Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 transition team four years ago were 12 Staten Islanders,<\/a> including former Borough President James Oddo and former State Senator Diana Savino, both of whom continued to work for the Adams Administration. <\/p>\nCommittee functions<\/p>\n
Each committee will be overseen by one of the transition co-chairs: Lina Khan, Grace Bonilla, Maria Torres-Springer, and Melanie Hartzog. \u201cWith over 50 years of combined experience in city government, social services, and the legal field, these co-chairs will guarantee that committees are delivering results aligned with the values of the administration,” said Mamdani\u2019s office in a written statement.<\/p>\n
He said the committees will focus on the most pressing issues facing New York City under the current affordability crisis \u2014 housing, childcare, and transportation \u2014 as well as the essential functions of government. Of the 17 committees, two are entirely new committees that did not exist under previous mayoral transitions: the Worker Justice and Community Organizing committees. <\/p>\n
\u201cExcellence is the guiding light driving this transition, and today\u2019s committee appointees are no exception. Together, these leaders will help prepare Mayor-elect Mamdani\u2019s administration to take on the city\u2019s toughest challenges\u2014from housing access to emergency preparedness to the day-to-day operations of city government that must be exceptional,\u201d said Transition Executive Director Elana Leopold. <\/p>\n
A full list of appointees provided by Mamdani\u2019s office are below:<\/p>\n
Committee on Arts & Culture<\/p>\n
Hiba Abid, New York Public LibraryDr. Elizabeth Alexander, Mellon Foundation\u00a0Suroosh Alvi, Vice\u00a0Jessica Baker Vodoor, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenAlexis Bittar, Jewelry DesignerRocky Bucano, Hip Hop MuseumGonzalo Casals, Culture & Arts Policy InstituteCarolyn Concepcion, ARTNOIRColm Dillane, KidSuperKimberly Drew, Pace Gallery\u00a0Atiba Edwards, Brooklyn Children\u2019s MuseumKamilah Forbes, Apollo Theatre\u00a0Lisa Gold, Asian American Arts AllianceJenna Hamed, Curator and Book makerKemi Ilesanmi, KG1Wes Jackson, BRICRuba Katrib, MoMA PS1Coco Killingsworth, Cultural Institutions GroupMino Lora, The Peoples TheatrePatricia McGregor, NY Theatre WorkshopLydia Pilcher, Cine MosaicVictoria Rogers, Leadership StrategistHal Rosenbluth, Kaufman Astoria StudiosLegacy Russell, The KitchenKenny Savoca, IATSE 161Hannah Traore, Hannah Traore GalleryDiya Vij, Powerhouse ArtsDennis Walcott, Queens Library<\/p>\n
Committee on Community Organizing<\/p>\n
Sherif Ahmed, Muslim American Society NYIbrahim Ahmed, Yankasa Organization\u00a0Abdul Aziz, Bhuiyan Hillside Islamic CenterGianpaolo Baiocchi\u00a0Lumuumba Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots MovementMarco Carrion, Consortium for Worker EducationCatie Fireman, Astoria Food PantryJoanne Grell, Community Action for Safe Apartments\u00a0Jasmine Gripper, Working Families PartySumathy Kumar, Tenant BlocJuanita Lewis, Community Voices HeardAji Fanta Marenah, Muslim Democratic Club of New YorkSantosh Nandabalan, New York Communities for ChangeAnthonine Pierre, Brooklyn Movement CenterAsher Ross, Democratic Socialists of AmericaWanda Salaman, Mothers on the MoveWaleed Shahid, Strategist and OrganizerJagpreet Singh, DRUM BeatsCelina Su, City University of New YorkKatie Unger, ConsultantJulie Xu, CAAAV<\/p>\n
