Leadership
BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.

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, Investors Bank
VICE CHAIR
Gil Cygler, Fleet Coverage Consultants
PRESIDENT
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
TREASURER
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
SECRETARY
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Ana Oliveira, Investors Bank
VICE CHAIR
Gil Cygler, Fleet Coverage Consultants
DIRECTORS
Penda Aiken, Penda Aiken, Inc.
Gina Argento, Broadway Stages
Ralph Bumbaca, TD Bank
Patrick Burke, Consolidated Edison
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
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
Ralph Bumbaca, TD Bank
Patrick Burke, Consolidated Edison
Eladia Causil-Rodriquez, Eladia’s Kids
Kendall Charter, Greenpoint YMCA
Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies
Ofer Cohen, TerraCRG
Gil Cygler, Fleet Coverage Consultants
Robert Cornegy, The Doe Fund
Susan Doban, Doban Architecture
Ali Esmailzadeh, Brookfield Properties
Kenneth Fisher, Cozen O’Connor
Amy Griffith, The Coca-Cola Company
Maggie Gu, Park Asia Restaurant
Philip Guarnieri, Empire State Bank
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
Renee McClure, National Grid
Ana Oliveira, Investors Bank
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Juan Perez, Highbrid Media
Phyllis Pressa, JPMorgan Chase
Tucker Reed, Totem
Nathaniel Rubinov, Sterling National Bank
Elizabeth Segal, AT&T
Mia Shernoff, Fiserv
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.
BROOKLYN ALLIANCE, INC.
DIRECTORS
Lara Birnback, Brooklyn Heights Association
Steve Cohen, Brooklyn Baseball Company
Susan Doban, Doban Architecture
Patrick Dugan, Cushman and Wakefield
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
Jason A. Muss, Muss Development Company
Regina Myer, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Ana Oliveira, Investors Bank
Evelyn Ortiz, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Patricia Ramsey, Medgar Evers College
Antonia Yuille-Williams, Consolidated Edison
BROOKLYN ALLIANCE CAPITAL, INC.
DIRECTORS
David Bagatelle, Esquire Bank
Vince Chirico, Chirico Law PLLC
Susan Doban, Doban Architecture
Bryan Doxford, Pursuit Lending
Kenny Guan, Guan Realty Corporation
Thomas Keane, Investors Bank
Christopher Murtha, Wells Fargo
Kevin O’Connor, Bridge Bancorp
Ana Oliveira, Investors Bank
Pasquale Patrone, CohnReznick
Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Pellegrino, TD Bank
Eugene Shvartsman, Cross River Bank
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