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The Bronx is Breathing

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  • About Us
    • Project Team
    • Community Leadership
  • The Project
    • Background
    • Project Updates
  • Events
  • News
  • Contact us

Community Leadership

​Our Steering and Advisory Committees bring together Hunts Point community leaders, business owners, health advocates, and industry experts to guide electrification planning for a cleaner, more equitable Bronx.

Steering Committee

Responsible for providing community input on the Hub Site Plan, amplifying the project through public engagement, and developing the Community Benefits Agreement and Vendor Recruitment Strategy.
Dariella Rodriguez
Director of Community Development​
The POINT CDC
Mangesh Mohite
Senior Leader, Public Partnerships
​
Volvo Trucks North America
Maria Torres
President and Chief Operations Officer; Chair
​The POINT CDC, Municipal Services and Economic Development Committee, Bronx Community Board 2
Anita Reyes
​
Assistant Commissioner of Health
​Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness,  NYC DOHMH
Corinna Lee
Director, Wholesale Food Distribution
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​Grow NYC
Reece Brosco
Brownfields Program Manager
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​​YMPJ
David Shuffler
​
Executive Director and Board Member
YMPJ
Don Eversley
​
Executive Director 
GHPEDC
Gabby D'Arrigo
Chief Marketing Officer
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​​D'Arrigo Bros
Javier Medina
Exectutive Director
​
​Southern Boulevard Business Improvement District
Gary Jacobs
Supply President
F & F
Kelston Bascom
​
Owner/Chef
Bascom Catering
Malvin Sanabia
Special Assistant to Assemblymember Amanda Septimo
​
​​NYS Assembly (D84)
Marshall Strawbridge
Director of Outreach
​​Bronx Economic Development Corporation
Marcel Van Ooyen
President and Chief Executive Officer
GrowNYC
Miguel Calderon
Manager, Workforce & Community Development
Urban Health Plan, Inc.-- WorkforceBX
Nicole Ackerina
New Fulton Fish Market
​​​Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Johnson
Executive Director, Air Quality Program
NYCDOHMH
Ralph Acevedo
District Manager
Bronx Community Board 2
Serge Lazarev
Founder
Green Tree Textiles Recycling
Stefanie Katzman
Katzman Produce
Executive Vice President
Beny Poy
Specialist - Bronx Regional & Community Affairs
​​Con Edison

Wanda Salaman
​Executive Director
Mothers on the Move
Emerita Torres
Assemblymember
District 85
Sam Brill
VP, Strategic Development
​​​NineDot Energy
Seth Gottlieb 
COO
​​Baldor Foods
David Gmach
Director of Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement
MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Warren Kremin
CEO 
Blue Ribbon Seafood
Dominick Oliveri​
​​​Seatide Fish
Julie Tzeng
Con Edison
Matthew D'Arrigo
D'Arrigo NY
Siddhartha Sanchez
Bronx River Alliance
Paloma Hernandez
CEO
​​​Urban Health Plan
Michael Fowles
​​City Harvest
Justin Sanchez
Council Member
District 17

Advisory Committee

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Advisory Committee serves as project amplifiers and expert guides on electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) deployment, representing a diversity of voices across the Hunts Point community.
Raymond Arroyo
​​​Bank Note Building
Roy Rada
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Con Edison
Chauncy Young
Bronx Council on Environmental Quality
Nicole Ackerina
New Fulton Fish Market
Kaveh Aflaki
​​​GVC Bus Ltd. 
Juan Corcino
Manhatthan Beer Distributors 
Jimique Straker
Hunts Point Resident
Anna Shulman
NYPA
Phillip Ellison​
NYPA
Nate Gray
NYCECC
Susan McSherry
​NYC DOT 
Jinquan Liang
NYCECC
Malvin Sabania
Office of New York State Representative Amanda Septimo
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