Committee on Community Safety<\/p>\n
K Bain, Community Capacity Development\u00a0Jonah Boyarin, Educator & ConsultantJasmine Budnella, VOCAL NYErica Ford, LIFE CampKassandra Frederique, Drug Policy AllianceRev. Charles Galbreath, Clarendon Road ChurchDaniela Gilbert, Vera InstituteElizabeth Glazer, Vital CityShamshul Haq, Bangladeshi American Police AssociationTom Harris, Times Square AllianceRodney K. Harrison\u00a0Susan Herman\u00a0Rama Issa-Ibrahim, Center for Anti-Violence EducationJoo-Hyun Kang, Organizer and StrategistKevin Livingston, 100 SuitsJose Lopez, Make the RoadTamika Mallory\u00a0Max Markham, NYU Policing ProjectHassan Naveed, Naveed Consulting, LLCJustine Oldermann, New York UniversityDana Rachlin, We Build the BlockMariela Ruiz Angel, Center for Innovations in Community Safety at Georgetown LawMaurice Vann, City University of New York (CUNY)Alex Vitale, AuthorJo-ann Yoo\u00a0Ken Zimmerman, Fountain House<\/p>\n
Committee on the Criminal Legal System<\/p>\n
Dan Ades, Center for Justice InnovationRachael Bedard, Physician and WriterAna Bermudez\u00a0Sarita Dafarty, Freedom AgendaMeg Egan, Women\u2019s Prison AssociationAlice Fontier, Legal Aid SocietyBenjamin Heller, Vera Institute of Justice\u00a0Michael Jacobson, City University of New York (CUNY)Zachary Katznelson, A More Just NYCMichael Klinger, Brooklyn DefendersScott Levy,\u00a0FWD.usMysoone Linen\u00a0Deb Lolai\u00a0Janos Marton,\u00a0Dream.orgLisa Ohta, UAW Local 2325Meghna Philip, Legal Aid SocietyAngelo Pinto\u00a0Meg Reiss\u00a0Vincent Schiraldi\u00a0Jordan Stockdale\u00a0<\/p>\n
Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Development:<\/p>\n
Margaret Anadu, Vistria GroupDeyanira Del R\u00edo, New EconomyMark Egerman\u00a0Gustavo Gordillo, Democratic Socialists of AmericaJack Gross, Phenomenal WorldDarrick Hamilton, The New SchoolReed Jordan\u00a0Stephanie Luce, City University of New York (CUNY)Rich Maroko, Hotel and Gaming Trades CouncilGregory Morris, New York City Employment and Training CoalitionRegina Myer, Downtown Brooklyn PartnershipLarisa Ortiz, Streetsense\u00a0James Patchett, GilbaneEmma Pfohman, The Association for a Better New YorkBlondel Pinnock, Bed Stuy RestorationJeff Lee, Romero InvenergyYasser Salem, OneNYCAnisha Steephen, Economic Security ProjectJulie Stein, Union Square PartnershipKathy Wylde, Partnership for NY<\/p>\n
Committee on Emergency Response<\/p>\n
Andy Ansbro, Uniformed Firefighters Association\u00a0Anne Bink\u00a0Jill Eisenhard, Eisenhard ConsultingPeter Gudaitis, New York Disaster and Interfaith ServicesAyo Harrington, NYC Volunteer Orgs Active in DisasterJonathan Logan, Vulcan SocietyKelly McKinney, NYU Langone Health\u00a0Daniel Nigro\u00a0Michael Partis, Red Hook InitiativeJoe Potasnik, NY Board of RabbisChris Smith, MinisterJilly Stephens, City HarvestDoreen Thomann-Howe, American Red Cross of Greater NYVincent Variale, Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621Jeannette Torres, NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services<\/p>\n
Committee on Government Operations<\/p>\n
Hector Batista, City University of New York (CUNY)Francesco Brindisi, Office of NYC ComptrollerDominic Campbell, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown UniversityCynthia Conti-Cook, Collaborative Research Center for ResilienceNathan Gusdorf, Fiscal Policy InstituteCharlette Hamamgian, Office of NYC ComptrollerShafeka Hashash, Economic Security ProjectDanielle Kavanagh-Smith\u00a0Carol Kellermann\u00a0Bob Linn\u00a0Zara Nasir, The People\u2019s PlanAlbert Pulido, New York State Executive ChamberHelen Rosenthal, Former NYC Council MemberMarc Shaw\u00a0Marla Simpson, Independent Budget OfficeAjeet Singh, Illinois Dept of Health Data Modernization StrategyFaiza Ali, NYC CouncilLaura Kavanagh\u00a0Aliya Latif, Office of NYC Comptroller<\/p>\n
