Sheena Gohil Named Chair for 2020 Year
CoreNet Global New York City Chapter (CoreNet NYC) is pleased to announce its new Board Members for 2020. Executive leaders of the Board include Sheena Gohil, CoreNet NYC Chair, Executive Director Colliers International; Neil Austin, CoreNet NYC President, Vice President of Real Estate Portfolio Management and Transaction Services, Omnicom Group; and Tommy O’Halloran, CoreNet NYC Vice President, Vice President of Business Development, Structure Tone.
The Board and Advisors held their annual Board Retreat on January 31 and February 1, 2020 to develop engagement strategies and content ideas for 2020, as well as to formalize the Board’s 2019 restructuring initiative.
In 2019, the New York City Chapter restructured the Board, in order to create additional opportunities for volunteer engagement and leadership within the CoreNet NYC Chapter. “As a Board, we value the time and commitment of all our volunteer partners. This year we are striving to create additional pathways for volunteer engagement, and also improve our overall member experience.” said Gohil.
The CoreNet NYC 2020 Board Members include the following:
2020 Executive Board of Directors
- Development Committee Chair: Mark Chiapperino, Managing Director, VVA Project Managers & Consultants
- Finance & Investment Chair, Frank Cuevas
- Governance & Nominating Chair: Sarah Brown, Senior Manager, Real Estate Facilities and Portfolio Management, Capital One
- Marketing & Communications Chair: Sara Francini, Senior Director of Business Development, Skanska USA Building
- Membership Chair: Mindy Williams-McElearney, Vice President of Client Services, L&K Partners
- Programming & Outreach Chair: Alison Kwiatkowski, Vice President Americas Business Partner, Deutsche Bank
- Strategic Planning Chair: Jeremy Libby, Real Estate Strategy & Operations Manager, Google
- Technology Chair: Larry Charlip, Vice President of Facilities Management and Corporate Real Estate, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
2020 Content Committee Board
- Career Development Chair: Karen Lalli, Director of Global Workplace and Facilities, Gerson Lehrman Group
- Landlord Circle Chair: Jennifer Stein, Director of Leasing, Rockefeller Group
- Occupier Forums Chair: Vito Bacarella, Managing Director, UBS
- Partnerships Chair: Mark Belenky, Underwriter of Real Estate Banking, PNC
- PropTech Chair: Faisal Haidi, Corporate Real Estate Consulting, JLL
- Public Policy Chair: Margaux Jaffa, Vice President of Business Development, NELSON
- Special Events Chair: Debra Cole, Associate Principal and Client Relations Director, HLW
- Strategy & Portfolio Planning Chair: Stephen Coulthard, Vice President, Cumming Corporation
- Sustainability Chair: Thomas Baade-Mathiesen, Vice President, Altanova
- University Relations Chair: Cindy Quan, Global Chief of Staff and Corporate Services & Real Estate, Goldman Sachs
- Women’s Group Chair: Ellen Herman, Executive Vice President, JLL
- Young Leaders Chair: Chelsea Flaim, Client Services, M Moser Associates
2020 Emeritus Members
- Jason Aster (Emeritus Chair), Managing Director, KBA Visual Lease
- Barry Alton, Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Real Estate & Services, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
- Dan Fishbein, Director of Global Real Estate, CIT
- Lou D’Avanzo, Vice Chairman and Managing Principal, Cushman & Wakefield
- Pay Wu, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
- Marcus Rayner, Vice Chairman New York Region, Colliers International
The mission of the New York City Chapter is aligned with the CoreNet Global mission of advancing the practice of corporate real estate through professional development opportunities. The Chapter Board Committees work to develop educational content and networking opportunities for members of the Chapter. The organization represents more than 1,000 of the City’s leading real estate service providers and end-users.
About CoreNet Global NYC
CoreNet Global New York City Chapter’s mission is to advance innovation and professional development for the corporate real estate sector, and to serve as a thought leader and forum for current industry issues. The organization’s more than 1,000 members represent corporate end-users and service providers from New York’s largest publicly held companies at the forefront of real estate planning, development and innovation, including Fortune 500 companies generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. For more information about the CoreNet Global New York City Chapter, visit http://newyorkcity.corenetglobal.org.
