President's Bio
Randy Peers
Randy Peers joined the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce as the President and CEO on September 9, 2019. He brings with him decades of workforce and economic development expertise, and several years of executive leadership experience growing non-profit organizations that serve the business community.
He previously served as the inaugural President & CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) in Berks County, PA overseeing the alignment of the Chamber of Commerce and two economic development organizations. For over a decade Randy was CEO of Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT), a Brooklyn-headquartered workforce development organization that was the leading provider of disconnected youth job training services in NYC. From 2002-2006, Randy served as Vice President of Economic Development at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce under then President Kenneth Adams, developing a portfolio of projects that included the Good Help program, Real Estate Development (RED) industry initiative, as well as developing the concept for the Business Solutions Center. Randy’s non-profit program management experience developed while at CAMBA, one of the largest social services providers in Brooklyn. During Randy’s tenure as Chair of Sunset Park’s Community Board 7, he saw the completion of Sunset Park High School and three neighborhood rezonings.
Randy holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and an MPA from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. Randy was born, raised, and spent most of his professional career in Brooklyn, having lived in five different neighborhoods across the borough.
OFFICERS
CHAIR
Ana Oliveira, ConnectOne Bank
VICE CHAIR
Gil Cygler, Cygler Warren Street Corporation
PRESIDENT
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
TREASURER
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
SECRETARY
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Ana Oliveira, ConnectOne Bank
VICE CHAIR
Gil Cygler, Cygler Warren Street Corporation
DIRECTORS
Penda Aiken, Penda Aiken, Inc.
Gina Argento, Broadway Stages
James Brennan, Consolidated Edison
Ralph Bumbaca, TD Bank
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
Susan Doban, Doban Architecture
Joseph J. Lhota, NYU Langone Medical Center
Sayar Lonial, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Renee McClure, National Grid
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Phyllis Pressa, JPMorgan Chase
Thomas Sorrentino, PKF O'Connor Davies
BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.
DIRECTORS
John Abi Habib, MSI Net Inc.
Penda Aiken, Penda Aiken, Inc.
Gina Argento, Broadway Stages
Karen Auster, Auster Agency
Lisa Bing, Bing Consulting Group, Inc.
Donald R. Boomgaarden, St. Joseph’s College
James Brennan, Consolidated Edison
Ralph Bumbaca, TD Bank
Eladia Causil-Rodriquez, Eladia’s Kids
Kendall Charter, Greenpoint YMCA
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
Ofer Cohen, TerraCRG
Robert Cornegy, Consultant
Gil Cygler, Cygler Warren Street Corp.
Fred Dixon, NYC & Company
Susan Doban, Doban Architecture
Ali Esmailzadeh, Brookfield Properties
Kenneth Fisher, Cozen O’Connor
Lindsay Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
Amy Griffith, The Coca-Cola Company
Maggie Gu, Park Asia Restaurant
Philip Guarnieri, Empire State Bank
Robert Guimento, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Dozier Hasty, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Tyquana Henderson-Rivers, Connective Strategies LLC
Timothy King, CPEX Real Estate
Steven Klein, Northfield Bank
Bradley Korn, Mount Sinai Health System
Robert Guimento, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Joseph J. Lhota, NYU Langone Health System
Jeff Lindor, The Gentlemen’s Factory
Sayar Lonial, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Miguel Martinez-Saenz, St. Francis College
Steven Matt, Fiserve/Clover
Renee McClure, National Grid
Ana Oliveira, ConnectOne Bank
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Juan Perez, Highbrid Media
Blondel Pinnock, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Phyllis Pressa, JPMorgan Chase
Mary Quinones, Law Office of Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
Tucker Reed, Totem
Nathaniel Rubinov, Sterling National Bank
Thomas Sorrentino, PKF O'Connor Davies
Joy Sweet, Howell Industries
Gary Terrinoni, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Kevin M. Thompson, ExxonMobil
Jed Walentas, Two Trees Management Co.
Robin White, AT&T
BROOKLYN ALLIANCE, INC.
DIRECTORS
Gregory Anderson, Bridge Street Development Corporation
Lara Birnback, Brooklyn Heights Association
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
Steve Cohen, Brooklyn Baseball Company
Gil Cygler, Cygler Warren Street Corp.
Patrick Dugan, CBRE
Johari Jenkins, Consolidated Edison
Louie Liu, Brooklyn Community Improvement Association
Kenneth Mbonu, Flatbush Nostrand Junction Business Improvement
Toby Moskovits, Heritage Equity Partners
Tiffany Joy Murchison, TJM and Co. Media Boutique
Regina Myer, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Ana Oliveira, ConnectOne Bank
Evelyn Ortiz, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Medgar Evers College
Cheri Walsh, Gotham & Main
BROOKLYN ALLIANCE CAPITAL, INC.
DIRECTORS
Penda Aiken, Penda Aiken, Inc.
David Bagatelle, Esquire Bank
Vince Chirico, Chirico Law PLLC
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
Robert Cornegy, Consultant
Gil Cygler, Cygler Warren Street Corp.
Kenny Guan, Guan Realty Corporation
Tyquana Henderson-Rivers, Connective Strategies LLC
Kenneth Mbonu, Flatbush Nostrand BID
Christopher Murtha, Wells Fargo
Kevin O’Connor, Dime Community Bank
Ana Oliveira, ConnectOne Bank
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Pellegrino, TD Bank
Eugene Shvartsman, Cross River Bank
Niles Stewart, Lendistry
Joy Sweet, Howell Industries
Andrew Walcott, Fusion East Restaurant
PAST BOARD CHAIRS
Denise Arbesu
Peter M. Meyer
Daniel Holt
David J. Manning
Alan H. Fishman
Patrick J. Fallon
Craig Matthews
Robert B. Catell
Philip F. Stenger