Leadership

James S. Oddo
Commissioner

James 'Jimmy' S. Oddo serves as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), where he leads the City’s efforts to regulate and promote safety at approximately 40,000 active construction sites and 1.1 million buildings. A dedicated public servant with more than two decades of elected, legal, and academic experience, Commissioner Oddo has made collaborating across government entities to achieve quality of life enhancements for NYC residents a hallmark of his career.

Immediately prior to taking the helm at DOB, Commissioner Oddo served as the Chief of Staff for the Deputy Mayor of Operations’ Office, where he helped oversee the City's infrastructure agencies, including DOB, the Department of Environmental Protection, the School Construction Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction.

A longstanding public servant who has earned a reputation for overcoming hyper-partisanship in elected positions, from 2014 to 2022 Commissioner Oddo served as Staten Island Borough President, where he drove initiatives focused on public safety, education, health, land use, and transportation, among other areas. Previously, he also represented parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn in the New York City Council between 1999 to 2013, including serving as the Council’s minority leader beginning in 2002.

Commissioner Oddo received a Juris Doctor from New York Law School and a bachelor’s degree in history from Fordham University.

Personnel
Kazimir Vilenchik, PE First Deputy Commissioner		Leena Panchwagh Deputy Commissioner Information Technology		Guillermo X. Patino, Esq. Deputy Commissioner Policy & Legal Affairs		Laura Popa, Esq. Deputy Commissioner Sustainability
Mark Sanabria Deputy Commissioner Administration		Yegal Shamash, PE Deputy Commissioner Enforcement		Constadino 'Gus' Sirakis, PE Deputy Commissioner Development & Technical Affairs		Gina Ugarte Deputy Commissioner Finance
Cheryl Leon Associate Commissioner Borough Operations		Mona Seghal, Esq. Associate Commissioner General Counsel		Joseph Ackroyd, PE Assistant Commissioner Technical Affairs & Code Development		Salvatore Agostino Assistant Commissioner Strategic Enforcement
Juan Arias Assistant Commissioner Construction Safety		Reynaldo Cabrera, Esq. Assistant Commissioner Investigations & Compliance		Jill Hrubecky, PE Assistant Commissioner Engineering Services		Renaldo Hylton Assistant Commissioner Enforcement Inspections
Jamell Isidor, Esq. Assistant Commissioner Administrative Policy & Enforcement		Tarek Khalil Assistant Commissioner Mechanical & Plumbing Inspections		Frank McCarton Assistant Commissioner Emergency Services		Dorecia Phillip, Esq. Assistant Commissioner Regulatory Affairs & Policy Development
Ferron Pinnock Assistant Commissioner Development Inspections		Olga Suto, RA Assistant Commissioner Existing Buildings Compliance		Keith L. Wen, RA Assistant Commissioner Code & Zoning Interpretation		Richard Whint Assistant Commissioner Inspection Quality Assurance
Lisa Atkinson Equal Employment Officer

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