About Our Board

Photo of NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, VCPA Co-Chair Nina Habib Spencer, NYC Councilman Andrew Cohen, Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriquez Rosa and VCPA Co-Chair Carol Samol

From left to right: Former NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, VCPA Co-Chair Nina Habib Spencer, NYC Councilman Andrew Cohen, Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriquez Rosa and VCPA Co-Chair Carol Samol.

Board

Carol J. Samol, Co-Chair, Urban Planner

Nina Habib Spencer, Co-Chair, Vice President for Talent at Civic Entertainment Group

Gary Axelbank, Publisher of thisistheBronX, Host of BronxTalk on BronxNet

Robert Baron, Community Development Consultant

Linda Cox, Urban Parks and Planning Practitioner (retired)

Dr. Geo Espinosa, Naturopathic Doctor-Acupuncturist-Nutritionist (focus in urology, men’s health, and cancer)

Dr. Thomas M. Kelly, Head of School at Horace Mann School

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss, Principal at SAR Academy

Holly Leicht, Executive Vice President of Real Estate Development & Planning at Empire State Development

Judy Mills-Johnson, Landscape Contractor (retired)

Charlie Samboy, Government Relations and Public Policy Professional

Amit Stern, Managing Partner at RBK Capital

Teresa Grant Stoeth, Attorney

Olga Luz Tirado, Executive Director at Bronx Tourism Council

Stacey Wieder, Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Ex-Officio Members

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, Bronx Borough Parks Commissioner