Annual Report 2009
Council of Presidents
AIA New York Chapter
Sherida E. Paulsen, FAIA, President
Rick Bell, Executive Director
AIA New York State
Francis Murdock Pitts, AIA, President
Edward C. Farrell, Executive Director
Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc.
Elizabeth H. Berger, President
American Council of Engineering Companies of New York
Dell B. Dausman, President
Jay J. Simson, Executive Director
Association for a Better New York
William C. Rudin, Chairman
Michelle A. Adams, Executive Director
Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York
Vincent Aspromonte, President
Stewart D. O’Brien, Executive Vice President
Association of Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Salvatore Anelli, President
Bruce DeShay, Executive Secretary
Association of Master Painter and Decorators of New York, Inc.
Todd Nugent, President
Bruce Ruinsky, Executive Director
Boilermakers Association of Greater New York
Sam M. Mirian, President
William Rothberg, Esq., Executive Director
BOMA New York
Angelo J. Grima, President
Roberta M. McGowan, Executive Director
Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
Gary LaBarbera, President
Paul Fernandes, Chief of Staff
Building Contractors Association, Inc.
Steven Alessio, President
Paul O’Brien, Managing Director
Building Restoration Association, Inc.
Lon Best, President
William Rothberg, Esq., Executive Director
Building Trades Employers’ Association
James Abadie, Chairman
Louis J. Coletti, President/CEO
The Concrete Industry Board, Inc.
Stephen Marchese, P.E., President
William J. Lyons III, Past President
Contractors’ Association of Greater New York, Inc.
Peter J. Davoren, Chairman
Richard Wood, President
Environmental Contractors Association
Frank J. Garito, President
Cathleen B. Colella, Treasurer
The General Contractors Association of NY, Inc.
John F. Donohoe, President
Denise Richardson, Managing Director
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesman of the City of New York
Gerard Drohan Jr., President
Clive Beasley, Executive Director
Grand Central Partnership
Alfred C. Cerullo III, President
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Raymond M. Pocino, VP/Eastern Regional Mgr
Mechanical Contractors Association of New York, Inc.
Kenneth A. Durr, President
Raymond W. Hopkins, Executive VP
New York Building Congress
Stuart E. Graham, Chairman
Richard T. Anderson, President
New York City Central Labor Council
John T. Ahern, President
Edward F. Ott, Executive Director
New York City District Council of Carpenters
Michael J. Forde, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Peter Thomassen, President
New York Electrical Contractors Association
Steven Lazzaro, President
Edwin Lopez, Executive Secretary
Ornamental Metal Institute of New York
Herbert K. Koenig, Chairman
William Shuzman, Executive Director
Partnership for New York City
Kathryn S. Wylde, President/CEO
Professional Women in Construction
Lenore Janis, President
Regional Alliance for Small Contractors
Milo E. Riverso, Chairman
Earle J. Walker, Executive Director/CEO
Rent Stabilization Association
Joseph Strasburg, President
Jack Freund, Executive Vice President
Roofing & Waterproofing Contractors Association of New York
Gerard Wolkowitz, President
William Rothberg, Esq., Executive Director
Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association of New York City, Inc.
Michael Checchi, President
William Rothberg, Esq., Executive Director
SMACNA of New York State
Tom Leurssen, President
Paul Parker, Executive Director
Steel Institute of New York
Lawrence Weiss, Chairman
William Shuzman, Executive Director
Subcontractors Trade Association, Inc.
Fred Levinson, President
Ronald S. Berger, Executive Director