industry Board, the Society of American Military Engineers, the American Society of Highway Engineers, the Construction Management Association of America-Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter and the South Asian American Association. Proudest Achievement: My proudest achievement is being given the opportunity to positively impact the lives of the growing HAKS family, and the clients and communities impacted by the projects we deliver every day.
NANCY E. ANDERSON Executive Director The Sallan Foundation
As executive director of The Sallan Foundation, Nancy E. Anderson has spent more than a decade developing sustainable solutions to urban energy needs. She has led numerous campaigns to advance green practices, including the establishment of new norms for high-performance building in New York. Anderson writes a regular column and organizes conferences and lectures on subjects core to the foundation’s mission. She recently was an advisor on the development of “Underwriting Efficiency: A Mortgage Lender’s Handbook for Realizing Energy and Water Efficiency Opportunities in Multifamily Housing.” Before joining Sallan, Anderson spent two decades in city government as an environmental advisor. Proudest Achievement: Developing power tools, primarily conferences and blogs, that are moving the high-performance building and urban sustainability agendas into the mainstream.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. is a nonprofit that serves as the developer and property manager of the Brooklyn Navy Yard on behalf of the City of New York. Its mission is to advance economic vitality by creating and preserving quality jobs, connecting the local community with economic opportunity and resources and anchoring the city’s modern industrial sector. The historic 300-acre industrial park is now nationally recognized as a model for modern urban manufacturing ecosystems. It is home to almost 400 businesses that employ more than 7,000 people and generate more than $2 billion annually in economic impact.
OFER COHEN Founder and CEO TerraCRG
Ofer Cohen founded the commercial real estate firm TerraCRG in 2008 with the vision of catering to “the most exciting and robust sub-markets” in the United States. TerraCRG has been at the center of Brooklyn’s transformation, working through many transactions even as credit markets tightened during the Great Recession. Cohen is a board member of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and co-chairman of its Real Estate and Development Committee. He also sits on the board of directors of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Proudest Achievement: My proudest professional achievement is being asked to join and serve on the board of directors of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
As one of the world’s largest real estate service companies, Colliers International acknowledges its responsibility to lead in both thought and action. The firm’s sustainability strategies help its clients create healthier workplaces, which can improve employee attraction, retention, wellness and productivity, as well as financial performance and brand. Colliers is a founding global partner of the World Green Building Council. With its worldwide reach, extensive client base and distribution network and team of researchers, communicators and negotiators, Colliers is positioned to continue playing a key role in the global sustainability movement.
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CARLO A. SCISSURA President and CEO New York Building Congress
Carlo A. Scissura is president and CEO of the New York Building Congress, an association representing the construction industry in New York City and its environs. In his previous role as president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Scissura saw membership grow by over 200 percent. Scissura has served as chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz as well as on the staffs of state Sen. Vincent Gentile and Assemblyman Peter Abbate. He has held numerous positions on local community boards and is currently president of the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Brooklyn. Proudest Achievement: Being a champion for businesses – both big and small – throughout my career.
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SHIMON SHKURY President and Founder Ariel Property Advisors
As president of Ariel Property Advisors, Shimon Shkury oversees all investment sales, capital services and research initiatives. Shkury also co-manages Arlington Equity Group, an international debt and equity platform with a focus on joint venture equity and debt advisory. Previously he was a partner at Massey Knakal Realty Services (now Cushman & Wakefield). Shkury supports dozens of professional and nonprofit organizations, including American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, AIPAC, Israel Bonds, Legal Outreach, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) and the Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors. Proudest Achievement: Starting Ariel Property Advisors in 2011 and watching it flourish into a nearly 70-person operation.
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One of the largest and most influential architecture, interior design, engineering and urban planning firms in the world, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has completed more than 10,000 projects in more than 50 countries since its founding in 1936. Its portfolio boasts some of the world’s most significant architectural achievements during that period. Throughout its history, the firm has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, including in the sustainability field. From intelligent facades to energy-efficient building systems, SOM has developed sustainable strategies that set new standards.
CHRIS STRAILE Project Manager Sustainable Comfort Inc.
Christopher J. Straile is a project manager with Sustainable Comfort Inc., a green building and energy efficiency consulting company that specializes in the affordable multifamily development process, helping its customers secure funding and project certifications. The firm works extensively with Energy Star Homes, LEED for Homes, Enterprise Green Communities and various state incentive programs. Straile has more than a decade of experience in energy efficiency and the construction trade, having worked previously as a home energy rater at Syracuse Advanced Energy Services and a renewable energy project engineer and home energy adviser at Tag Mechanical. Proudest Achievement: My proudest professional achievement comes at the end of every successful project that produces a certified green building that low- to moderate-income individuals, homeless veterans and seniors get to live in.
KAREN A. SWEENEY
SVP for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Turner Construction Co. After joining Turner Construction Co. in 1980, Karen Sweeney progressed through various office and field assignments to become the first woman to head a Turner office. She became vice president for diversity and inclusion in 2009 and was elevated to senior vice president for diversity, inclusion and community in 2014. Sweeney is responsible for Turner’s diversity, inclusion and community citizenship programs, collaborating with human resources on recruiting and career development activities and overseeing internal representation and culture initiatives, along with MWDBE representation and educational outreach across the organization. Proudest Achievement: Leading the effort to build a special projects division in Arlington, Virginia, from the ground up where Turner colleagues grew and realized their incredible potential while we sustained client and subcontractor relationships.
RUSSELL UNGER Executive Director Urban Green Council
In his 10 years as executive director of Urban Green Council, Russell Unger has developed and guided a host of innovative programs that have placed the organization at the forefront of environmental advocacy, education and research. Under his leadership, Urban Green has launched initiatives ranging from training for building operators to long-range city carbon projections. Unger previously spent five years on environmental, criminal justice and fire protection policy as counsel for the New York City Council and Mayor’s Office, drafting and implementing many environmental laws, including the city’s green building law (Local Law 86). Proudest Achievement: My proudest professional achievement was serving as chairman of the New York City Building Resiliency Task Force.
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Rev Al Sharpton
Activist, Founder, President National Action Network
Rose E. Rodriguez Chief Diversity Officer Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Michael J. Garner Chief Diversity Officer MTA
Wendy Garcia
Chief Diversity Officer Office of NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer
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