Board Members by Committee*

Non-standing

Leadership

  1. Chair (Vice Chairperson of the Board)
  2. Co-chair (Treasurer of the Board)
  3. Chairperson of the Board
  4. Secretary of the Board
  5. Sergeant at Arms of the Board
  6. Community Development & Budget Priorities Chair/Co-chair
  7. Economic Development & Public Safety Chair/Co-chair
  8. Education & Youth Services Chair/Co-chair
  9. Bylaws & Ethics Chair/Co-chair
  10. Health & Social Services Chair/Co-chair
  11. Housing Chair/Co-chair
  12. Land Use Chair/Co-chair
  13. Parks & Recreation Chair/Co-chair
  14. Sanitation & Environmental Protection Chair/Co-chair
  15. Transportation Chair/Co-chair

Bylaws & Ethics

  1. Jeannette Wilson, Acting Chair (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  2. Ryan Barthel (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  3. Veronica Castro (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  4. Susan Perez (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  5. Richard Reynoso (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  6. Dierre Taylor (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  7. Lisa Velella (June 30, 2025 - Present)
  8. Sandra Unger (June 30, 2025 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Community Development & Budget Priorities

  1. Staceyann Deleon, Acting Chair (April 24, 2025 - Present)
  2. Dwayne Williams, Co-chair (June 26, 2025 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Economic Development & Public Safety

  1. Juan Luciano, Chair (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  2. Veronica Castro, Co-chair (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  3. Hazel Miura (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  4. Dammag Nasser (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  5. Naomi Pemberton (June 20, 2025 - Present)
  6. Shradhanand Pirtam (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  7. Harry Santaella (May 22, 2025 - Present)
  8. Dwayne Williams (May 22, 2025 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Education, Culture & Youth Services

  1. Alex Ellefson, Chair (January 17, 2025 - Present)
  2. Wendy L. Hewlett-Betts (September 26, 2023 - Present)
  3. Susan Perez (September 4, 2024 - Present)
  4. Dierre Taylor (November 7,2024 - Present)
  5. Lisa Velella (September 4, 2024 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Health & Social Services

  1. Sandra Unger, Chair 
  2. Joanne Russo-Rubino, Co-chair (March 16, 2022 - Present)
  3. Kadian Allen (September 13, 2023 - Present)
  4. Patrizia Cambria (September 4, 2024 - Present)
  5. Toutou Moussa Diallo (September 4, 2024 - Present) 
  6. David Leavitt (August 5, 2023 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Housing

  1. Richard Reynoso, Chair (September 5, 2024 - Present)
  2. Juanita Randall, Co-chair (September 5, 2024 - Present)
  3. Dewon Jones (September 13, 2023 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Land Use

  1. Wendy L. Hewlett-Betts, Chair (October 28, 2024 - Present)
  2. Oral A. Selkridge, Co-chair
  3. Kenneth Gelnick
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Parks & Recreation

  1. Janice Walcott, Chair (February 23, 2023 - Present)
  2. Debra Kawalick, Co-chair (February 23, 2023 - Present)
  3. Jacqueline Lutnick (September 4, 2024 - Present)
  4. Lisa Soto
  5. Dierre Taylor (October 4,2024 - Present)
  6. Joseph A. Thompson (August 10, 2023 - Present)
  7. Dwayne Williams (July 21, 2023 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Sanitation & Environmental Protection

  1. Wendy L. Hewlett-Betts, Chair (October 1, 2024 - Present)
  2. Junior Campbell
  3. KaDarra Lowe (November 1, 2024 - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

Transportation

  1. Moshe Fuchs, Chair
  2. Hazel Miura, Co-chair
  3. Debra Kawalick
  4. Lisa Velella ( - Present)
    Cynthia Rodriguez, Board Chair (non-voting)

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Non-standing Committees


*The Board Chair is an ex-officio member of every committee, except Leadership.

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