Action Team: Food Processing
Action Team Co-chairs:
Adam Friedman, New York Industrial Retention Network
Bill Solomon, Serengeti Consulting

Action Team Members:
David Berman, Senior Vice President, Signature Bank
Warren Bell, Bell's Bagels and Bialys
Jema Cabrias, Seedco
Nic Johnson, Food from New York
Steven Kaplansky, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Priscilla Maddox, Kitchen for Hire
Joan Reid, Kitchen for Hire
Nathan Sudakoff, Acme Smoked Fish
Lee Zalben, Peanut Butter and Company

Sub-action Team: Clinton Foundation Small Business Initiative
Sub-action Team Chair:
Mr. Clyde Williams, Domestic Policy Advisor, William Jefferson Clinton Foundation

Sub-action Team Members:
Leah Archibald, Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation
Adam Friedman, New York Industrial Retention Network
Jose Leon, East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation
Ron Melichar, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Vinod Raghavan, William Jefferson Clinton Foundation
James Simmons, Arrakis Capital Partners
Bill Solomon, Serengeti Consulting
Bill Wilkins, Local Development Corporation of East New York

Action Team: Health Services
Action Team Co-chairs:
Stanley Brezenoff, President and CEO, Continuum Health Partners
Ronda Kotelchuck, Executive Director, Primary Care Development Corporation

Action Team Members:
Pam Brier, Maimonides Medical Center
Linda Brady, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
LaRay Brown, Community Health and
Intergovernmental Relations, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Wendy Goldstein, Lutheran Medical Center
David Gould, United Hospital Fund
Sam Lehrfeld, President, Brooklyn Hospital Center
David Rosen, Medisys

Sub-action Team: Nursing Capacity
Sub-action Team Co-chairs:
Margaret McClure, Professor of Nursing, New York University
Roseann Raso, Chief Nursing Officer, Lutheran Medical Center

Sub-action Team Members:
Marie Ankner, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Opal Chung, St. Mary’s
Daisy Cruz-Richman, SUNY Downstate School of Nursing
Ann Goonan, Brooklyn Hospital Center
Yvonne Graham, Brooklyn Borough Hall
Pearl John-Stiel, Kings County Hospital Center
Dawn Kilts, Long Island University
Emma Koralek, Beth Israel Kings Highway
Marie Longo, Coney Island Hospital
Barbara Lowe, Woodhull
Terry Mancher, Coney Island Hospital
Renee Moriello, Wycoff Heights
Rhea Morris, Woodhull
Sandra Olendorf, Maimonides Medical Center
Charles Nwokocha, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Suzanne Pennachio, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Kathy Richardson, CityTech
Judy Schneider, Clara Barton High School
Maryanne Howard Siewers, Coney Island Hospital
Dolores Shrimpton, Kingsborough Community College
Terri Straub, Greater New York Hospital Association

Sub-action Team: Simultaneous Interpretation
Sub-action Team Co-chairs:
LaRay Brown, Senior Vice President for Corporate Planning, Community Health, and
Intergovernmental Relations, Health and Hospitals Corporation
David Gould, Senior Vice President for Program, United Hospital Fund

Sub-action Team Members:
William Bateman, Health and Hospitals Corporation
Claudia Caine, Chief Operating Officer, Lutheran Medical Center
Bob Cooper, Brooklyn Hospital Center
Karen Cusimano, Maimonides Medical Center
Carol Dooley, Maimonides Medical Center
Bill Lynch, Medisys
Suzanne Nicoletti-Krase, Brooklyn Hospital Center
Clare Small, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Renee Warshofsky-Altholz, Continuum Health Partners

Action Team: Real Estate, Construction and Development
Action Team Co-Chairs
Bill Howell, Owner, Howell Industries
Harvey Schultz, Senior Vice President, Muss Development

Action Team Members:
Elenora Bernard, Petra B Corp
Carlton Brown, COO, Full Spectrum
John Flateau, Medgar Evers College
Monica Foster, FNR Installers
William Howard, AMG Waterproofing
William Howard Jr., Turner Construction Company
Jeanne Lutfy, Brooklyn Academy of Music LDC
Steve McInnis, District Council of Carpenters
Gilbert Rivera, AM&G Waterproofing, Park Avenue Building Supply
Dolly Williams, A. Williams Construction

Sub-action Team: Firm Performance
Sub-action Team Co-Chairs
Carlton Brown, COO, Full Spectrum
Brendan Dugan, President, Business Banking Division, Independence Community Bank

Sub-action Team Members
Denise Arbesu , Citibank
Elenora Bernard, Petra B Corp
Louis Coletti, Building Trades Employers' Association
Rohan de Freitas, Crescent Consulting
John Flateau, Medgar Evers College
Monica Foster, FNR Installers
Carolyn Githinji, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Jean Hamerman, NYC Department of Small Business Services
William Howard, AMG Waterproofing
Jeanne Lutfy, President, Brooklyn Academy of Music LDC
Gilbert Rivera, President, AM&G Waterproofing, Park Avenue Building Supply
Norman Titus, Painters Union Local DC9
Dolly Williams, A. Williams Construction

Sub-action Team: Workforce Development
Sub-action Team Co-Chairs
Richard Dwyer, New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management
William Howard, Turner Construction Company

Sub-action Team Members
Edwin Alicea, TEC/Brooklyn
Elenora Bernard, Petra B Corp
Louis Coletti, Building Trades Employers' Association
Rohan de Freitas, Crescent Consulting
Monica FosterFNR Installers
Martha Galvez, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Fred Graves, Manager, NYC Business Solutions Center, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Steve McInnis, District Council of Carpenters
Chris Neale, Department of Small Business Services
Randy Peers, Vice President, Economic Development, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Norman Titus, Painters Union Local DC9
Lois Blades-Rosado, Executive Director, Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, SUNY
Cassaundra Williams, Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, SUNY
Dolly Williams, Co-founder and CFO, A. Williams Construction
Peter Williams, Medgar Evers College

Business Environment Team: Workforce Infrastructure
Business Environment Team Co-chairs:
Lois Blades Rosado, Executive Director, Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center
David Margalit, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services

Business Environment Team Members:
Edwin Alicea, TEC/Brooklyn
Leonard Battle, Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center
Michael Flanigan, Citibank
Colvin Grannum, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Chuck Hoffman, CityTech
Lisa Laudico, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Marilyn Shea, NYC Workforce Investment Board
Ben Seigel, Seedco