Committee on Health <\/p>\n
Tahir Amin, Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK)Natasha Anushri Anandaraja, Public Health Practioner\u00a0Yvonne Armstrong, 1199 SEIUOxiris Barbot, United Hospital FundMary Basset, Harvard University Chan School of Public Health\u00a0Elisabeth Benjamin, Community Service SocietyBarbara Caress, Baruch CollegeEbone Carrington, Manatt HealthDemetre Daskalakis\u00a0Traci Donnelly, The Child Center of NYTorian Easterling, Brooklyn Community CollaborativesJen Gaboury, City University of New York (CUNY)Nancy Hagans, New York State Nurses Association\u00a0Musaub Khan , Physician\u00a0Michael Kinnucan, Fiscal Policy InstituteEric Linzer, NY Health Plan AssociationPatrick\u2028McGovern, Callen LordeDavid Perlstein, St. Barnabas HospitalKen Raske, State and Government Affairs Greater New York Hospital Association\u00a0Ashna Shome, CIR\/SEIUDr. Carla Smith, NYC LGBT Community CenterWendy Stark, Planned ParenthoodRabbi Abby Stein\u00a0Bruce Vladeck, AcademicMarlene Zurack\u00a0<\/p>\n
Committee on Housing<\/p>\n
Nicholas Bloom, City University of New York (CUNY)Dr. Dedrick Blue, Church of Seventh Day AdventistsRafael Cestero, Community Preservation CorporationBea De la Torre, Trinity FoundationCharlie Dulik, Housing Conservation CoordinatorsEmily Eisner, Fiscal Policy InstituteCarolee Fink, COO M SquaredMoses Gates, Regional Plan AssociationLisa Gomez\u00a0Annemarie Gray, Open New YorkDavid Greenberg, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)\u00a0Adriene Holder, Legal Aid SocietyOlivia Leirer, New York Communities for ChangeAllison Nickerson, LiveOn NY\u00a0Manny Pastreich, 32BJ SEIUCarlina Rivera, New York State Association for Affordable HousingBrian Scott, PastorAlina Shen, CAAAVIziah Thompson, Community Service SocietyJed Walentas, REBNYMatt Wambua, Merchants CapitalCea Weaver, Tenant BlocBarika Williams, Association for Neighborhood & Housing DevelopmentPaul Williams, Center for Public Enterprise<\/p>\n
Committee on Immigrant Justice <\/p>\n
Jesus Aguais, Aid for AidsFahd Ahmed, DRUM BeatsFarihah Akhtar, CAAAVImam Shamsi Ali, Jamaica Muslim CenterDr Debbie Almontaser, EmgageMohamed Q. Amin, Caribbean Equality ProjectNatalia Aristizabal, Make the RoadMurad Awawdeh, New York Immigration CoalitionAdama Bah, AfricanaMelissa Chua, NYLAGRosa Cohen-Cruz, Bronx DefendersStephanie Delia, Little Haiti, BK Inc.Yasmine Farhang, Immigrant Defense ProjectEmira Habiby, Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans, Inc.\u00a0Marwa Janini, Arab American Association of NYAmaha Kassa, African Communities TogetherJason Klein, Congregation Beit Simchat TorahPeter Markowitz CardozoYesenia Mata, La ColmenaJocelyn McCalla, Haitian-American Foundation for DemocracyChristine Mendoza, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant RightsRuth Messinger\u00a0Frankie Miranda, Hispanic FederationBitta Mostofi\u00a0Annetta Seecharran, Chhaya CDCRachel Timoner, Congregation Beth Elohim<\/p>\n
Committee on Legal Affairs<\/p>\n
Tahanie Aboushi, Aboushi Law FirmBaher Azmy, Center for Constitutional RightsRichard Briffault, Columbia Law\u00a0Twyla Carter, The Legal Aid SocietySusan Chapman, Business LeaderCatherine Christian, Liston Abramson LLPJerry Goldfeder, Cozen O\u2019Connor LLPLiJia Gong, Local Progress Impact LabRamzi Kassem\u00a0Sania Khan, IN__SERVICESeher Khawaja, Legal MomentumDonna Lieberman, NYCLUKapil Longani, State University of New York (SUNY)\u00a0Mandeep Minhas, Scott & Scott LLP\u00a0Afaf Nasher, Council on American-Islamic Relations, New YorkShaifuli Puri\u00a0Julissa Reynoso, Winston StrawnDerek Sells, Cochran FirmZephyr Teachout, Law Professor<\/p>\n
Committee on Small Businesses & MWBEs<\/p>\n
Mo Attia, Street Vendor ProjectArman \u00a0Chowdhury, MUNAJonnel Doris, Start NYSomia Elrowmeim, Women\u2019s Empowerment Coalition of NYCJeffrey LeFrancois, Meatpacking District Management AssociationGrace Mausser, Democratic Socialists of AmericaYoussef Mubaraz, Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA)Jamie Y. Nagi, Business OwnerImran Pasha\u00a0Kavita Pawria-Sanchez\u00a0Mary Pryor, Cannaclusive\u00a0Shah Rehman, BHALO\/ MusvoteAndrew Rigie, New York City Hospitality AllianceTuulikki Robertson, Black InstituteFernando Radhames Rodriguez, United Bodegas of AmericaUrgen Sherpa, Chhaya CDCLisa Sorin, Five Borough AllianceMelba Wilson, Melba\u2019s<\/p>\n
Committee on Social Services<\/p>\n
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli\u00a0Joel Berg, Hunger Free AmericaCatherine Chen, Asian American FederationDania Darwish, Asiyah Women CenterNat Fields, URIOrlando Findlayter\u00a0Beth Finkel, AARP NYLisa Fitzpatrick\u00a0Sienna Fontaine, Make the RoadSaratu Ghartey, Sponsors for Educational OpportunityDave Giffen, Coalition for the homelessStephen Green, Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New YorkErum Hanif, APNA Community CenterJudy Herbstman, Settlement Housing FundWayne Ho, Chinese-American Planning CouncilMichelle Jackson, Human Services Council\u00a0David Jones, Community Service SocietyJennifer Jones-Austin, FPWALorena Kourousias, MixtecaVanessa Leung, Coalition for Asian American Children and FamiliesEllen Lippmann, RabbiMaria Lizardo, Northern Manhattan Improvement CorpDr. Sharon McLennon Weir, Center for the Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY)Masha Pearl, Blue Card FundChristine Quinn, WINJocelyn Rainey, Brooklyn FoundationBobbie Sackman\u00a0Ann Maria Scalia, JCCACatherine Trapani, Volunteers of America – Greater New York<\/p>\n
Committee on Technology<\/p>\n
Sarah Aoun\u00a0Ruha Benjamin, Ida B Wells Just Data Lab at PrincetonMyaisha Hayes, MediaJusticeNoel Hidalgo, BetaNYCSam Jacobs, Food Fight LabKatherine Jin, Democratic Socialists of AmericaAmba Kak, AI Now Institute\u00a0Huge Ma, TurbovaxMatt Mitchell\u00a0ReNika Moore, ACLUAlondra Nelson, Institute for Advanced StudyMartha Norrick, Backbone Strategies\u00a0Julie Samuels, Tech NYCGarfield Swaby, New York Public LibraryJulie Swoope Democratic Socialists of AmericaHaley Van Dyck\u00a0Elyse Voegeli, 18FMaia Woluchem, Data & Society<\/p>\n
Committee on Transportation, Climate, & Infrastructure<\/p>\n
Eddie Bautista, NYC Environmental Justice AllianceAmy Chester, Rebuild by DesignTabitha Decker, Spring Street Climate Fund\u00a0Minelly DeCoo\u00a0Michael Flynn, TYLinBen Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives\u00a0Noah Ginsburg, New York Solar Energy Industries AssociationEric Goldwyn, NYU Marron InstituteRhiana Gunn-Wright , Green New DealChris Halfnight, Urban Green CouncilMonika Hansen\u00a0Meera Joshi, Greenwood CemeteryBenjamin Kabak, 2nd Ave SubwayMarc Kagan, Public School Teacher at Bronx ScienceSara Lind, Open PlansNivardo Lopez, Gateway Development CommissionClare Miflin, ThinkWovenMorgan Monaco, Prospect Park AllianceLauren Phillips, NRDCBetsy Plum, Riders AllianceNancy Romer, PSC-CUNYEsther Rosario, Climate Jobs NYJohn Samuelsen, TWUDaphany Rose Sanchez, Kinetic Communities ConsultingSiddhartha Sanchez, Bronx River AllianceDennis Schock, Teamsters Local 831 – Uniformed Sanitationmen\u2019s AssociationPeggy \u00a0Shepard, WE ACTLise Strickler, Three Cairns GroupTyler Taba, Waterfront AllianceTiffany Ann Taylor, Regional Plan AssociationMidori Valdivia\u00a0Laurie Wheelock, PULPJustin Wood, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest\u00a0<\/p>\n
Committee on Worker Justice<\/p>\n
Amit Singh Bagga, Public Progress SolutionsMohammed Karim Chowdhury, ASAALHidalyn Colon Hernandez, NICEBhairavi Desai, New York Taxi Workers AllianceRebecca Dixon, National Employment Law ProjectRafael Espinal, Freelancers UnionKazi Fouzia, DRUM BeatsTerri Gerstein, NYU Wagner Labor Initiative\u00a0Brendan Griffith, NYC Central Labor CouncilLigia Guallpa, Los Deliveristas Unidos and Worker Justice ProjectChaumtoli Huq, CUNY School of Law\u00a0Elizabeth Jordan, Make the RoadHyungwoo David Kim, Strategic Organizing CenterBuilding and Construction Trades Council of Greater New YorkSam LevineRebecca Lynch, Office of NYC ComptrollerBrandon Mancilla, UAW 9ATheo Moore, ALIGNJames Parrott, EconomistAi-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers AllianceLorelai Salas\u00a0Edwin Tablada\u00a0Candis Tall, 32BJ SEIUDennis Trainor, CWA District 1<\/p>\n
Committee on Youth & Education<\/p>\n
Tazin Azad\u00a0Rebecca Bailin, New Yorkers United for Child CareNyah Berg, AppleseedEvelyn Castro, Medgar Evers CollegeJason Cone, Robin Hood FoundationJames Davis, PSC-CUNYMarielys Divanne, Futuro Solutions\u00a0Mark Dunetz, New Visions for Public SchoolsKesi Foster, Partners for Dignity & RightsAmy Freitag, NY Community TrustTara Gardner, Daycare Council of NYDebra Ellen Glickstein, KidsRiseKarin Goldmark, GreenLink EducationMatt Gonzales, New Yorkers for Racially Just Public Schools (RJPS)Sharon Greenberger, YMCA Greater NYBrian Jones, Center for Education & Schools and New York Public Library\u00a0John King, State University of New York (SUNY)Sebastian Leon Martinez YDSARandi Levine, Advocates for ChildrenChristine Marinoni, Public School AdvocateFelix Matos Rodriguez, City University of New York (CUNY)Rashad Moore, Crown Heights Baptist ChurchMichael Mulgrew, United Federation of Teachers (UFT)Lori Podvesker, INCLUDEnycHasoni Pratts, National Urban LeagueGrace Rauh, Citizens UnionArva Rice, NY Urban LeagueRaysa Rodriquez, Citizen\u2019s Committee for ChildrenZakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, Alliance for Quality Education\u00a0Edie Sharp\u00a0Felicia Singh, Coalition for Asian American Children and FamiliesSusan Stamler, United Neighborhood HousesHannah Towfeik, Muslim American Society (MAS)Mary Vaccarro, United Federation of Teachers (UFT)Joshua Wallack\u00a0Eric Waterman, East Flatbush Village Inc.Terrence Winston, Coalition for Community Schools Excellence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Islanders are among 400 people appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s transition team.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-50936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}